Tottenham Hotspur vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt are set to lock horns in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ange Postecoglou’s managerial tenure at Tottenham has reached a ‘make or break’ point as Spurs look destined for their first Premier League finish in 17 years despite easing past Southampton 3-1 last weekend. Halting a 17-year title drought with what would be a morale-boosting Europa League triumph would earn Tottenham a sought-after Champions League qualification and probably save Postecoglou’s job. Spurs can take inspiration from their near-perfect European home record since the start of the 2020/21 campaign (W15, D3), solidified by a 3-1 victory against AZ Alkmaar in the previous knockout round. Further confidence comes from Tottenham’s three-match unbeaten run in North London (W2, D1), with each game seeing Postecoglou’s side netting at least two goals, a feat they achieved in their only previous home H2H (3-2).

Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Ajax in both legs of their round-of-16 tie to reach their first European quarter-finals since conquering the Europa League in the 2021/22 season. However, the visitors’ current form can’t inspire much confidence, with Dino Toppmoller’s side alternating between winning (2) and losing (2) across their last four competitive outings, including a 2-0 defeat at Werder Bremen over the weekend. No strangers to traveling as underdogs, Frankfurt defied the odds to beat Ajax 2-1 in their last such encounter. That result was hardly surprising, considering ‘Die Adler’ have netted 2+ goals in 70% of their Europa League fixtures this season, testifying to their impressive scoring prowess.