Eintracht Frankfurt vs Rigas FS Prediction and Betting Tips | October 24th 2024

Eintracht Frankfurt and Rigas FS return to action in the UEFA Europa League when they square off at the Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday. Both sides have had a contrasting start to the campaign, with the Latvian outfit failing to win their opening two matches.

Eintracht Frankfurt were denied a third consecutive away victory at the weekend when they fell to a 2-1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen in their German Bundesliga clash at the Bay Arena.

Dino Toppmoller’s men, who are currently sixth in the league standings, now turn their focus to the Europa League, where they have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, claiming four points from the first six available.

Frankfurt played out a somewhat disappointing 3-3 draw with Viktoria Plzen in the opening game on September 26, one week before picking up a 3-1 victory over Besiktas in Turkey.

Elsewhere, Rigas returned to winning ways in style as they thrashed Tukums 4-1 in their Latvian top-flight clash at the LNK Sporta Parks on Sunday. This followed a 2-1 home defeat against Auda on October 17 which saw their three-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end.

Rigas will look to continue from where they left off at the weekend as they return to action in the Europa League, where they suffered a 4-1 opening-day loss against FCSB in September, before holding out for a 2-2 draw against Galatasaray on October 3.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Rigas FS Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first meeting between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rigas, who will be looking to begin their rivalry on a positive note.
The Latvian outfit have lost just one of their most recent five games while picking up three wins and one draw since September 30.
Frankfurt are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 home matches across all competitions, claiming four wins and six draws since late February.
Rigas are unbeaten in all but one of their last nine away games, picking up seven wins and one draw since July.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Rigas FS Prediction

While Rigas have put together a solid run of results in recent weeks, they are in for a tough 90 minutes against a superior Frankfurt side who have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the campaign.

Given the gulf in quality and experience between the two sides, we are backing Frankfurt to come away with a comfortable victory.

Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Rigas FS

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Rigas FS Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Frankfurt to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in Frankfurt’s last five outings)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in the hosts’ last five games)