Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt predictions: Spurs to gain first-leg advantage
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- Tottenham have lost only one of their last 19 European home matches, winning 15
- Frankfurt have scored in four of their five away games in this competition so far
- Recommended bet: Tottenham to win & both teams to score
Tottenham Hotspur welcome the 2021/22 Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt to North London for a quarter-final first leg showdown on Thursday evening.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is under intense scrutiny owing to their poor performances domestically, but the Aussie will be harbouring hopes that the Europa League can still save their season.
Frankfurt are third in the Bundesliga and involved in a tense race for Champions League qualification for next season.
Team News
Dejan Kulusevski is the highest-profile absentee from the Spurs squad, though Postecoglou is at least boosted by having Rodrigo Bentancur back from the ban that kept him out of the second leg against AZ Alkmaar here last month.
Richarlison returned from injury at the weekend and should take his place on the bench, while Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie were rested for the win over Southampton on Sunday and are likely starters now.
Dino Toppmoller is without both Timothy Chandler and Elye Wahi for the trip to London, while the Bundesliga side are sweating on the fitness Kevin Trapp, Ansgar Knauff, Can Uzun, Krisztian Lisztes and Junior Ebimbe.
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The stats
Tottenham have lost only one of their last 19 European home matches, winning 15.
The Lilywhites have won 10 and drawn two of their last 12 Europa League games at home.
Spurs are bidding for a fifth home win in their last seven games.
Spurs have scored more goals (335) than any other team in UEFA Cup/Europa League history.
Frankfurt have lost only two of their last 23 Europa League matches (W14 D7).
The Germans have failed to score in just one of their 10 European games so far this season.
Prediction
Despite some insipid domestic form, which has resulted in 16 league losses already and Spurs being on course to finish outside the top 10 for the first time in 17 years, Postecoglou's outfit have held it together for the most part in Europe.
They have six wins and two draws from 10 games so far, avenging a first leg loss in the Netherlands as they defeated AZ Alkmaar 3-1 here last month to progress into the quarter-finals.
Frankfurt will be no pushovers. They have scored in four of their five away games in this competition so far, managing nine goals and three wins, and have failed to score in just one of their 10 games in continental competition this season.
Both of Spurs' most recent home wins have seen both teams on the scoresheet and that trend may continue as the hosts are fancied to poach an advantage to take with them to Germany.
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