Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-04-09 19:00.
[p]Thereās an āall or nothingā feel about Tottenhamās UEFA Europa League (UEL) campaign now that it represents their only remaining pathway to European football next season. Ange Postecoglouās future as head coach also almost certainly depends on earning UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualification by winning this competition, so this quarter-final tie with Eintracht Frankfurt will likely be receiving his teamās undivided attention.[/p]
[p]An almost perfect European record on home soil since the start of the 2020/21 campaign (W15, D3 excluding a walkover awarded to Rennes), extended by a 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar in the UEL last 16 to progress 3-2 on aggregate, means that Spurs have a decent chance of taking an advantage into the second leg here. Included in that current unbeaten streak is a 3-2 comeback victory over Frankfurt during the 2022/23 UCL, albeit a recent reminder that their opponents canāt be taken lightly.Ā [/p]
[p]Winners of the UEL in 2021/22, Frankfurt are taking part in their first European quarter-final of any sort since lifting that trophy, courtesy of defeating Ajax in both legs of their last-16 tie. They are no strangers to juggling domestic and continental duties at this time of year, with this the sixth time over the last seven campaigns that the Eagles have made it to the knockout phase of a UEFA competition.[/p]
[p]This will be their fourth away game of the 2024/25 UEL as an underdog, and winning the most recent such encounter (2-1 at Ajax) should give them immense confidence to avenge the defeat at Tottenham from two seasons back. They have already repeated that result against the north Londoners this term though, opening the scoring only to lose 3-2 at Lyon in the league phase, so there should be a big focus on how they close out this match if they strike first.Ā [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Wilson Odobert could be an unheralded threat for Spurs after he recorded his first and second goals for Spurs at home to AZ in the previous round. Mario Gƶtze also scored a double in Frankfurtās last UEL game and is not short of personal motivation to repeat the feat here, having faced Tottenham more times than any club while suffering a 100% loss rate (L5).Ā [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Frankfurt and Tottenham have scored 2+ goals in 70% of their respective matches this UEL season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]