Tottenham Hotspur aims to secure its place in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday, when they face a visit to the Swedish Suit of Elfsborg.
Lilywhites guaranteed their place in the knockout play-offs at the very least after last week 3-2 wins over HoffenheimBut it takes a victory at home in Elfsborg to ensure that they are directly up to the last 16.
The draw or defeat would leave the top eight endings from their hands and they would rely on the results else to avoid a two-hand play-offs in February.
Self -confidence is difficult for spurs immediately after Tumbal Weekend defeat to Leicester Citywith increasing pressure on Ange postecoglou in excavation. The injuries have worsened their problems and the heat is growing in northern London.
The regular ELFSBORGGA League season ended in November, and the Swedish side has played since then only the Europa League games and friendly matches. Relief victories in Europe mean that they can still reach the knockout phase, even if the first blue ending is now impossible.
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Tottenham vs Elfsborg head record to head
This is the first competitive fixture between Tottenham and Elfsborg.
Current form (all competitions)
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Tottenham 1-2 Leicester – 26/01/25 |
ELFSBORG 1-0 Nice – 23/01/25 |
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Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham – 23/01/25 |
ELFSBORG 1-0 Qarabag – 12/12/24 |
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Everton 3-2 Tottenham – 19/01/25 |
Athletic Club 3-0 ELFSBORG – 28/11/24 |
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Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham – 15/01/25 |
VARNAMO 0-0 ELFSBORG – 10.11.2011 |
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Tamworth 0-3 (Aet) Tottenham – 12/01/25 |
ELFSBORG 1-1 BRAGA – 07.07.24 |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports 2, Discovery+, Discovery+ App |
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United States |
Paramount+, vix |
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Canada |
Dazn Canada |
TottenhamThe injuries list is ruthless, but Postecoglou at least confirmed that Mikey Moore, Pope Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouum are available against Elfsborg.
However, there are good news. Guglielmo Vicario was still injured, and in January, Antonin Kinsky’s recruit cannot appear on Thursday, while Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Detsiny are absent in the background.
According to Postecoglou, Santa Spence and Sergio Regailon should be suitable for a weekend conflict with Brentford but are not available against Elfsborg.
James Maddison is missing for the next few weeks with the stress of the calf, while Timo Werner, Wilson Odobert, Dominic Solanka and Brennan Johnson were injured in the front line.
Tottenham predicted a setup against Elfsborg (4-3-3): Austin; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Bergvall, bissouuma, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Richarlison, son.
Elfsborg has no greater concern for injuries, moving north of London and will want to pile up more misery on the side of Spurs. The Oscar team has not played much competitive football in the last two months and should rest well.
Elfsborg is likely to present a similar line as one who secured an impressive victory over Nice last week, but will not be able to invite Simon Osson and Julius Magnusson to January signatures, and none of them can be registered to the Nokaut phase.
Elfsborg predicted a setup against Tottenham (3-4-3): Petterson; Holmen, Henriksson, Yegbe; Hedlund, B. Zeneli, Qasem, Hult; A. Zeneli, Abdullai, Rapp.
Tottenham are undoubtedly favorites for the affair on Thursday and should have enough fire forces to reset the ELFSBORG -Side, consisting of 20th place in the 20th place in Europa League table. However, injuries and bad form mean that a convincing victory seems unlikely.
The good news for Spurs is that ELFSBORG is not airy scorers, managing only nine in the Europe league compared to Tottenham 14. They won the recent European matches 1-0 against Nice and Qarabag, but it is unlikely to remain silent in the capital.
Prediction: Tottenham 3-1 ELFSBORG
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