Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham prediction, odds, tips & team news | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to book their spot in the Europa League semi-finals when they travel to face Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday 17th April at 8pm (UK time). The tie is evenly-poised after a 1-1 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg. This game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3. Find our match preview and best bets below, which include a 28/1 longshot.

Eintracht Frankfurt First time to Score (1/1 with Sky Bet)

Frankfurt have plenty of experience in this competition and lifted the trophy in 2022 when they beat Rangers in the final. The Eagles are unbeaten at home in the Europa League in their last eleven matches,  which has involved some strong sides such as Barcelona and Ajax. Frankfurt are a tough side to beat on home soil in all competitions of late (W14 D5 L3), and they’ve not lost a UEL knockout round game in their last ten outings (W6, D4).

Tottenham have conceded the opening goal in three of their five Europa League away games this season. Their domestic form has been really poor this term with 17 league defeats, and only the three teams in the relegation zone having suffered more. This is a huge game for Spurs, but I can see Frankfurt starting quickly and backing them to score the first goal at even money looks a solid bet.

Rodrigo Bentancur to Score a Header (28/1 with Sky Bet)

For all of Tottenham’s defensive issues this season, they remain capable of scoring plenty of goals. Despite languishing in 15th in the Premier League table, Spurs are the third highest scorers in the division, and the player I’m targeting to score in Germany is Rodrigo Bentancur.

Both of the Uruguayan’s league goals this season have been headers, and according to his shooting data, a very high 36% of his attempts this year have been via his head. In the first leg last Thursday, he hit the bar with a header and also had one saved that he arguably should’ve done better with. At 28/1, he looks a backable price to go one better and score a header this week.

How both teams go into Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham

Eintracht Frankfurt have looked good in the Europa League this season. The German side were one of eight teams to automatically qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League, finishing fifth in the group stage. They won five of their eight games, drawing one and losing twice. Eintracht Frankfurt were then given a potentially tough tie in the last 16 against former European champions Ajax. But they cruised through in the end, with a 6-2 aggregate victory. They also took the lead against Tottenham in the first leg, but had to settle for a draw in the end.

Tottenham also finished in the top eight of the Europa League group stage, sitting one point and one place ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt. They also won five of their eight games, but drew two alongside one defeat. Ange Postecoglou’s men had to work hard for their spot in the quarter-finals, losing the first leg of their last 16 tie against AZ Alkmaar. But a 3-1 second-leg victory did the trick. The Europa League is Tottenham’s last chance to secure European football for next season, so this will be their most important game of the campaign.

Eintracht Frankfurt team news

Kevin Trapp is a long-term absentee for Eintracht Frankfurt, and hasn’t been included in their Europa League squad. Ansgar Knauff is also injured.

Tottenham team news

This game is expected to be too soon for Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso, though both are set to return before April is up. Destiny Udogie had to come off in the first leg, though it was later confirmed to be cramp. Radu Dragusin is out for the season.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham head-to-head

This will be the sixth meeting between these two sides, and the fourth in just under three years. Tottenham are unbeaten in those three matches, with one win alongside two draws. Eintracht Frankfurt’s sole victory over Tottenham came in the second leg of their European Cup Winners’ Cup tie in 1982, though the English side still advanced on aggregate.

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