On Thursday, starting at 17:55, the match Frankfurt – Guimaraes will be played, within the Europa League group stage, Group F, 2019/2020 edition. The Germans won 1-0 in the tour, thanks to a success of central defender Obite Evan N’Dicka. With 3 successes in the last 4 rounds, Frankfurt accumulated 9 points in the standings, with one under Arsenal. No band is qualified in the 16th competition, and the two parties of the group are high stakes.
With a much below expectations in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt is still one step away from the next phase of competition in the Europa League. The semifinalist of last edition defeated Arsenal at Emirates in the previous round, but he still needs a victory in order not to stay in the “hand” of the other duel, Standard – Arsenal. Frankfurt is a solid team on its own ground, but regardless of the place of contention, it has received 15 goals in the last 10 games played. In front of the fans, the “Vultures” lost with Wolfsburg, score 0-2 and drew with Hertha, score 2-2, the latest disputes.
Guimaraes has no chance of qualifying and will play the match only for the record. Despite the unfavorable results, the Portuguese team that eliminated the FCSB from the preliminaries, had positive developments in the last matches. After the two goals scored by Emirates, Guimaraes drew twice with the score 1-1, both with “Tunarii” and with Standard, the current lineup of Denis Dragus. The Portuguese take 5th place in the domestic competition, 3 points behind Sporting, the last team to reach the next season of the Europa League.
Frankfurt is clearly the most valuable team and will aim for victory. However, due to the weak form of the home defense, Guimaraes will have plenty of opportunities to score, and at least once is a perfectly achievable goal.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,65
