Tottenham’s Europa League campaign gets underway on Thursday night when Mauricio Pochettino’s men play host to Azerbaijani side Qarabag at White Hart Lane.
Ryan Mason’s late goal led Spurs to their first competitive win of the season against Sunderland at the weekend, and they can be backed at just 5/18 (1.28) with NetBet to take all three points from their Group J opener in north London.
Qarabag were beaten 1-0 on aggregate by Scottish champions Celtic in their quest to qualify for the Champions League, and victory against Spurs may well provide some solace for Qurban Qurbanov’s side.
However, the enormity of the task facing the Azerbaijani champions is reflected by the 11/1 (12.0) quote
from NetBet for the visitors to claim a famous victory at White Hart Lane, while the same firm go 15/4 (4.75) that the tie ends in stalemate.
Tottenham have struggled to find their best form in front of goal so far this season and, indeed, have managed just four goals from their opening five matches.
Star striker Harry Kane is still searching for his first goal of the season for Spurs, despite netting twice for England during the recent international break.
It should be noted that eight of the last 10 matches that Qarabag have played in this competition have featured fewer than three goals, while Qurbanov’s men have conceded just one goal in their last five competitive matches.
Therefore, the even money (2.0) quote from NetBet for fewer than three goals to be scored would appear to represent decent value ahead of this tussle.
The 5/7 (1.71) quote for Spurs to keep a clean sheet is not without appeal, while the same firm go 10/13 (1.77) for the home side to win to nil is also likely to prove popular with punters.
A low scoring affair looks assured given the two sides' recent form but the Premier League outfit should ultimately have too much for the visitors and a Spurs win featuring no more than two goals can be backed at the tempting price of 7/4 (2.75).
Tottenham to win and under 2.5 goals at 7/4 (2.75)
