Eintracht Frankfurt welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Deutsche Bank Park for the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie on Thursday night.
A 1-1 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week has put the tie on a knife-edge ahead of this week’s return match in Germany.
Back at their German headquarters this week, the Eagles will be quietly confident about sealing their passage to the semi-final stage.
Dino Toppmoller’s team warmed up for this crunch clash by brushing aside Heidenheim 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Tottenham, in contrast, slumped to their 17th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday when losing 4-2 away at Wolves, in a game where our man Kevin Mac delivered a couple of winners.
As such, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure, and his fate could ultimately be decided by the outcome of Thursday night’s second leg.
How the bookies view it: Eagles to emerge victorious
Eintracht Frankfurt – who have won each of their last four Europa League home games – are 23/20 favourites on Boylesports.
Another 90 minute stalemate this week can be backed at 13/5 on Boylesports while a Tottenham triumph is trading at 13/8 with the same firm.
Head to head: History against the hosts
Tottenham can take some confidence from the fact that last week’s 1-1 draw extended their unbeaten run to three matches against Eintracht Frankfurt. What’s more, Spurs have already won on German soil this season, earning a 3-2 win away at Hoffenheim during the league phase.
Players to watch: Hugo back on the goal hunt?
Hugo Ekitike hit the opening goal of the game in London last week, taking his tally for the season to 21 goals in the process. The in-form Frankfurt forward has also provided nine assists this term, making the 4/5 (Bet 365) for another goal involvement here an eye-catching option.
Tottenham’s tough-tackling midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur committed two fouls during last week's first leg and a repeat here holds plenty of appeal at 6/5 with Bet 365.
Predicted line-ups
Eintracht Frankfurt could be without as many as five first-team players for Thursday night’s second-leg showdown in Germany.
As was the case at the weekend, Tottenham boss Postecoglou will once again be unable to call upon the services of injured duo Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin, however captain Son Heung-min is expected to return after missing out at Molineux.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Santos; Brown, Theate, Koch, Kristensen; Skhiri, Uzun; Bahoya, Chaibi, Gotze; Ekitike
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Maddison, Bentancur, Sarr; Tel, Solanke, Son
Anything else catch the eye?
Bundling up Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals looks well worthy of support at 5/6 on Boylesports.
This bet would have paid out in Frankfurt’s most recent Europa League home game with Ajax, with the Eagles earning a 4-1 victory on that occasion.
The same selection would have also proven profitable in three of Spurs’ five continental contests away from home this season.
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