Seeking to secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, Tottenham Hotspur entertain Elfsborg on Thursday night.
Ange Postecoglou’s side ended a three-game winless run in Europe’s secondary club competition with a 3-2 win away to Hoffenheim last week.
That victory means Spurs’ fate is in their own hands as they look to seal their passage to the round of 16.
However, Tottenham’s preparations for this clash were far from ideal, as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Leicester on Sunday, a setback that has ramped the pressure up on manager Postecoglou ahead of this fixture.
As for Elfsborg, they will arrive in the English capital occupying 20th place in the Europa League standings, meaning a defeat here could see them drop out of the all-important top 24.
However, the Swedish outfit have proved that they're no mugs, having already claimed the scalps of both Roma and Nice.
How the bookies view it: Light work for the Lilywhites
Despite winning just two of their last 10 matches across all competitions, Tottenham are heavy 1/7 favourites on Boylesports to take top honours on Thursday night.
Elfsborg enter this encounter as massive 12/1 underdogs with Boylesports, while a share of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium spoils is trading at 13/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: History book blank
Tottenham and Elfsborg will do battle for the first time ever on Thursday night. Spurs last squared off with Scandinavian opposition in this competition way back in 2013, comfortably taking care of Tromso both home and away.
Players to watch: More Maddison magic?
After scoring as well as providing an assist away at Hoffenheim last week, backing James Maddison to register another goal involvement on matchday eight could be the way to go at 4/5 on Bet 365.
Gustav Henriksson scored the only goal of the game during Elfsborg’s 1-0 win over Nice last time out. The Swedish defender is a towering 22/1 on Boylesports to get himself on the scoresheet again on Thursday night.
Predicted line-ups
As was the case against Leicester at the weekend, Spurs boss Postecoglou could be without as many as 10 players, with Richarlison the latest casulaty to check into the Tottenham treatment room.
The visitors will have to cope without Enzo Andren for this contest, but apart from that they have a clean bill of health.
Tottenham: Austin; Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Moore
Elfsborg: Petterson; Henriksson, Holmen, Yegbe, Hult; Hedlund, B Zeneli, Ouma, Qasem; Holten, A Zeneli
Anything else catch the eye?
Elfsborg look a touch too big to score a minimum of one goal on Thursday night at even-money (1/1) on Boylesports.
The Swedish side have struck in six of their seven league phase outings so far, netting multiple goals away from home against both AZ and Galatasaray.
Thus, there is plenty of scope for Oscar Hiljemark’s side to land a blow on an injury-ravaged Tottenham team that concedes chances and goals by the bucketload.
This UEFA Europa League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Elfsborg will be played on Jan 30, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Tottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
