Tottenham Hotspur welcome Royal Antwerp to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their final Group J clash of 2020-21 UEFA Europa League.
Victory for Tottenham will see them advance as Group J winners, whereas Antwerp need to simply avoid defeat and they will go through as the victorious team in this group.
Team News
Tanguy Ndombele is set to return for Tottenham after sitting out the match with a minor unspecified injury.
Serge Aurier will miss the match due to a knock alongside Erik Lamela, who is still absent with a foot injury.
Antwerp will be without Matheus and Sander Coopman who haven’t travelled due to long-term injuries.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham lost their only previous meeting against Antwerp, losing 1-0 in Belgium in late October.
- Antwerp have won one of two previous away matches against English opposition in all UEFA competitions (W1, L1).
- Carlos Vinicius and Lucas Moura have scored four of Spurs’ seven home goals in Group J between them, scoring twice each.
Prediction
Tottenham come into this match in solid form after taking a clinical home win over Arsenal on Sunday in the Premier League, which demonstrated their ability to deploy different styles of play depending on the opposition and that will be a huge issue for Antwerp.
I am therefore expecting a tough contest here given that Spurs have scored 25 goals at home across ten games in all competitions, yet Belgian clubs seem to be their Achilles heel in Europe but I have a feeling that this will be a home win here if can execute their preferred counter strategy.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Royal Antwerp
Result: Tottenham 2-0 Royal Antwerp
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