Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencvaros Prediction: Hosts to claim important victory

The penultimate round of fixtures in the League Phase of the Europa League takes place this week and there is a vital clash at the Waldstadion on Thursday, when Eintracht Frankfurt host Ferencvaros (20:00 KO, TNT Sports 3).

Eintracht are right in the mix for a top-eight finish, which would secure them a place in the last-16 stage of the competition, while Ferencvaros are also battling for one of those coveted positions.

Read on for my Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencvaros prediction, aided by the latest match odds and team news.

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Team News

Omar Marmoush is edging closer to completing his move to Manchester City and Frankfurt will be without his services for the second game in a row.

The German outfit are also set to be without the injured pair of Eric Ebimbe and Aurele Amenda, while Nacho Ferri is suspended for this clash.

Ferencvaros have no injury problems to contend with as they prepare to make their first competitive appearance since a 1-0 win over Nyiregyhaza Spartacus in mid-December.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencvaros Odds

Eintracht are the 4/7 favourites to pick up their fifth League Phase win of the Europa League, with the draw priced at 7/2 and Ferencvaros the 4/1 outsiders to cause an upset.

Eintracht Frankfurt to win to nil @ 15/8

Eintracht ended 2024 in disappointing fashion having failed to win any of their last five matches, but the winter break has helped them reset and they have registered three successive victories since returning to action.

Die Adler edged past St. Pauli 1-0 before beating Freiburg 4-1 and then Borussia Dortmund 2-0, results which have helped them climb up to third in the Bundesliga table.

Even the impending departure of Marmoush to Man City has not stopped them, as they made do without their star man to pick up the win over BVB last time out.

Keeping two clean sheets during this winning sequence is evidence of how well Frankfurt are defending and there looks to be every chance they can chalk up another win to nil against Ferencvaros.

The visitors haven't played competitively since mid-December and the two friendlies in preparation for this encounter hardly spark confidence, as they drew 0-0 and lost 1-0.

Ferencvaros were thrashed 5-0 at PAOK in their last away fixture in this competition and they look set for a difficult night in Germany.

Hugo Ekitike anytime goalscorer @ 23/20

With Marmoush seemingly heading to the Etihad Stadium, Hugo Ekitike will be relied upon more heavily to score the goals and he looks capable of finding the back of the net on Thursday.

The 22-year-old Frenchman has netted in his last two outings, taking his season tally to 13 in all competitions and he can add to his one Europa League strike, recorded in the 3-3 draw against Viktoria Plzen on Matchday One.

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