Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur vs Dinamo Zagreb

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 3-0

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Betfair

Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb will face each other in the Europa League this week. The first leg of the Round of 16 tie will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday and is slated to kick off at 8pm UK time.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur are coming into form at just the right time. With the season now in its business end, Jose Mourinho’s side will be determined to do their best. Spurs are very much in the running for the Champions League places in the Premier League table this season, and the North London club will be keen on going all the way in the Europa League as well.

Spurs will head into the match against Zagreb at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the back of a 4-1 hammering of Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League. It followed a 1-0 victory over Fulham away from home at Craven Cottage in yet another London derby. In fact, Spurs have won their last four matches in all competitions, scoring 13 goals and conceding just one in the process.

Team News:

Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso is not available due to injury. Gareth Bale may be rested in order to keep him fresh for the North London derby against Arsenal this weekend.

Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb will head into the Europa League Round of 16 tie against Tottenham as the underdogs. Tottenham have the better team and have world-class players such as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. However, Zoran Mamic’s side will not be easy pushovers and will hope to give Spurs a run for their money.

Zagreb had to work hard in the last round to progress. Krasnodar did not give up over the two legs, but the Croatian club eventually eked out a 4-2 aggregate win. Zagreb will know that if they suffer a heavy defeat in London on Thursday evening, then it is very unlikely that they will be able to overturn it in the second leg.

Team News:

Sadegh Moharrami will miss the match against Tottenham due to injury.

Key Factors to Consider

• Tottenham Hotspur have won five and drawn one of their last six Europa League games.
• Dinamo Zagreb have won all all their last six Europa League games.
• Tottenham Hotspur have won five of their last seven matches against Croatian teams.
• Dinamo Zagreb have lost nine of their last 10 matches against English teams.
• Tottenham Hotspur striker Carlos Vinicius is the top scorer in the Europa League with six goals.

Conclusion

It will be a massive surprise if Tottenham slip up. The likelihood is that the Premier League club will win by a big margin in the first leg, making the second leg pretty much academic.

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 3-0

Best Odds: 9/1

Bookmaker: Betfair