Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Betfair
Ludogorets Razgrad will lock horns with Tottenham Hotspur at home in the Europa League this week. The Group J match at Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad is slated to kick off at 5:55pm UK time on Thursday and could be a cracker.
Ludogorets Razgrad
Ludogorets Razgrad have made a disappointing start to their 2020-21 Europa League campaign. The Bulgarian First League club find themselves at the foot of Group J with zero points from two matches. Stanislav Genchev’s side lost their opening game 2-1 to Belgian club Royal Antwerp at home and suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of LASK away.
Things are not going well for Ludogorets at the moment, but that is not unexpected. Tottenham are the clear favourites to win the group, and Antwerp are expected to join them in the knockout rounds of the Europa League. LASK and Ludogorets are the weak links, and that is already showing.
Team news
Elvis Manu scored a hat-trick for Ludogorets in the Europa League last week, and the 27-year-old attacking player will be leading the line for the home team.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham are expected to win the group with ease, and it looked easy for them in their opening game. Jose Mourinho’s side kicked off their Europa League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over LASK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Premier League club must have been looking for a similarly easy win last week when they travelled to Belgium to play Antwerp, but they slumped to a 1-0 defeat.
Spurs are second in Group J at the moment with three points from two matches, three points behind leaders Antwerp. Mourinho was not happy with his players’ performance in Belgium, and his team reacted by getting the better of Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League.
Team news
Tottenham head coach Mourinho has a fully fit squad except for Japhet Tanganga, who is unavailable due to a thigh problem. The Portuguese is likely to give chances to his fringe players, with Carlos Vinícius set to lead the line.
Key Factors to Consider
- Ludogorets have won the Belgian league title for the past nine seasons.
Ludogorets have failed to win any of their last five European home games
Harry Kane put four past Ludogorets goalkeeper Plamen Iliev on international duty.
This is Tottenham head coach Mourinho’s only second experience in the Europa League.
Tottenham’s away record in the Europa League group stage is W6 D6 L4 .
Conclusion
While Ludogorets will have home advantage and Tottenham lost last week, it is likely to be an away win in this game. The Premier League club, though, are likely to concede, but that should not prevent them from picking up all three points from the encounter.
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Betfair
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