Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt eliminated Dutch opposition to set up a quarter-final meeting in the Europa League. Spurs will host the opening leg in this tie, with the winner drawn to face Bodo/Glimt or Lazio. Read on for our prediction of the match.
Tottenham’s season domestically is so poor that the Europa League presents their only chance at European football next season. The north Londoners are 14th in the league so a lot of their season’s hopes are placed on this competition.
In the last round, Spurs overcame AZ 3-2 on aggregate. They are unbeaten in 12 Europa League home matches, winning 10.
Eintracht Frankfurt are doing well this season, both at home and in Europe. While they aren’t challenging for the Bundesliga, being 20 points off, Frankfurt are well in the push for a top four place.
The Germans are coming from a 2-0 loss at Werder Bremen and in their second straight away match they will hope for a win. A 6-2 aggregate win over Ajax in the last round ushered them here.
Frankfurt will be looking to emulate Borussia Dortmund, the last team to beat Spurs at home in this competition. They aren’t a bad side in the Europa League, only losing two of their last 23 matches.
Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur have this tournament as their only chance of winning anything this season. At the end of two legs, one of them would have lost out. However, what stands out for both sides, is their form in this competition as well as their scoring runs.
The two teams have been prolific in attack in Europe, a factor we expect to see here too. Our prediction for Tottenham Hotspur v Eintracht Frankfurt is for both teams to score and over 2.5 goals.