Tottenham v Gent Predictions & Betting Odds – 23rd February 2017

Spurs to turn around Europa League tie

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Tottenham v Gent Betting Preview – UEFA Europa League 23rd February 8.05pm

Tottenham have to claw their way back from 1-0 down in this tie. They failed out in Belgium a week ago and now will likely face some stiff resistance at the back as they try to overturn their deficit. The Lilywhites are at Wembley still and they didn’t produce many highlights there in their failed UEFA Champions League campaign this season. Still, they go as favourites to win this game and they not only need to maintain their unbeaten history at home against Belgian sides, they have to get a win on the board if they want to stay in the competition. Can the Lilywhites turn this time around? There’s work to do.

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Tottenham v Gent Betting Tips

Spurs have some work to do them in this one as their progress hangs in the balance. Spurs put in an underwhelming performance out in Belgium a week ago and lost 1-0. They conceded a goal to Jeremy Perbet just 10 minutes after Harry Kane had struck the woodwork in the game. That was the first ever meeting between the two sides but Tottenham do have an unbeaten record of W3 D1 at home against Belgian opponents. Overall Tottenham’s home form against sides from Belgium reads W3 D3 L3. Tottenham are in the UEFA Europa League for the fifth consecutive season after their disappointing Champions League campaign. During their group stage there, they lost two to three games at Wembley (against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen). Tottenham’s 3-1 home win against CSKA Moscow on match day six of the Champions League, saw them snap a run of three home European defeats too.

Spurs beat Fulham 3-0 in the FA Cup on the weekend and that was the 11th time this season that they have scored at least three goals in a match. A Tottenham 3-0 correct score bet at Bet365 returns a price of 13/2, which would see the Lilywhites fly through in style, while the more conservative 1-0 or 2-0 options are both at 5/1 with the bookmaker. Tottenham do have to step it up in this one and there is a decent punt of 10/11 on them to win this one to nil as you imagine that the Belgians will be trying to defend what they have for as long as possible. Last season Spurs got past this stage of the competition before losing out to Borussia Dortmund in the next round. Harry Kane, who netted all three of Spurs’ goals against Fulham on the weekend is a 4/6 anytime goalscorer favourite for this one. Pressure is on, can the Lilywhites deliver?

Gent’s only experience against English opposition in Europe prior to this tie with Spurs, was against West Ham in the 1964/65 European Cup Winner’s Cup preliminary round and they lost that 2-1 against the Irons. Five times this season Gent have played an away game in Europe and they have gone with a W2 D2 L1 record from those matches, the loss there coming in a 5-0 drubbing by Shakhtar Donetsk. Last season they did get through to the round of 16 in the Champions League where they lost to Wolfsburg. OVerall, Gent are not in bad form really with a W3 D3 L1 record in their last seven games played since the turn of the new year. That first leg victory over Tottenham though has been their only win in their last four played through. Gent have only managed more than one goal in just one of their last eight games and will be under pressure if they concede.

Tottenham v Gent Betting Odds

Spurs 3/10, Draw 9/2, Gent 12/1

Tottenham v Gent Predictions

Even though Tottenham haven’t gone well at Wembley this season, they have to be backed to get through this one. The Belgians are likely going to sit back and test the patience of the Lilywhites, but Spurs should have the quality to edge their way through this one and the 2-0 correct score at Bet365 on the home side getting through looks around the right mark.