Eintracht will be eager to recover quickly from last week's defeat to Augsburg and a home victory over fourth-placed Schalke 04 on Saturday would take them within a point of their opponents in the final Champions League qualifying spot.
Up until the winter break, Eintracht were the surprise team of the season, doggedly staying in touch with leaders Bayern Munich until a run of three wins in their last 12 games saw them slip off the pace at the top of the standings.
"There is no need to keep talking about Europe," coach Armin Veh fumed after their defeat to relegation-threatened Augsburg on Sunday.
"We played exactly the way we should not play against a team fighting to stay up. What we have to learn is to keep fighting, even if things do not always go according to plan."
"We will do everything we can to win against Schalke," defender Sebastian Jung said. "If we do that then the cards will have been shuffled again."
For midfielder Jefferson Farfan, however, the match is likely to come too soon after he missed last week's 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen with muscle problems and did not train on Wednesday either.
Bayern, who have already secured their 23rd Bundesliga title, travel to Hannover 96 with coach Jupp Heynckes expected to rest key players ahead of next week's Champions League clash against Barcelona.
