Tottenham Hotspur – Antwerp
Tottenham Hotspur hosts Antwerp at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a game from Group J of Europa League. Are you ready to take a look at it with us?
Let’s start with the visitors here. Surpisingly Antwerp are leaders in this group with 12 points won and they have already qualified for the knockout phase of the competition. The only question now is this – are they going to win the group?
Four wins, one loss and 12 points won – this is Antwerp’s record in the group so far. The Belgian team surprised all of us with its performance – nobody expected that they could be ahead of Tottenham before the final round.
Last week Antwerp hosted Ludogorets at home and enjoyed a 3-1 win over the Bulgarian champion. Martin Hongla opened the score for the hosts while De Laet and Benson scored the other two.
Tottenham Hotspur still have a chance to win the group if they win against Antwerp on Thursday. Right now Spurs are three points behind with 10 points won. Three wins, one draw and one loss – this is Tottenham’s record in the competition so far.
Last week Jose Mourinho’s team made its first draw in this group. Tottenham faced LASK in Linz and made a dramatic 3-3 draw against the Austrian side. Gareth Bale and Dele Alli scored two penalties for Spurs while Hon Seung-Min scored as well. Surprisingly these three goals were not enough for Tottenham to claim the win at the Linzer Stadion.
That’s our free soccer tips professional betting for the Europa League fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Antwerp on Thursday. Antwerp are surprising us all in the competition so far, but for Spurs it’s a matter of prestigie to take the win here. Tottenham are arguably the best team in this group, but let’s see if they can prove it on Thursday.