Tottenham v Bayer Leverkusen Predictions & Betting Odds – 2nd November 2016

Lilywhites to miss maximum points at Wembley?

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Tottenham’s winning touch is evading them at the moment as they have drawn four of their last five games in all competitions (L1). It has been a frustrating time for them of late and they are lacking some clinical finishing despite playing well and being good in possession. Only three points separate top from bottom in this UEFA Champions League group, but if Spurs can land the three points at home, then they will be in a pretty strong position to qualify as it will keep the Germans off their backs.

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Tottenham v Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

No qualification issues will be settled on Wednesday night in Tottenham’s UEFA Champions League group. That’s how tight it is there and everything is still to play for as we go into Match Day Four. Tottenham need a spark of something to pull them out of their slump. While they remain great in possession they are lacking a clinical edge and that will make punters doubt them. Just back on October 18th, Spurs and Leverkusen scrapped out a 0-0 draw, which in the end for Spurs, as they were hanging on a bit, was a good point. So if they can turn that into four points taken for the Germans, the Lilywhites will be in a strong position of moving four points clear of them in the standings. Tottenham have gone D4 L1 in their last five games in all competitions and interestingly, as Spurs are playing at Wembley for their home games in the competition, they have lost their last four appearances there.

Two weeks ago Spurs started very strongly against Leverkusen, but fell away towards the end of the match, coming under some increasingly heavy pressure. But they scrapped and stuck in here for a point. So again, you are probably looking at something of a tight clash as the two meet up at Wembley. A 1-1 draw in the correct score market at Bet365 will fetch you a price of 11/2 while a Tottenham 1-0 is a 7/1 shot. four four of the six matches in this group so far have ended in draws. Spurs may have Harry Kane back for this one and how badly they have missed his influent up front. He’s only 50/50 to play though but at 11/10 in the anytime goalscorer market with Son Heung-Min at 7/4 and Vincent Janssen at 2/1. Tottenham lost their other home game in the group so far, when they collapsed to a 2-1 loss against Monaco, getting sucker punched on the break. Under 2.5 goals for this one is an 8/13 quote and Spurs have a W6 D1 L1 of eight previous home games against German sides

Bayer Leverkusen, who finished third in the Bundesliga last season have drawn wall three of their group stage matches so far. That was after blowing leads in their opening two games. So they have missed some opportunities. They aren’t running in top gear at the moment, much like Spurs really and are only W2 D2 L2 in their last six. They did have their moments late on against Tottenham a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t take them and that may end up proving to be costly. Leverkusen are W1 D1 L1 in their last three at home, but the win in that sequence was over Borussia Dortmund, so they are capable of pulling it out of the bag. Leverkusen will be missing main striker Javier Hernandez who is out through injury. That leaves Stefan Kiessling as 11/4 shortest priced goalscorer option for them. Last season in Europe, Leverkusen won just one of their give games on the road. The last time they were in England they lost 4-2 at Old Trafford against Man United in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League while their overall record against Premier League teams in 20 fixtures is W3 D5 L12.

Tottenham v Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds

Tottenham 10/11, Draw 13/5, Leverkusen 14/5

Tottenham v Bayer Leverkusen Predictions

Not an easy game for the Lilywhites the way that they are going at the moment. Maybe the pending return of Harry Kane will turn their fortunes around. They haven’t enjoyed recent games at Wembley, so it is worth looking at the draw outcome on this one as well. They were evenly matched over the course of the first meeting and there may be nothing to split them in London.