We look ahead to Wednesday’s Champions League game at Deutsche Bank Park with our Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham prediction and preview.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham: The Key Stats
Tottenham are strong favourites for a victory at Frankfurt, being given a 47.6% win probability by the Opta supercomputer.
Spurs have faced Eintracht Frankfurt on six occasions in major European competition, losing just once (W3 D2) and remaining unbeaten in each of the last four (W2 D2).
Frankfurt have only triumphed in one of the seven games they have hosted an English side in a major European competition this century (D3 L3) – a 1-0 win over West Ham United in the Europa League in May 2022.
Life at Tottenham has been difficult to read this season.
Thomas Frank’s side are by many measures the epitome of inconsistency and there is perhaps no better way to illustrate this than the stark contrast between their Premier League and Champions League campaigns.
Spurs are 14th in the league after winning just two of their last 14 matches, whereas in Europe, they sit comfortably in fifth, having won four of seven (D2 L1), with one foot already in the round of 16.
They have won each of their last two Champions League matches – 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund and 3-0 against Slavia Praha – and could record three straight wins in the competition for the first time since November 2019. They last won three in a row while keeping three clean sheets in April 2019.
At the weekend, Cristian Romero rescued a late point against Burnley with a 90th-minute header, salvaging a 2-2 draw and perhaps buying Frank a little more time at the helm. Nevertheless, questions undoubtedly remain over his future in north London after another underwhelming performance.
That is perhaps why their win over Dortmund last week was such a welcome sight for Spurs fans. They were dominant from the outset and took an early lead before the contest was effectively settled when Daniel Svensson was sent off after 26 minutes.
That victory leaves Frank’s side well placed to secure a top-eight finish and avoid the play-off round, which could be a potentially defining achievement given their domestic struggles.
Frankfurt, by contrast, are already out of contention for a spot in the play-offs and will hope to end their league-phase campaign on a positive note.
But history suggests that may be a tall order as Dennis Schmitt’s side have won just one of their seven home matches against English opposition in major European competition this century (D3 L3) – a 1-0 Europa League victory over West Ham in May 2022.
Frankfurt have already hosted English opposition in the Champions League this season, suffering a 5-1 hammering by Liverpool in October.
In Tottenham, they will face a proven difficult opponent. Frankfurt have failed to score in their last two home matches against Spurs – a 0-0 draw in October 2022 and a 1-0 defeat in April 2025, marking the only time they have gone consecutive home European games without scoring against the same opponent.
Even if they do find a way in front, holding onto the lead will be its own challenge. They have dropped more points from winning positions (nine) than any other team in the Champions League this season.
This includes three in each of their previous two outings – a 3-2 defeat at Qarabag and a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona. At the weekend, they suffered a similar fate against Hoffenheim, who overturned an early Arnaud Kalimuendo opener to claim all the points in a 3-1 win.
What will make matters even more difficult for Schmitt’s side is that Tottenham have been one of the competition’s top defensive outfits this season.
Despite conceding exactly one goal on average per game (seven in seven), they boast a 71% clean sheet ratio (five in seven). Spurs are the only team in major European competition history to play five or more matches in a season, concede at least one goal per game, and still maintain a clean-sheet rate of 70% or higher.
With a top-eight finish firmly within reach, and domestic concerns continuing to mount, Tottenham will surely see this as an opportunity to secure another victory Frank so desperately needs.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Head-to-Head
Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt are familiar opponents, having met six times in major European competition. Spurs hold the upper hand, losing just once (W3 D2) and remaining unbeaten across the last four encounters, all of which have come since the 2022-23 season (W2 D2).
Spurs also won the most recent meeting between the sides, edging a 1-0 victory in the second leg of last season’s Europa League quarter-final, thanks to a first-half penalty from Dominic Solanke.
Overall, Tottenham have lost just 17% of their meetings with Frankfurt (1/6; W3 D2 L1). Only against Sparta Prague (0/5; W4 D1) do they have a lower loss percentage among opponents they have faced five or more times in major European competition.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Prediction
Despite their inconsistent Premier League form, Tottenham have been strong in Europe and the Opta supercomputer pegs them as favourites for victory on Wednesday.
Spurs won 47.6% of the 10,000 pre-match simulations, while Frankfurt prevailed 27.6% of the time. A draw, meanwhile, emerged as the outcome in 24.9% of the simulations.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Predicted Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt: Kauã Santos, Nnmadi Collins, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate, Rasmus Kristensen, Nathaniel Brown, Farès Chaïbi, Ellyes Skhiri, Ritsu Doan, Ansgar Knauff, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
Head coach: Dennis Schmidt
Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, João Palhinha, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Djed Spence, Dominic Solanke.
Head coach: Thomas Frank
Opta Power Rankings
The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.
Ahead of kick-off this Wednesday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.