Eintracht Frankfurt can have no complaints with their defeat against Werder Bremen given they created no big chances, registered no shots on target and only produced four efforts from inside the box.

The hosts drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent clash on Thursday in the first leg of the quarter-final matchup in the Europa League, though Spurs did hit the woodwork twice and could have easily won.

While Dino Toppmoller's side currently occupy the third of four Champions League spots in the Bundesliga with six games remaining, only two points separate them from fifth-placed Mainz 05, while they are just four points ahead of sixth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach.

Eintracht Frankfurt have failed to win their past two, but they did triumph in their previous three, scoring nine and conceding five in those five matches.

Toppmoller's team have won two and lost two of their last four fixtures at home, though they should be credited with achieving victory in four of their prior five at Deutsche Bank Park.

Opponents Heidenheim can count themselves unfortunate to have not taken at least a point against champions Bayer Leverkusen considering they did not face a big chance and only conceded the winner in the 91st minute.

Boss Frank Schmidt should be credited for the fact his side have only conceded three goals in their past four games, whereas they had conceded 10 in their prior four.

A victory would come as welcome relief to the visitors given they are only two points above 17th-placed VfL Bochum, but they have lost their last four meetings with the Eagles, including on December 1 when they were beaten 4-0.

Heidenheim have only been defeated in one of their past four league outings – winning twice – and collected more points (7) in that period than they had in their previous 19 top-flight fixtures (6).

Schmidt's side are unbeaten in their four most recent away games having drawn two and won two in that time, scoring six goals while conceding on four occasions.

Eintracht Frankfurt possible starting lineup:

Santos; Kristensen, Tuta, Koch, Theate; Skhiri, Hojlund; Brown, Gotze, Bahoya; Ekitike

Heidenheim possible starting lineup:

Muller; Mainka, Gimber, Siersleben; Traore, Busch, Schoppner, Kratzig; Dorsch, Beck; Pieringer