HSV Hamburg Hamburger SV - SGE Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt

Sat, 20.12.202514:30 PM

Volksparkstadion

Frankfurt lose key midfielders

Eintracht will have to come through this final game of the year without their key midfield duo of Farès Chaïbi (l.) and Ellyes Skhiri (r.) after the pair were called up to this month's Africa Cup of Nations by Algeria and Tunisia respectively. HSV's Warmed Omari was an option to feature for Comoros, who open the tournament against Morocco on Sunday, but has been out with an ankle injury.

Eintracht's talisman

Ritsu Dōan has been involved in more goals in the Bundesliga than any of his teammates this term. The Japan international has eight goal involvements - four goals, four assists – and the Eagles have always won when the 27-year-old has contributed either one, the other or both.

Home comforts

Hamburg are unbeaten in their last three home games, winning two (against Stuttgart and Werder Bremen). The last time HSV achieved three consecutive home wins in the Bundesliga was at the end of the 2017/18 season under Christian Titz.

Travel concerns

Eintracht's last away game in the Bundesliga ended in a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Leipzig, the Eagles' heaviest competitive defeat under manager Dino Toppmöller. Frankfurt have yet to keep a clean sheet on the road in the Bundesliga this term and have shipped more goals than any other team away from home.

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Watch: Frankfurt 3-0 Hamburg - highlights

Former Hamburg forward Alexander Meier was among the goals as Frankfurt put HSV on the brink of relegation way back in May 2018. Eintracht return to the Port City unbeaten in their last 12 top-flight meetings with the Dinos (W7, D5), but Hamburg boast the superior head-to-head record across 98 Bundesliga clashes between the clubs: W41, D25, L32.

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Watch: Hoffenheim 4-1 Hamburg - highlights

After successive Bundesliga wins over VfB Stuttgart and Werder Bremen, promoted Hamburg were brought back down to earth with a bump at Hoffenheim. The Red Shorts remain winless on the road in the Bundesliga this season, but are among the division's top-six home teams (W4, D1, L2). A fifth win at the Volksparkstadion would ensure they go into the winter break at least four points clear of the relegation zone.

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Watch: Frankfurt 1-0 Augsburg - highlights

Ritsu Dōan's fourth Bundesliga goal of the season helped Frankfurt beat Augsburg and end a four-game winless run in all competitions. Despite some inconsistent displays, the Eagles are only two points outside the top four after 14 matches.

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