Eintracht Frankfurt forward Alexander Meier. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling perennial contenders VfL Wolfsburg (2-8-4, 10 points) is scheduled to clash with contending team Eintracht Frankfurt (7-2-5, 26 points) in a 2016-2017 Bundesliga season match at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, Dec. 17.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Wolfsburg is currently on a four-game winless slide which includes three losses in their last four matches. The team is settled in the 15th spot of the 18-team German top flight table, tied on points with bottom three team Hamburger SV but has a higher goal difference to escape the bottom three relegation area.
The Wolves are coming off an embarrassing 0-5 rout to defending champions Bayern Munich on the road at the Allianz Arena last Saturday, as per BBC Sport.
Head coach Valérien Ismaël's side was not able to score a single goal amidst the relentless attacks of the current league leaders, which saw two goals from Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and one goal each from Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, and Douglas Costa to complete their five-goal haul.
Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt has been undefeated for eight straight games to climb to the fifth place in the overall standings, tied on points with fourth-running team Hoffenheim but has a lesser goal difference.
The team is currently occupying one of the two Europa League qualifying berths for next season and is seven points below Bayern Munich.
In their most recent fixture on Dec. 9, Frankfurt was held to a 0-0 draw by Hoffenheim at their own home ground of Commerzbank Arena, Fox Sports Asia reported.
It was a highly-physical match for the two squads as the game featured a lot of tackling from both sides with eight yellow cards and one red card booked by the referee.
Frankfurt's American defender Timothy Chandler was sent off in the 82nd minute for violent conduct.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 win for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Wolfsburg starting lineup (3-1-4-2 formation): Benaglio; Rodriguez, Bruma, Knoche; Schafer; Gerhardt, Blaszczykowski, Caligiuri, Guilavogui; Mayoral, Gomez
Eintracht Frankfurt starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Hradecky; Vallejo, Hasebe, Abraham; Oczipka, Huszti, Mascarell, Chandler; Meier; Fabian, Seferovic
