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Tactics & Lineups RB Leipzig · Friday, 9 October 2026 at 19:23 CEST

RB Leipzig Hosts Eintracht Frankfurt Amidst Injury Concerns and Managerial Changes

RB Leipzig faces Eintracht Frankfurt at Red Bull Arena. Leipzig aims to capitalize on home advantage, while Frankfurt battles injuries.

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In short

  • RB Leipzig is heavily favored by models, with predicted home win probabilities ranging from 58% to 62%.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt is grappling with significant injuries to Ansgar Knauff and Younes Ebnoutalib.
  • Both teams have recently undergone managerial changes, with Martín Demichelis at RB Leipzig and Adi Hütter at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Match Overview

RB Leipzig will host Eintracht Frankfurt at the Red Bull Arena in a Bundesliga encounter. The home side, currently ninth in the league with six points from four games (LWLW form), will be looking to improve their standing. They have scored nine goals and conceded five so far this season. Eintracht Frankfurt sits just above them in tenth place, also with four games played, accumulating five points (DWLD form). Frankfurt has scored nine goals but conceded ten, highlighting potential defensive issues. The head-to-head record heavily favors RB Leipzig, who secured a dominant 6-0 victory at home in December 2025 and a 3-1 away win in April 2026 against Frankfurt. This historical performance, coupled with Leipzig’s stronger attack rating (1.1486) compared to Frankfurt’s (1.0203), sets the stage for what is expected to be a challenging match for the visitors. All models predict a home win, with probabilities ranging from 58% to 62%, and expected scores of 2-1 or 2-0.

Team News and Recent Developments

RB Leipzig has seen some significant squad changes and managerial shifts recently. Martín Demichelis has taken over as coach [1]. On the player front, Christopher Nkunku has joined on loan from AC Milan with an option to buy [2], and Neil El Aynaoui has also joined the club [3]. However, they will be without Marc Guiu, who is out for several weeks due to injury [4], and Christoph Baumgartner, sidelined by a long-term injury [5]. Key players like Willi Orbán, David Raum, Assan Ouédraogo, Andrija Maksimović, Ridle Baku, Christopher Nkunku, Maxime Estève, and Rômulo are expected to feature, having started in recent matches [6].

Eintracht Frankfurt has also experienced changes, with Adi Hütter now at the helm as head coach [7]. The club has been active in the transfer market, bringing in Noel Aseko Nkili from Hannover [8] and Lilian Brassier [9]. Younes Ebnoutalib also joined in January 2026 [10]. However, Frankfurt faces a significant injury crisis, with Ansgar Knauff out due to a hamstring injury [11] and Younes Ebnoutalib suffering a knee ligament injury [10]. Kenan Yildiz is also injured and unavailable [12]. Despite these setbacks, Noah Atubolu, Jonathan Burkardt, Can Uzun, and Ritsu Doan are expected to start, with Doan recently captaining Japan and scoring a winning goal [13].

What it means

RB Leipzig enters this fixture in 9th place with 6 points from 4 matches, showing a form of LWLW. Their next fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt, who are 10th with 5 points and a DWLD form, presents an opportunity to climb the Bundesliga table. A win would see Leipzig potentially move into the top half of the standings, depending on other results. The models predict a home win with high confidence, suggesting that Leipzig’s stronger attack and historical dominance over Frankfurt could be key factors. For Eintracht Frankfurt, a positive result away from home would be crucial to halt their inconsistent form and provide a much-needed boost, especially given their injury concerns. However, the predictions indicate a tough challenge for them at the Red Bull Arena.

Sources

  1. Kicker: Demichelis: "Weiß genau, dass es bei großen Klubs nicht viel Zeit gibt" kicker.de ↩
  2. Football Italia: Nkunku ‘surprised’ by Milan sale: ‘I don’t understand why they acted that way’ football-italia.net ↩
  3. Kicker: So kann El Aynaoui in Leipzig zum Schlüsselspieler werden kicker.de ↩
  4. Kicker: Leipzig kämpft gegen die zwei Gesichter - Guiu fehlt mehrere Wochen kicker.de ↩
  5. Bundesliga.com: How Tidiam Gomis has become important in RB Leipzig’s attack this season bundesliga.com ↩
  6. Bundesliga.com: Miguel Gutiérrez inspires Bayer Leverkusen to a convincing win over RB Leipzig bundesliga.com ↩
  7. Bundesliga.com: 'Definitely the turning point' - Frankfurt goalkeeper Noah Atubolu extends penalty-saving record bundesliga.com ↩
  8. Bundesliga.com: Official Bundesliga transfer centre: Summer 2026 bundesliga.com ↩
  9. Kicker: SGE-Neuzugang Brassier: "Ich kontrolliere die Aggressivität" kicker.de ↩
  10. Bundesliga.com: Younes Ebnoutalib: Who is the Eintracht Frankfurt forward looking to shine with Germany? bundesliga.com ↩
  11. Bundesliga.com: Bundesliga Matchday 8 probable teams bundesliga.com ↩
  12. Football Italia: Nations League official line-ups: Italy vs. Turkiye football-italia.net ↩
  13. Bundesliga.com: Eintracht Frankfurt's Ritsu Dōan seals Kirin Cup win for Japan bundesliga.com ↩

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