With Matchweek 1 of the Eredivisie complete, it is possible to make the team of the week for the week in question. To be able to create these teams, it is necessary that, at least, 8 players have an average rating of 7 or more in the type of defense assessed. In addition, players must meet the necessary minutes requirement.
Team of the Week for the 1st Matchweek of the Eredivisie (Netherlands): Back 4
The squad led by Oliver Glasner finished the season in seventh place, a position that grants access to the Conference League. With a good season, Eintracht Frankfurt has a few players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 5 the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Player
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Kevin Trapp
5.89
2520
GK
Makoto Hasebe
6.20
1297
CB
Obite N’Dicka
6.80
2242
CB
Tuta
7.05
2268
CB
Ansgar Knauff
5.83
1132
WB
Aurélio Buta
6.20
1318
WB
Daichi Kamada
7.09
1970
M&W
Djibril Sow
6.45
2226
M
Jesper Lindstrøm
6.19
1329
M&W
Mario Götze
6.55
2235
M&W
Randal Kolo Muani
7.77
2214
CF
Eintracht Frankfurt’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 5 – Bundesliga).
Star Player:
Randal Kolo Muani (CF) – 7.77
With incredible performances, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Centre-Foward (CF) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.
Other Key Players:
Daichi Kamada (M&W) – 7.09
Tuta (CB) – 7.05
With several players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Eintracht Frankfurt one of the good teams in the Bundesliga of 22-23. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Bundesliga 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: BUNDESLIGA 22-23).
Player
Type of Defense
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Kevin Trapp
Back 4
5.01
450
GK
Obite N’Dicka
Back 4
5.87
450
CB
Tuta
Back 4
6.33
450
CB
Kristijan Jakić
Back 5
6.51
844
CB
Christopher Lenz
Back 5
5.78
883
WB
Junior Dina Ebimbe
Back 5
6.8
588
WB
Philipp Max
Back 5
6.19
694
WB
Rafael Borré
Back 5
5.27
526
W
Sebastian Rode
Back 5
5.81
1215
M
Eintracht Frankfurt‘s subs with +450 minutes played (Bundesliga).
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT – 22/23 BUNDESLIGA
G – Games
34
W – Wins
13
D – Draws
11
L – Loses
10
P – Points
50
GS – Goals Scored
58
GA – Goals Against
52
GD – Goal Difference
+6
HW -Home Wins
9
AW – Away Wins
4
Additional Information regarding Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga
With more wins at home than away (9 Home Wins & 4 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Eintracht Frankfurt a stronger team at home than away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the great attacking setup (1,71 goals per game) with a poor defensive setup (1,53 goals per game).
Player
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Kevin Trapp
6.83
540
GK
Obite N’Dicka
6.59
540
CB
Tuta
6.41
419
CB
Kristijan Jakić
6.39
259
CB
Ansgar Knauff
6.46
224
WB
Kristijan Jakić
6.33
258
WB
Daichi Kamada
7.49
524
M&W
Djibril Sow
6.18
540
M
Jesper Lindstrøm
5.97
435
M&W
Mario Götze
6.59
342
M&W
Randal Kolo Muani
5.96
425
CF
SUBS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22-23
Makoto Hasebe
5.60
249
CB
Sebastian Rode
5.75
226
M
Eintracht Frankfurt‘s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 5 (Minimum 220 minutes played in this competition).
UCL – Star Player:
Daichi Kamada (M&W) – 8.14
UCL – Other Key Players:
Kevin Trapp (GK) – 6.83
With another presence in European Competitions, Eintracht Frankfurt lost in the Round of 16 to an Italian Club: Napoli. In terms of the Champions League performances, Daichi Kamada was the star player followed by great performances of Kevin Trapp.
Position most in need of strengthening:
WB, CB & GK;
In a squad with a lot of underperforming players, Eintracht Frankfurt should invest on upgrading a lot of their positions like Wing-Back (WB), Centre-Back (CB) and Goalkeeper (GK).
