Frankfurt and Aston Villa will take on each other in a pre-season friendly at the Lynn Family Stadium in the USA, with the kick-off time at midnight on Sunday. Both teams are already underway in terms of their pre-season preparations ahead of the new 2025/26 campaign.
Indeed, Frankfurt have won both of their friendlies so far, most recently beating FSV Frankfurt 3-2 last time out. Villa have had contrasting results, having lost both of their pre-season friendlies so far including a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Hansa Rostock last time out.
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Frankfurt vs Aston Villa prediction: Germans to continue fine form?
Key stats
- Frankfurt are now unbeaten in seven games in total in all competitions.
- Villa have now lost three matches in a row across all competitions.
- Both teams have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three games.
Correct score prediction: Frankfurt 2-1 Aston Villa
Given that they are in far superior form heading into this clash, we are expecting Frankfurt to emerge victorious here. However, the Bundesliga side have been unable to keep clean sheets in recent matches, which suggests that Villa could still capitalise on a potentially weak defence.
Pre-game odds and win probability: No odds currently available at time of writing
- HOME: N/A
- DRAW: N/A
- AWAY: N/A
*odds currently not available at time of writing
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Most recent H2Hs: First meeting between the two teams
Both Frankfurt and Villa have never met each other in a game before, and so will do for the first time on Sunday. The Villans have already faced German opposition in pre-season though, losing to Rostock.
Frankfurt preview: First look without Ekitike
Hugo Ekitike's proposed £79m move to reigning Premier League champions Liverpool has now been confirmed, in what is expected to be a huge loss for Frankfurt. Jessic Ngankam, Kaua Santos, Arthur Theate, Mario Gotze and Tuta will also be missing for the Bundesliga side through injury.
Predicted lineup: Trapp (GK); Buta, Koch, Amenda; Kristensen, Skhiri, Larsson, Nkounkou; Knauff, Uzun & Burkardt
Germany Bundesliga I 11/05/25
D
St Pauli
2
Eintracht Frankfurt
2
Germany Bundesliga I 04/05/25
D
Mainz
1
Eintracht Frankfurt
1
Germany Bundesliga I 26/04/25
W
RB Leipzig
0
Eintracht Frankfurt
4
Germany Bundesliga I 20/04/25
D
Augsburg
0
Eintracht Frankfurt
0
UEFA Europa League 17/04/25
L
Tottenham
1
Eintracht Frankfurt
0
Aston Villa preview: Martinez should start despite speculation
Emi Martinez should start in goal for Villa despite speculation over his future at the club, with fellow Premier League rivals Manchester United reportedly thought to be interested in a potential move for the FIFA World Cup winner. Ollie Watkins is among a number of high-profile names that have been left out of the squad for the pre-season tour though, and so will play no part in this fixture.
Predicted lineup: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; Onana, Tielemans; Ramsey, McGinn, Malen & Redmond
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Bournemouth
0
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 03/05/25
W
Fulham
0
Aston Villa
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
L
Crystal Palace
3
Aston Villa
0
England Premier League 22/04/25
L
Man City
2
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Newcastle
1
Aston Villa
4
Player to watch: Jonathan Burkardt
Having lost Ekitike in a big-money move to Liverpool, Frankfurt have invested in a new striker in Jonathan Burkardt in the summer transfer window. He performed very well for Mainz in the 2024/25 campaign, scoring a total of 19 goals in 30 appearances in the Bundesliga, but still has big boots to fill in the form of Ekitike's.