Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction, 8/14/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/11/2021

Game: Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Borussia Dortmund (-176) Eintracht Frankfurt (+401)

Filip Kostic and Eintracht Frankfurt (16-12-6, 5th in Bundesliga) are headed to Signal Iduna Park on Saturday where they'll take on Borussia Dortmund (20-4-10, 3rd in Bundesliga). The starting goalies are Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund and Kevin Trapp for Eintracht Frankfurt. The moneyline on this matchup has Borussia Dortmund coming in at -176 and the Eagles are at +401. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Borussia Dortmund took the field against Bayer Leverkusen in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 3-1. In the passing game, they had a 88.5% passes received percentage by converting 538 of the 608 pass attempts in their last outing. Borussia Dortmund tried 17 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 11 of the attempts for a rate of 64.7%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Borussia Dortmund finished at a 33.3% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Borussia Dortmund sports an average of 2.18 goals per 90 min (74 goals in total) and are sitting with 57 assists in all competitions for the year.

Marco Reus is a player who should be able to impact this game for Borussia Dortmund. He has totaled 72 assists while earning 37 yellow card warnings during his career. Reus has been given a starting assignment in 307 outings so far in his career while he scores 0.47 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Germany has 139 goals in 26,364 minutes played.

One more player who should impact this match is Erling Haaland, the forward representing England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times in his career and he has scored 71 total goals. Haaland has 6,522 mins in 70 career starts and has been handed 8 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.98 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Borussia Dortmund is Roman Burki. Burki (158-74-88 record in his career) has accounted for 102 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.0% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Switzerland has faced 1,344 shots attempted at him in 319 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.29 (412 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 70.5. Burki has seen the pitch for 28,758 minutes and has 948 stops in his career.

When they last played, Eintracht Frankfurt got the victory with a final of 3-1 against SC Freiburg. They finished the match by converting 454 out of their 557 passes they tried earning a percentage of 81.5%. Eintracht Frankfurt earned a 77.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 9 dribbles they tried. Eintracht Frankfurt converted 9 shots on goal out of their 15 shots attempted giving them a 60.0% clip in their last outing. Having tallied 63 goals and 52 assists for all their matches, Eintracht Frankfurt sports an average of 1.85 goals and 1.53 assists per 90.

Filip Kostic will be someone to watch for Eintracht Frankfurt. He is currently averaging 0.17 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 256 matches during his soccer career. The defender hailing from Serbia has been on the pitch for 22,756 mins and has scored 43 goals. He has 38 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 66 times. You should also watch out for Daichi Kamada, the forward hailing from Japan. Kamada has been given 13 yellow card warnings in 11,030 mins (127 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.26. He has accumulated 32 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 20 different times.

Kevin Trapp will look after the net for Eintracht Frankfurt. Trapp has racked up 74 shutouts while seeing 1,178 shots against him in 23,721 minutes in his career. He has a save percentage of 71.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.9%. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 124-65-75. During his career, Trapp has conceded 344 goals while totaling 847 saves in 265 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund (-176)

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