Tottenham Hotspur have a chance to bounce back to winning ways when they travel to Greece to meet Asteras Tripolis in the Europa League on Thursday evening. Victory will put them in a strong position in Group C and boost their hopes of reaching the last 32. Spurs are currently second in the group, tied with leaders Besiktas on five points with three games left.
Last time out Tottenham went past Asteras with easy, they won 5-1 at White Hart Lane with Harry Kane bagging a hat-trick. However, the Greek side have done a decent job in the group so far, grabbing four points so far. That said, a win for Asteras on Thursday would dramatically change the balance of power in the group.
Harry Kane will probably be handed a starting place instead of Adebayor or Soldado while Kyle Naughton and Nabil Bentaleb are in doubt due to injuries. Ederson Tormena, Ritchie Kitoko and Dimitris Kourbelis are all expected to miss out for the home side.
Probable starting line-ups:
Asteras: Kosicky - Lluy, Zisopoulos, Sankare, Panteliadis - Mazza, Usero, Munafo, Rolle - Tsokanis, Parra
Spurs: Lloris - Naughton, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies - Capoue, Dembele, Lamela, Townsend - Kane, Adebayor
My prediction: Tottenham to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Asteras win - 15/4 Draw - 14/5 Tottenham win - 4/5
Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
Tottenham had chance to win without conceded goal,but Asteras scored in last of the minutes of the match.Every win is good ,but I think that it would be very good for Spurs if they won this with clean sheet.That kind of wins give you more confidence,morale of players is getting up after them.
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mdacic 9 years ago
I don't know did you guys look this match but in second half Asteras was better. I was watching whole match and we saw two very different halfs. First where tottenham show how big club they are and had more chanses but in second asteras was dangerous and had more opportunity for score. At the end Tottenham can be happy...
I don't know did you guys look this match but in second half Asteras was better. I was watching whole match and we saw two very different halfs. First where tottenham show how big club they are and had more chanses but in second asteras was dangerous and had more opportunity for score. At the end Tottenham can be happy with this win.
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mico.femic.1 9 years ago
Tottenham is better and the better team of Asteras Tripolis and have better quality players. his players give their best on the field and surprise and the best clubs of the world with their fine play and fight. Each player plays his heart for his club . and fans support them and cheer to the end which gives them the will...
Tottenham is better and the better team of Asteras Tripolis and have better quality players. his players give their best on the field and surprise and the best clubs of the world with their fine play and fight. Each player plays his heart for his club . and fans support them and cheer to the end which gives them the will to fight.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
After this matchday,we can be almost sure than Tottenham and Besiktas will get through to the knockout stage.Yes,you might say Asteras still has chances,but I really can see them causing big troubles to Besiktas.They will also have big porblem to win in Belgrade against Partizan.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
This waj an easy game for Tottenham,after all.They proved again that if if you score an opener early,then you have big chances to win.Tottenham did not had best game ever,but even solid game was enough to beat a team of Asteras's quality.This is important win for Tottenham.
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galata86 9 years ago
wow this was exciting game and late in game we almost saw surprise. After comfortable lead by tottenham asteras showed that they are alive and scored in 90th minut. After that they didn't have any chanse but you can se that tottenham get nervous. But at the end most important thing for Hotspur is new 3 points and they easy...
wow this was exciting game and late in game we almost saw surprise. After comfortable lead by tottenham asteras showed that they are alive and scored in 90th minut. After that they didn't have any chanse but you can se that tottenham get nervous. But at the end most important thing for Hotspur is new 3 points and they easy go into the next stage
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VlahovicNovo 9 years ago
Easy win for Tottenham.They are much better on away pitch than home.Like all expect Tottenham and Besiktas from this group goes in 2nd round and my Partizan and greece Asteras go home.
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mdacic 9 years ago
Yes, alredy at the half time you can see all that I talk about. Football isn't about home pitch ar thing like that, Football is about quality, If you have quality players you are going to win. Of course this isn't true in all cases but if you have much more quality in your squad than opponent that is only important
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schuber26 9 years ago
Asteras Tripolis - Tottenham possesion: 27.2% - 72.8% in away. Nice job Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham can win this Europe League if they concentrate. Townsend is a very big talent he plays well today. Mousa Dembélé's 90% pass accuracy is very good too. Good Luck tottenham!
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mdacic 9 years ago
Greek teams are good at home but can you compare tottenham and asteras. even if tottenham start with second team I think that this is clear win for them. I mean tottenham is serious club they have great organization and a lot of other factor that going them in favor so I think that is win for tottenham unquestionable
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
Greek teams are playing very good at home because they all have very loud fans.Greeks are very passionate people.They support their teams even when result is not good for them.They sing all 90 minutes.That is main reason why Olympiacos had two home wins in Champions League.For foreign team is hard to win in Greece.
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John Andrew 9 years ago
This is for me hard match for prediction. Absolutely Tottenham is better team than Asteras, but Greek teams at home always played very well. At home, they conceded usually under two goals. They play close football, with little possession, on counter attack. In this group, I think that Besiktas and Tottenham will be first...
This is for me hard match for prediction. Absolutely Tottenham is better team than Asteras, but Greek teams at home always played very well. At home, they conceded usually under two goals. They play close football, with little possession, on counter attack. In this group, I think that Besiktas and Tottenham will be first and second. Prediction for this match, under 3 goals.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
I think this year's campaign in Europa League will be huge test Tottenham manager Pochettino.There is a lot of pressure on him.Expeectations are always hugh,team is good,but is not as good as some other teams in Premier League are.Tottenham made mistake when they sold Bale.I understand that they had to sell him,but they...
I think this year's campaign in Europa League will be huge test Tottenham manager Pochettino.There is a lot of pressure on him.Expeectations are always hugh,team is good,but is not as good as some other teams in Premier League are.Tottenham made mistake when they sold Bale.I understand that they had to sell him,but they should have bought much better players than they did.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
Asteras Tripolis showed that they are serious club.They managed to shock Besiktas in Istanbul.If I remember good,they scored a late equaliser.They also won in the match againt Serbian vice-champions,Partizan,team with respectable players.Asteras is really good at home,so it will be tough for Tottenham.
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Shumar4life 9 years ago
Tottenham is huge favorite on this match but Asteras is playing at the home, and they will try to score some goal from counter attacks. Tottenham already has good run, and if they win today they will be in good position ahead of the next round of this competition. Tottenham is huge favorite and that is for sure
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explosio4 9 years ago
Asteras could make some problems Tottenham. Tottenham must win this match and reach to next round. Remember that Europa League champion next year will play in Champions league group stage. That is something very attractive teams like Tottenham, Everton because their domestic league is very difficult and for them is very...
Asteras could make some problems Tottenham. Tottenham must win this match and reach to next round. Remember that Europa League champion next year will play in Champions league group stage. That is something very attractive teams like Tottenham, Everton because their domestic league is very difficult and for them is very hard to qualify to Champions league.
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
On the other side,Asteras Tripolis is not team that can cause problems to Spurs.Greeks are not bad team,they are especially good at home,but I think Tottenham players will find way to win this match.I expect tough match,with no more than 2.5 goals,and I expect Tottenham's win.My prediction : 0-2
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Daniel Anderson 9 years ago
Mdacic I dont agree with you about easiness of Tottenham's victory.I dont play good at all.They will probably get through to the knockout stage,but they should not be satisfied with their form.They are good team,with lot of quality players,but they are simply not playing as good as it is expected from them.
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explosio4 9 years ago
Tottenham is great team, and they are big favorite in this match. If they start match with this probably team, that will be easy win for them. Asteras is good team, with lots of foreign players. They are good in domestic league, and especially in home matches. I think that they will score tonight, but Tottenham should win...
Tottenham is great team, and they are big favorite in this match. If they start match with this probably team, that will be easy win for them. Asteras is good team, with lots of foreign players. They are good in domestic league, and especially in home matches. I think that they will score tonight, but Tottenham should win this match.
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mdacic 9 years ago
With this match Tottenham can secure his place into knockout stage of uefa europa league and I think that they should do it easy. In first match they showed that they are much stronger than asteras. Also I think that will be match with small number of goals and my final prediction is 0-2 for tottenham
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