Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Europa Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Thursday night, Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur will meet at Deutsche Bank Park for the return leg of their Europa League quarter-final contest. After last week's first leg in North London, the teams are tied at 1. However, Spurs head Ange Postecoglou is under much more pressure to win this tournament and save his job.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Hugo Ekitike's early goal gave Frankfurt the lead last week, but Spurs equalized through Pedro Porro before halftime. However, Frankfurt's young goalkeeper Kaua Santos denied them a winner, securing a crucial draw.

Since then, Frankfurt has beaten Heidenheim 3-0, extended its Bundesliga lead to five points, and secured a third straight home win. Its European home form is even better—four wins in a row, including a 4-1 over Ajax and clean sheets against RFS, Slavia Prague, and Ferencvaros.

Heading into the second leg, Frankfurt is a strong favorite to reach their third Europa League semi-final, joining elite companies like Sevilla and Manchester United. Historically, Spurs have struggled in Germany, losing six of their last seven knockout games.

Spurs have only once overturned a first-leg loss in their last ten European ties and have lost five of their last seven away games in Europe. A recent 4-2 defeat to Wolves dropped them to 15th in the Premier League.

Postecoglou needs a Europa League run with their season on the line to avoid further pressure.

Eintracht Frankfurt x Tottenham Hotspur Team News

Frankfurt welcomed back attackers Can Uzun and Elye Wahi last week, but key player Ansgar Knauff will be absent with a knee injury for this match.

Since Kevin Trapp is currently nursing a shin injury and Jens Grahl isn't registered to play in Europe, custodian Santos—who was outstanding in the first leg—should start again.

Due to the resting of players like Hugo Larsson and Mario Gotze over the weekend, Oscar Hojlund was activated to play in this match; however, the Dane is not registered and will not participate in the second leg.

Postecoglou is confident that Spurs captain Son Heung-min will be able to play in this match, but the forward is questionable due to a foot ailment that kept him out of the loss at Wolves and might prevent him from breaking his club mark for most European games (68).

Wilson Odobert sat on the bench at Molineux to prepare for this matchup with Porro, Destiny Udogie, and Micky van de Ven. The Frenchman's benching was purely precautionary.

Dejan Kulusevski, who returned well over the weekend, may play in Son's absence; nevertheless, Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin will not be starting for the defense.

Our predictions

Frankfurt to win @ 2.38 on Sky247.ng

Due to their recent dominance in this tournament—they won it in 2022 and advanced to the semi-finals in 2019—Frankfurt is in fine shape and deserves to be considered the favorite in the second leg.

On a night that might decide Postecoglou's fate, Spurs face an uphill battle due to their recent road woes at home and in Europe. They also failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity to establish a lead going into the return leg.

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