FC Vaduz vs Eintracht Frankfurt Predictions

It may not have been as clear cut as the odds suggested it would be, but Frankfurt were still comfortable during the previous round. Having had a couple of games to warm up, the Germans will fancy themselves to get the better of lowly opposition.

Playing away from home has been a struggle for Vaduz in qualifying; they failed to get going away in Iceland during the opening round, while they found it very tough to muster a challenge away against MOL Vidi during the previous round. However, things have been different at Rheinpark Stadion.

In fact, playing at home is what has kept Vaduz, who despite playing their domestic football in the Swiss leagues, hail from Liechtenstein, in with a shout of competing in Europe’s secondary intercontinental competition. Vaduz delivered a pleasing attacking performance, scoring twice and creating 2.08 expected goals for, when backing Breidablik in front of a home crowd, while they also offered a serious threat, creating 1.86 expected goals for, when beating MOL Vidi at this venue a week ago.

Thursday’s visitors are expected to win this game without much of a fuss, though if we look at their efforts in the previous round, then it’s not overly difficult to think that there could be a few complications along the way for the Germans.

On their own patch, despite failing to keep their opponents off the score-sheet and winning by just a single goal, Frankfurt were ultimately comfortable against Estonian side Flora, though they weren’t amazing away from home. They still dominated proceedings and had lots more overall quality, but they looked particularly susceptible to the counterattack.

In the betting, ‘Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score’ looks a viable option. Frankfurt showed their rather sharp teeth against Flora, scoring twice both home and away, creating expected goals figures of 1.7 and 2.14, though they’re not the only ones who’ve shown the ability to both create and score goals. Vaduz have created 2.08 and 1.86 expected goals for at home in qualifying this term, while they too have scored four in two. Such numbers point towards no shortage of goals at Rheinpark Stadion on Thursday evening.