At the time of their last meeting, Frankfurt were level on points with Leipzig who, then under Marco Rose‘s stewardship, sat in fourth place. Although Leipzig won the day to leapfrog Dino Toppmöller‘s Eintracht into third, they’re currently back in fourth, three points behind the Eagles and only a point clear of a chasing pack headed by Freiburg.
A worrying run of two wins from 11 had threatened to derail Die Roten Bullen‘s season entirely but, while it cost Rose his job, seven points from three league games under interim boss Zsolt Lőw has put Champions League qualification back in their own hands with four rounds of fixtures remaining.
