Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 3-1
Best Odds: 171/20
Tottenham Hotspur and Qarabag will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The match between the Premier League club and the Azerbaijan Premier League team will be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur are one of the biggest clubs in England and regularly challenge for a top-four spot in the Premier League table. Spurs went close to clinching a UEFA Champions League spot last season, but they pipped to the final place by Aston Villa.
Spurs will play in the UEFA Europa League this season, and under former Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou, the North London club will be determined to win the competition. There is a long way to go, but the likes of Aston Villa and West Ham United have shown that clubs in the Premier League can go a long way in the UEFA Europa League.
Tottenham will head into the UEFA Europa League match against Qarabag at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London on Thursday evening on the back of a 3-1 victory over Brentford at home in the Premier League. It came after a 2-1 victory over Coventry City away from home in the third round of the League Cup which followed a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the Preier League.
Team News:
Tottenham Hotspur are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation. Guglielmo Vicario will be in goal for Spurs and will have Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie in front of him in defence. Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison will be the three midfielders. Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Son Heung-Min will be the three forwards.
Qarabag
Qarabag are one of the biggest clubs in Azerbaijan and are used to play in European Competitions. Qarabag have won the Azerbaijan Premier League as many as 11 times and have also clinched the Azerbaijan Cup on eight occasions.
The Horsemen have played in the UEFA Champions League as well as in the UEFA Europa League. Qarabag were in contention to qualify for this season’s UEFA Champions League, but they could not negotiate through the group stages and will play in the UEFA Europa League instead.
Qarabag are doing well in the Azerbaijan Premier League at the moment. Gurban Gurbanov’s side are currently at the top of the league table with 15 points from six matches, a point ahead of Sabah and Turan Tovuz, who are second and third respectively in the standings and have played seven games each.
Team News:
Qarabag are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Tottenham Hotspur. Mateusz Kochalski will be in goal and will have Matheus Silva, Bahlul Mustafazada, Kevin Medina and Elvin Cafarquliyev in front of him in defence. Patrick Andrade and Julio Rodrigues Romao will be the two holding midfielders. Leandro Andrade, Yassine Benzia and Abdellah Zoubir will be the three attacking midfielders. Juninho is likely to lead the line for Qarabag.
Key Factors to Consider
- Tottenham Hotspur have won 2 matches against Qarabag.
- Son Heung-Min is Tottenham Hotspur’s top scorer so far this season with 2 goals in 5 matches.
- Tottenham Hotspur have scored 9 goals in 5 Premier League matches so far this season.
- Qarabag have scored 16 goals in 6 Azerbaijan Premier League games so far this campaign.
- Qarabag have conceded 4 goals in 6 Azerbaijan Premier League games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
Qarabag are not going to be pushovers, but Tottenham Hotspur should still get the job done. It is not going to be an easy or comfortable victory for the North London club, but they are a much better team than Qarabag and will get the three points in the end.
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur to win 3-1
Best Odds: 171/20
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