Frankfurt Eyes Topping the League Ahead of Bayern Munich
After their fantastic start to the Bundesliga season, the evolving and exciting Eintracht Frankfurt has a chance to take the top spot when they host Bayern Munich in the sixth round of the “Bundesliga.”
If Frankfurt wins, they will certainly become the talk of the football world, especially after many doubted their ability to compete for the title before the season began.
Heading into their much-anticipated clash on Sunday, Bayern leads the standings with 13 points from four wins and one draw, just one point ahead of Frankfurt, who have secured four wins and one loss.
The match won’t only be a rivalry between two excellent teams; it will also feature a special clash between two special strikers, Englishman Harry Kane on Bayern’s side and Egyptian Omar Marmoush on Frankfurt’s side.
After a superb first season for the Bavarian club, England’s all-time leading scorer won the Golden Boot award for Europe’s top scorer for the first time in his career after scoring 36 goals in the Bundesliga. However, Kane slipped to second place in the list of scorers this season with 5 goals, one goal behind Marmoush, who scored 6 goals for Frankfurt in the first 5 rounds.
The Egyptian star’s journey with Frankfurt began last season, which was his first with the club after contributing 17 goals. In the Bundesliga, Marmoush has contributed 9 goals so far with 6 goals and 3 assists, making him the second most prolific player after Kane, who has contributed 10 goals for Bayern, with 5 goals and 2 assists.
Since joining Frankfurt in the summer of 2023 after his contract with Wolfsburg expired, Marmoush has scored 23 goals and provided 11 assists in 48 matches across all competitions.
Bayern Munich will be looking to bounce back after their recent struggles in their last two matches, drawing 1-1 with defending champions Bayer Leverkusen in the previous Bundesliga round and losing 1-0 away to Aston Villa in the Champions League. However, Frankfurt has the tools to stop their challenging visitors, especially since they will be playing at their home stadium.
Here are some key stats about the two teams that might help you predict the winner:
• With 12 points from five games, this is Eintracht Frankfurt’s second best start to a
Bundesliga season since three points per win was introduced. Victory would see the Eagles go top ofthe Bundesliga for the first time since round 2 in 1999/2000.
• Eintracht Frankfurt are on a four-game winning streak in the Bundesliga – they last
enjoyed a run like that in January/February 2021, recording five consecutive wins.
• FC Bayern München haven’t lost away to any other side more often in professional
football than at Eintracht Frankfurt (24 times, same as at Borussia Mönchengladbach).
• Since losing 4-1 at VfL Wolfsburg in January 2015, the Bavarians haven’t lost any of their
last 17 Bundesliga clashes against the team in second while sitting top of the table
(W11, D6).
• FC Bayern München have nine points and a +11 goal difference after three away games,
the best away record in Bundesliga history after three matches. The previous record was
held by upcoming opponents Eintracht Frankfurt, with nine points and a +10 goal
difference in 1993/94 (using 3 points per win).
• Bayern suffered their first defeat of last season away at SGE on matchday 14 (5-1).
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