Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, 12/5/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2020

Game: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020

Location: Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Eintracht Frankfurt (+333) Borussia Dortmund (-133)

Bas Dost and Eintracht Frankfurt (2-6-1, 9th in Bundesliga) host Borussia Dortmund (6-0-3, 4th in Bundesliga) at Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Kevin Trapp for Eintracht Frankfurt and Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund. Eintracht Frankfurt are at +333 while the Black and Yellow are at -133. The over/under has been set at 3.5.

Eintracht Frankfurt faced off with Union Berlin in their last game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 3-3. Eintracht Frankfurt attempted 9 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 2 of the tries for a rate of 22.2%. In the passing game, they earned a 79.9% received passes percentage by connecting on 421 of the 527 targeted passes in their last match. In regard to shooting accuracy, Eintracht Frankfurt walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 12 total shots. Eintracht Frankfurt has an average of 1.56 g/90 (14 total goals) and have racked up 12 assists in all matches this season.

Bas Dost is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Eintracht Frankfurt. He has 34 assists while earning 26 yellow card cautions during his soccer career. Dost has been given a starting assignment in 269 games so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.68 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in the Netherlands has accumulated 191 goals scored in 25,120 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Andre Silva, the forward hailing from Portugal. He has assisted on a goal 11 times thus far in his career while scoring 47 total goals. Silva has been on the pitch for 8,377 mins in 90 starts and has been given 9 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.50 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Eintracht Frankfurt is Kevin Trapp. Trapp (111-59-70 record during his career) has accounted for 70 shutouts, which has earned him a 29.0% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Germany has seen 1,078 shots attempted against him in 241 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.29 (308 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of .721. Trapp has seen the pitch for a total of 21,561 mins and has tallied 780 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

For their last match, Borussia Dortmund went home defeated by a final of 2-1 against 1. FC Koln. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 684 of the 770 passes they tried for a percentage of 88.8%. Borussia Dortmund ended the game with a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 out of the 21 dribbles they pursued. Borussia Dortmund connected on 4 shots on target out of 15 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 26.7% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 21 goals and 17 assists in all their contests, Borussia Dortmund is averaging 2.33 goals and 1.89 assists per 90 min.

Jadon Sancho will need to be on top of his game for Borussia Dortmund. He is currently averaging 0.45 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 65 matches during his career. The forward born in England has 5,976 professional minutes while he has scored 30 goals. He has totaled 4 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Erling Haaland, the forward representing England. Haaland has earned himself 7 yellow card warnings in 4,766 minutes played (50 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 1.02. He has earned 54 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 13 different times.

Roman Burki is expected to look after the net for Borussia Dortmund. Burki has earned 101 shutouts and defended 1,277 shots attempted against him in 27,723 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of .703 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.8%. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 153-72-84. In his pro soccer career, Burki has conceded 391 goals while tallying 899 saves in 308 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eintracht Frankfurt (+333)

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