Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 1/2/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/30/2020

Game: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Saturday, January 2, 2021

Location: Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Eintracht Frankfurt (+250) Bayer Leverkusen (+100)

Deutsche Bank Park is the site where Bas Dost and Eintracht Frankfurt (3-8-2, 9th in Bundesliga) will take on Bayer Leverkusen (8-4-1, 2nd in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Kevin Trapp for Eintracht Frankfurt and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen. Eintracht Frankfurt are at +250 while the Company's Eleven are at +100. The over/under has been set at 3.5.

Eintracht Frankfurt stepped onto the pitch against FC Augsburg in their most recent match and took home the win by a score of 2-0. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 75.6% passes received percentage by completing 413 of the 546 pass attempts in their last game. Eintracht Frankfurt attempted 11 dribbles in this match and completed 7 of the attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Concerning shot accuracy, Eintracht Frankfurt walked away from the pitch at a 40.0% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 15 total shots. Eintracht Frankfurt is averaging 1.54 g/90 (20 total goals) and are sitting with 16 assists in all matches this year.

Bas Dost is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Eintracht Frankfurt. He has 34 assists while accumulating 27 yellow cards during his career. Dost has been in the starting lineup in 270 games in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.68 goals per 90 mins. The forward from the Netherlands has earned 192 goals in 25,241 mins played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Andre Silva, the forward who represents Portugal. He has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times during his soccer career and he has scored 49 goals. Silva has 8,608 mins during 93 career starts and has been given a total of 9 yellow cards. He is currently averaging 0.51 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Eintracht Frankfurt is Kevin Trapp. Trapp (112-61-71 record in his career) has accounted for 71 clean sheets, which has earned him a 29.0% clean sheet rate. The goalie born in Germany has seen 1,098 shots attempted against him in 245 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.29 (314 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of .722. Trapp has seen the field for a total of 21,921 mins and has tallied 796 saves during his pro soccer career.

The last time they took the pitch, Bayer Leverkusen went home defeated by a final of 2-1 against Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen earned a 55.2% successful dribble percentage by completing 16 of the 29 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by completing 458 out of their 558 passes they attempted earning a rate of 82.1%. Bayer Leverkusen converted 3 shots tried out of the team's 7 shots tried giving them a 42.9% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 27 goals and 21 assists for all their games, Bayer Leverkusen averages 2.08 goals and 1.62 assists per 90 min.

Patrik Schick should provide a spark for Bayer Leverkusen. The forward hailing from Czech Republic has been on the pitch for 7,686 professional minutes and has earned 37 goals. He has collected 12 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 83 outings so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Lucas Alario, the forward who represents Argentina. He has earned 58 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 13 different times. Alario has been given 19 yellow cards in 9,056 mins (97 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.58.

Lukas Hradecky is expected to look after the goal for Bayer Leverkusen. Hradecky has 93 shutouts and has seen 1,204 shots against him in 26,819 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of .701 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 31.2%. He has surrendered 1.25 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 124-76-97. So far in his pro soccer career, Hradecky has allowed 371 goals and has accounted for 844 stops in 298 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bayer Leverkusen (+100)

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