Despite their Premier League struggles this season, Tottenham remain on course for Europa League glory and they host Eintracht Frankfurt in their quarter-final first leg on Thursday, April 10.
The German club lifted the trophy in 2022 but Spurs are favourites to establish a first-leg lead in the 20:00 kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Read on for our in-depth analysis of Thursday’s game along with expert predictions and betting tips.
Tip 1
The Europa League is Tottenham’s last chance to salvage something from a difficult 2024-25 season but they look too short in the betting to earn a first-leg lead against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Like Spurs, Eintracht are hard to trust defensively, conceding 13 goals in their last six Bundesliga matches, but they have the attacking quality to claim a score draw in north London.
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Tip 2
Eintracht’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Tuta was sent off for two bookable offences in the first hour of their 2022-23 Champions League group-stage defeat away to Tottenham.
He should be in the thick of the battle once again and looks a likely card candidate after being cautioned in four of his last five Bundesliga appearances.
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Tottenham are languishing in 14th place in the Premier League, having finished fifth last season.
Manager Ange Postecoglou has been criticised for his gung-ho tactics, although he has been working with an injury-hit squad for most of the campaign.
Spurs beat bottom club Southampton 3-1 on Sunday, stretching their run without a clean sheet to eight matches in all competitions.
German forward Timo Werner is ineligible for the Europa League but striker Richarlison is fit again and midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur returns from suspension.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Maddison, Bentancur; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
Eintracht Frankfurt sit third in the Bundesliga, albeit 14 points behind second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
Dino Toppmoller’s attacking gameplan favours pacy, direct players such as Omar Marmoush, whose prolific Frankfurt form earned him a January move to Manchester City.
Eintracht thrashed Ajax 6-2 on aggregate in the Europa League round of 16, although they have lost four of their last six Bundesliga games.
Kaua Santos may start in goal again as the experienced Kevin Trapp is struggling with a shin injury.
Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League in 2021-22, knocking out Barcelona and West Ham before beating Rangers on penalties in the final.
Eintracht Frankfurt Predicted XI: Santos; Kristensen, Theate, Koch, Brown; Shkiri, Larsson, Tuta; Gotze, Ekitike, Bahoya.
Tottenham have won two, drawn one and lost one of their four European meetings with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Spurs won 3-2 on aggregate in the 1981-82 Cup Winners Cup quarter-finals while the 2022-23 Champions League group-stage fixtures produced a 0-0 draw in Frankfurt and a 3-2 home win for Tottenham.
Heung-Min Son scored twice in that victory in October 2022, helping Tottenham establish a 3-1 half-time lead.
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