Atletico Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Champions League 2025-26

Madrid gears up to host the Frankfurt outfit.

The Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid gears up to host the matchweek 2 encounter of the UEFA Champions League between Spanish giants Atletico Madrid and German outfit Eintracht Frankfurt.

Atletico Madrid, after a poor start to their LaLiga and UCL campaign, shocked everyone after a 5-2 win over Real Madrid recently. Diego Simeone’s men almost held reigning English champions Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in their opening UCL game before Virgil van Dijk netted a winner in the last few minutes. Atletico will be keen to extend their winning momentum when they take on Frankfurt next.

THE DERBI IS RED AND WHITE ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/zCIeXRFIui

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) September 27, 2025

Frankfurt are led by former Bayern and RB Leipzig assistant coach, Dino Toppmoller. They kick-started their UCL campaign with a big 5-1 win over Turkish opponents Galatasaray. Their last match against Monchengladbach was a ten-goal thriller where Frankfurt won the game 6-4 to occupy the 4th position in the Bundesliga table.

Kick-off:

• Location: Madrid, Spain
• Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
• Date: Wednesday, October 1
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 a.m. IST
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In use

Kick-off times 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 🌍Where are you watching from? ❤️‍🔥#SGE | #ATMSGE | #UCL pic.twitter.com/XSYFNOZ2yp

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintrachtint) September 30, 2025

Players to Watch

Clement Lenglet (Atletico)

The 30-year-old French centre back has donned the jerseys of several top-tier European clubs like Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa before being loaned to Atletico. His tenure as a loanee grabbed a lot of eyeballs. He was then offered a permanent contract recently.

Frankfurt’s strikers are in fine form, and Lenglet will be tasked with the responsibility of keeping them quiet in the game.

Robin Koch (Frankfurt)

The 29-year-old German centre back has plied his trade with teams like SC Freiburg and Leeds United before making a move to Frankfurt in 2024. He has also represented the Germany national team on several occasions. His experience will be key as Frankfurt have failed to keep clean sheets in the past few games.

Match Facts

• The match will take place at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
• Atletico Madrid lost 3-2 against Liverpool in their last UCL game.
• Frankfurt won 5-1 against Galatasaray in their last UCL game.

Atletico Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Betting Tips and Odds

• Atletico to win the match – 3/5 with bet365
• Julian Alvarez to score – 15/4 with bet365
• Atletico 3-2 Frankfurt – 20/1 with bet365

Injury and Team News

Atletico will miss the services of Jose Gimenez and Thiago Almada.

Frankfurt will miss the presence of Rasmus Kristensen.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 02

Atletico won: 00

Frankfurt won: 02

Draws: 00

Predicted Lineups

Atletico predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Oblak (GK); Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Hancko; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Gonzalez; Sorloth, Alvarez

Eintracht Frankfurt predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Zetterer (GK); Collins, Koch, Theate, Brown; Chaibi, Larsson; Doan, Uzunn, Knauff; Burkardt

Match Prediction

Given the recent big morale win of Atletico, we expect them to get the better of the German outfit by a slender margin in a high-octane clash.

Prediction: Atletico Madrid 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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