Tottenham vs Qarabag: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Ange Postecoglu has often spoken about winning trophies in his second season, and on Thursday, Tottenham Hotspur should make the first step on the road to success and overcome Qarabag.

Tottenham Hotspur are listed as one of the favourites for the Europa League and has found scoring relatively easy to come by this season, having scored at least three goals in two of their home fixtures his season. The only game they have not scored at home was the defeat to Arsenal.

Tottenham are without a clean sheet in their previous four, with both teams scoring in eight of the last ten involving Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur have found some defensive frailties this season, conceding the first goal in four of their previous five - including against Coventry City in the League Cup. Games involving Qarabag tend to be high-scoring affairs, with seven of the last nine involving over 2.5 goals.

We simply can’t look past Tottenham Hotspur. The quality of their side should be enough to see off the challengers from Azerbaijan.

Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Qarabag

The Europa League is back underway this season, with a new competition and a new format for clubs to adjust to this season. Tottenham Hotspur begin their Europa League campaign at home to Qarabag FK.

Date: 26/09/2024
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Kick-Off: 8 pm

The Europa League format, this season, works in the same way as the Champions League format. There are 36 teams involved in this competition and each team has an allotted eight games to play. To qualify for the knockout phase, teams must finish in the top eight of the league phase. Failing this, if a team would finish between 9th and 24th in the league phase, the teams would be drawn into a two-legged play-off phase and from there on the competition would resume like it had done from previous years.

Tottenham Hotspur will be seeking another opportunity to break their trophy drought again this season as Ange Postecoglu’s side enters the Europa League again this season. Spurs are hunting their first trophy since 2008, with the UEFA Europa League presenting an opportunity for potential Champions League qualification. Last season, Postecoglu’s first season brought a fifth-placed finished, which without the coefficient was not enough to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, as Aston Villa claimed that final spot.

Tottenham Hotspur have made a respectable yet unremarkable start to the season across the domestic competitions. Despite an opening-day dominance of Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur failed to secure the win, however, they made sure of the result in a 4-0 victory over Everton the following matchday. A defeat in the North London derby was followed by two consecutive wins in all competitions, leaving Spurs unbeaten in two. The North London side beat Brentford 3-1 in their previous home game.

Qarabag are the undisputed kings of Azerbaijan, having won the last five league titles, ensuring qualification for the UEFA Champions League early knockout rounds. Qarabag are placed in the UEFA Europa League phase as they were beaten 5-0 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb in the final play-off round of the Champions League. Domestically, they have been brilliant once again, with five wins from six.

The last time these two teams met was in the 2015/16 Europa League campaign, in which a single Harry Kane goal separated the two teams.

The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1.

Predicted Tottenham Eleven: Vicario, Gray, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie, Sarr, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Johnson, Son, Werner

Predicted Qarabag Eleven: Kochalski, Silva, Mustafazada, Huseynov, Cafarquilyev, Andrade, Romao, Bayramov, Benzia, Zoubir, Viera.

Tottenham Hotspur has the historical advantage in this fixture, having won the previous fixture, as mentioned, 1-0. The only other game took place in that same UEFA Europa League campaign when a 3-1 win for Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane was the perfect result for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Tottenham under Ange Postecoglu this season, have won three of the previous five games in all competitions with a domestic cup victory under their belt. The game against Coventry City provided a stern test for Tottenham Hotspur as goals from Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson secured a comeback victory for the Spurs.

Tottenham Hotspur have found some defensive frailties this season, conceding the first goal in four of their previous five - including against Coventry City in the League Cup. In their previous game against Brentford, Tottenham fell behind again but recovered for a 3-1 win. James Maddison provided a goal and an assist for his side, with further goals from Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson.

The Azerbaijan Champions are in impressive form, with five wins from their first six games in the league and three wins on the bounce. Qarabag have won three from their last five in all competitions and have scored nine goals in their three previous games. Qarabag have scored 16 goals this season and have averaged 2.7 goals per game this season. The visitors have kept three clean sheets in six. Qarabag’s previous fixture provided an impressive victory over Neftci as the hosts for that game recorded a 4-0 win.

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