Politics has decided.

Once again there are games in the Bundesliga without an audience.

Not everywhere - but in Sinsheim.

There Frankfurt Eintracht gets to do with TSG Hoffenheim this Saturday (3:30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on Sky).

One of three associations from Baden-Württemberg, where Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann spoke a word of power on Friday.

A maximum of 750 spectators can be there when Eintracht prepares to continue their almost unbelievable series of successes.

Ralf Weitbrecht

Sports editor.

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The last six point games against TSG have all been won.

Oliver Glasner had nothing to do with it, but this series has not remained hidden from the trainer of Eintracht.

May the Hoffenheimers have become one of Eintracht's favorite opponents as a result: For Glasner, the past does not matter.

"We know that we are facing an extremely difficult away game," said Glasner on Friday.

"Speed, robustness and game intelligence: TSG has many different weapons," enthused the Austrian football teacher.

"The people of Hoffenheim are in very good shape."

But so do the Frankfurters.

Glasner's team has been unbeaten in all competitions in the Bundesliga and in the Europa League for six games.

Stability is the key.

And confidence.

A virtue that Glasner particularly spoke about in the verbal preparation for the game in Sinsheim.

Trust - the 46-year-old feels that everywhere.

"Our biggest lever in the last few games has been confidence," he said, adding, "I have a lot of faith in the idea of ​​football that I have in my head." Confidence in the coaching staff, confidence in the players: It there is great harmony and unanimity in the ranks of unity.

Victory flanks

Glasner takes care of the well-being of his professionals every day. It has been agreed that all players have to answer four questions about general well-being via mobile phone. Together with other objective parameters from the training work, Glasner would get a good picture of the condition of his players. It is correct: Eintracht has never been as good as it is up to date in terms of personnel in the late autumn of any year. All 28 professionals in the squad are fit and ready for action. "A big compliment to the athletics and medical department," said Glasner about the accompanying workers.

Keyword flank: On the left, the territory of perhaps the best, most consistent and most unpredictable Eintracht professional, Filip Kostic is swirling. Most recently in an impressive way, so that even Glasner said: "The title of the one who hits the most crosses in the Bundesliga goes to Filip before the start." It was only one of these preparatory actions that led to victory last Sunday. Last season, the wanted target player was usually André Silva, who benefited from Kostic's precision work. Now Gonçalo Paciência, Sam Lammers and finally even Evan Ndicka, an advanced defender for the benefit of Eintracht, meet.

So no spectators in Sinsheim. Glasner regrets this very much and thinks it is “a shame”, as for him viewers are “the salt in the soup. But we can't change it. We have to make the best of it. ”The best thing would be to build on the winning streak and perfect victory number seven. But that is anything but easy. "I expect a very close game," said Glasner. “It's all close together.

It's a very competitive Bundesliga. "Hoffenheim are two points ahead of Eintracht, who could overtake the Kraichgauer with a win and advance into regions that are more attractive than table positions between twelve and 15. That his players have the potential is indisputable for Glasner.

“I'm positively surprised by the team.

We may have made a bigger step forward than I expected. ”On this Saturday, when the stands in the Sinsheimer Arena will be orphaned, Eintracht can take the next bigger step.

The successful streak against the favorite opponent could act as an encouragement.