Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham predictions: More misery for under-fire Postecoglou
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- The sides drew 1-1 in North London in last week's first leg
- The winners play Bodo/Glimt or Lazio in the semis
- Recommended bet: Eintracht Frankfurt to win
Tottenham hope they will not be left to rue poor finishing as they head to Germany to take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.
The match is perfectly poised at 1-1 after Spurs' Pedro Porro cancelled out Hugo Ekitike's early opener at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Thursday, a match the Premier League side had enough chances to win.
Team news
First-choice Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp appears to still be sidelined with Kaua Santos continuing to deputise.
Winger Ansgar Knauff could be in line for a return after being out for three weeks.
Dejan Kulusevski came off the bench at Wolves after a six-week lay-off so will be pushing for a start for Spurs, although skipper Heung-Min Son missed out at Molineux and is a doubt with a foot problem.
Kevin Danso (thigh) and Radu Dragusin (knee) are both sidelined and will miss out.
The stats
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Eintracht Frankfurt have won their last four home fixtures in the Europa League and 12 of their last 16 in all competitions.
They have not failed to score in a game at Deutsche Bank Park since March 2023.
Hugo Ekitike has scored 10 goals for Frankfurt since the turn of the year.
Spurs have lost each of their last four away matches and six of their last seven. They have conceded in all but one of their last 11 away games.
Prediction
Tottenham have reached crunch time in a disappointing campaign.
Win in Frankfurt and they live to fight another day; lose and expect civil war at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where furious fans are demanding change.
High stakes come with high pressure and it looks like Eintracht Frankfurt, third in the Bundesliga and imperious at home, can deal with all that better.
Dino Toppmoller's men come into the game on the back of a 3-0 thumping of Heidenheim while Spurs fly into Frankfurt fresh off a 4-2 loss at Wolves where, once again, they paid the price for a series of terrible errors.
Whether the mistakes are individual or collective, the fact is Tottenham are a bottom-six outfit punching above their weight in Europe, and the fight may well stop here.
The Deutsche Bank Park will be rocking and Frankfurt are very good in front of their own fans where they happily soak up pressure and pacily unsettle opponents on the counter.
And the point about Tottenham is that they are so easily unsettled this season, especially away from home where their record is terrible.
It is the last chance saloon for Tottenham, and last orders are called on Thursday.
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