Frankfurt target Bayern scalp

Eintracht Frankfurt travel to face Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday with both teams looking to stay in touch with the leaders.

Frankfurt are in seventh place in the league standings on 20 points, with only goal difference separating them from eighth-placed Bayern, who have endured a sluggish start to their defence of the Bundesliga title.

Both sides are lagging behind runaway leaders Borussia Dortmund who have 34 points, seven clear of second-placed Mainz.

Bayern will be looking to bounce back from their 3-2 Champions League loss to Roma on Tuesday, while Frankfurt also lost in their last game – a 4-0 home defeat to Hoffenheim in the league.

With Bayern struggling to find form so far this season, Frankfurt will be looking to capitalise and head coach Michael Skibbe said it was refreshing to see some new faces at the top of the Bundesliga table.

“I think it’s been a very interesting Bundesliga campaign so far. A few teams have had positive surprises. I am thinking of Dortmund or Mainz. They have shown some outstanding performances and collected a lot of points,” Skibbe said.

“In this league every team has the ability to win against the so-called top teams. And that’s what we’ll try to achieve against Bayern.”

A win for either side on Saturday could see them move into fourth spot in the league.