In the duel Wolfsburg – Eintracht on April 22, 2019, two contenders for European cups will meet, for which this game can become a key one. The game at the Volkswagen Arena will start at 21:30 Moscow time.Wolfsburg “Wolves”, after defeats from Bayern, Borussia and Leipzig – dropped to the ninth position, and now they risk flying past the European Cup zone. Now the team of Bruno Labbadia is two points behind the sixth place, so the victory in the Wolfsburg-Eintracht match will be very useful for them. The victory would have been useful for the Green-Whites in the away match of the last round against RB Leipzig. “Wolves” – were not considered favorites in this game, which was proved by the starting minutes of the match. The hosts quickly opened the scoring, Nordi Mukiele gave an excellent pass, and Kevin Kampl sent the ball into the left corner of the opponent’s goal – 1:0 in the 16th minute. The guests were shocked for a long time, but after 12 minutes they were shocked again, the second goal for the “bulls” was scored by Timo Werner – 2:0. The “Green-Whites” completely failed the first 45 minutes, the hope remained for the second half of the game. However, the hope of the fans of “Avtozavodtsev” did not live very long. The guests also failed in the second half, having created practically nothing in all 90 minutes against Leipzig, but the hosts did not feel any problems, and could well count on a few more goals scored. The result is 2:0, Wolfsburg lost, but this hardly surprised anyone, because the team lost to all the teams from the top three of the Bundesliga. Eintracht The team from Frankfurt is having another amazing season. Despite the loss of Niko Kovac, his work was continued by the more experienced Adi Hütter, who leads the team to the long-awaited Champions League. Eintracht Frankfurt are closer than ever to qualifying for Europe’s most prestigious club competition, as the team sits fourth in the Bundesliga with seven rounds to go. True, the gap from the nearest pursuer is only one point, which is why the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht becomes so important. Despite all the successes, the Eagles also have obvious problems, first of all, this concerns the depth of the squad. Eintracht Frankfurt, in addition to the Bundesliga, also plays in the Europa League, and for a successful fight in both tournaments, a deep squad is needed. To some extent, this also interfered in the home match of the previous round against Augsburg. The hosts started well and could well count on a big scoring advantage in the first 15 minutes of the game. The first scoring chances near the gates of Augsburg began to create Luka Jovic, the Serb could score twice within one minute. First, Jovic hit with a header, but the ball went higher, and a minute later he hit the target after a rebound, but this time the goalkeeper showed a good reaction. Nevertheless, the first goal was still for Eintracht, Filip Kostic hung in the penalty area, and Goncalo Paciencia scored an accurate shot into the left corner of the guests’ goal – 1:0 in the 14th minute. The hosts scored, but the starting assault on the opponent’s goal was all that Eintracht was able to offer in the first half, then the game came under the control of the Augsburg players. Only half an hour of the game took the guests in order to come forward. First equalized Marco Richter, the German calmly handled the ball and easily sent it to the bottom corner – 1:1 in the 31st minute. Richter himself led his team forward, scoring in the last minute compensated for the first half, the winger took the ball at the corner of the penalty area, and then sent it into the corner of Kevin Trapp’s goal – 1:2. Significantly reduced the chances of the hosts Gelson Fernandez, the Swiss badly let down his partners in the 47th minute, when he received a second yellow card for a rough foul against an opponent player. Due to the red card, the Eagles could no longer afford to go on the attack with the whole team, so hopes remained for counterattacks. The hosts approached the opponent’s goal less and less, although they still had one scoring chance, Ante Rebic struck from a good position, but the defender managed to clear the ball from the goal line. The hosts were upset because of the unrealized moment, and in the 84th minute they were finished off by Michael Gregorich, the Austrian smartly sent the ball into the top nine of the opponent’s goal and put an end to the game – 1:3. Odds for the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht on April 22, 2019 Bookmakers from Pari-Match are not ready to give advantage to one of the teams. Odds for the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht: Wolfsburg win – 2.60; Draw – 3.60; Eintracht win – 2.70. Wolfsburg – Eintracht: prediction for the match It will be very difficult for Eintracht to play against Wolfsburg, because on Thursday, Hutter’s team gave all their strength in the match against Benfica, thanks to which they reached the Europa League semi-finals. For Wolfsburg now there is only one tournament – the championship of Germany, and there is no doubt that the home team will try to get a positive result in this match. Prediction for the match Wolfsburg – Eintracht: Wolfsburg’s total over 1.5, odds – 2.10.
