Eintracht Frankfurt vs Darmstadt betting tips: DFB-Pokal Third Round preview, predictions and odds

Updated: July 05, 2023 at 5:14 am GMT+1

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Will Eintracht Frankfurt make home advantage count and book their spot in the quarter-finals?

Die Adler are five-times winners of this competition, only two clubs can boast more, most-recently beating Bayern Munich in the 2018 final.

So far this season, Oliver Glasner’s team have won away tie at Magdeburg and Stuttgarter Kickers, so are dreaming of another trip to Berlin in June.

Meanwhile, in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt’s excellent form continues.

They’re now unbeaten in seven, demolishing Hertha BSC 3-0 on Saturday, so have climbed all the way up to fifth.

Thus, this fixture should produce a home win.

Visitors Darmstadt 98 have been rooted in the 2.Bundesliga since relegation from the top-flight in 2017.

However, that could be about to change, with Torsten Lieberknecht’s team currently top of the second-tier, after hammering Sandhausen 4-0 on Friday night.

In fact, die Lilien haven’t lost in any competition since 16 July, ousting Ingolstadt and then, surprisingly, Borussia Mönchengladbach from the Pokal during this period.

So, this certainly won’t be easy for Frankfurt, but the home supporters are likely to be celebrating a home win at Deutsche Bank Park.