Frankfurt play host to Gladbach on Saturday, with the visitors coming into this game in far better form than their opponents. A terrible downturn for the home side has seen them fall to tenth in the Bundesliga table.
Niko Kovac’s men still find themselves just one point off Koln in sixth place, with European qualification still within their sights, but a run of five consecutive defeats will have dented Frankfurt’s confidence considerably.
The home team have failed to score in five of their last six Bundesliga games, and are going through a very rough patch that Gladbach will be keen to exploit. The visitors, in contrast, have lost only one of their last five league fixtures.
Dieter Hecking has guided his Gladbach side to three clean sheets in their last five away outings, with a narrow recent loss to Bayern Munich showing that they are capable of picking up results regardless of their opposition.
Makoto Hasebe is missing due to injury for the home side, but Jesus Vallejo should be available to feature from the start after picking up a recent knock. Both Mahmoud Dahoud and Lars Stindl are likely to be available for Gladbach.
Given their terrible dip in form in 2017, Frankfurt will be looking to steady the ship in the Bundesliga and make a second push for Europe. Gladbach, however, have looked strong on the road lately.