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Tottenham to earn their Spurs in Gent

Tottenham to earn their Spurs in Gent

On Thursday night Premier League Tottenham travel to Belgium to face KAA Gent in the first leg of the last-32 of the Europa League.

The home side finished second in their group behind Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk, having endured an inconsistent campaign that saw them win two, draw two and lose two of their games.

Gent have struggled for victories of late, having won just two of their last ten games in all competitions. They are currently eighth in the Belgian top-flight after a mixed season domestically. Gent have been involved in a number of low-scoring games of late, with under 2.5 goals being scored in their last six games in all competitions.

Gent have a decent recent home record in the Europa League, winning six of their last nine European games on home soil, with over 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven home games in the competition.

Tottenham are in the Europa League courtesy of finishing third in their Champions League group, having won just two of their group games. Spurs are in decent form, though, having suffered just one defeat in their last 12 outings in all competitions.

They have suffered defeat in their last two games in the Europa League, though, which both came against Dortmund last season. Prior to those defeats against BVB, Spurs had gone five games unbeaten in the competition, recording four wins in the process.

Spurs games in the Europa League have been relatively high-scoring in recent seasons, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five games in the competition. The visitor’s away record in the Europa League is poor, as they have won just one of their last seven games in the competition.

Tottenham head into this clash as favourites to record a victory and Forebet predicts that Mauricio Pochettino’s side will record a relatively comfortable win in this clash.

Europa League Group A
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
West Ham 15 6 5 0 1 6
2
Freiburg 12 6 4 0 2 10
3
Olympiacos FC 7 6 2 1 3 -3
4
Backa Topola 1 6 0 1 5 -13
Europa League Group B
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Brighton 13 6 4 1 1 5
2
Olympique Marseille 11 6 3 2 1 4
3
Ajax 5 6 1 2 3 -3
4
AEK Athens 4 6 1 1 4 -6
Europa League Group C
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Rangers 11 6 3 2 1 2
2
Sparta Praha 10 6 3 1 2 2
3
Real Betis 9 6 3 0 3 2
4
Aris Limassol 4 6 1 1 4 -6
Europa League Group D
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Atalanta 14 6 4 2 0 8
2
Sporting CP 11 6 3 2 1 4
3
Sturm Graz 4 6 1 1 4 -5
4
Rakow Czestochowa 4 6 1 1 4 -7
Europa League Group E
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Liverpool 12 6 4 0 2 10
2
Toulouse 11 6 3 2 1 -1
3
Union Saint-Gilloise 8 6 2 2 2 -3
4
LASK Linz 3 6 1 0 5 -6
Europa League Group F
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Villarreal 13 6 4 1 1 2
2
Rennes 12 6 4 0 2 7
3
Maccabi Haifa 5 6 1 2 3 -6
4
Panathinaikos 4 6 1 1 4 -3
Europa League Group G
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Slavia Praha 15 6 5 0 1 13
2
Roma 13 6 4 1 1 8
3
Servette FC 5 6 1 2 3 -9
4
Sheriff Tiraspol 1 6 0 1 5 -12
Europa League Group H
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Bayer Leverkusen 18 6 6 0 0 16
2
Qarabag FK 10 6 3 1 2 -2
3
Molde FK 7 6 2 1 3 0
4
BK Häcken 0 6 0 0 6 -14

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