Tottenham v Real Madrid Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 1st November 7.45pm
Spurs will pit themselves against Europe’s best once again. Two weeks ago they went to the Bernabeu, refused to sit back and defend and got their just rewards with a good 1-1 draw and they had clear moments in the game when they were well on top. There is extra pressure on this meeting now then with the winner of the fixture more likely than not going straight on to actually top out the group. Can Spurs make it a famous night at Wembley against the Spanish giants?
Tottenham v Real Madrid Betting Tips
Spurs really impressed on their trip to the Bernabeu a couple of weeks ago as they played out a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid. They didn’t look afraid of their opponents at any stage and actually seemed to grow in confidence against the reigning European champions. So this game then will basically decide who wins the group so there is a lot riding on it. Whoever wins it will be guaranteed a place in the next round so this would be a great time for the Lilywhites to record their first ever win over the Spaniards. Spurs have lost three of their five previous games against Real Madrid, drawing the other two. The own goal that was scored by Raphael Varane for Spurs in the first leg is their only goal in 450 minutes of action against Real Madrid. Things were pretty even between the two in the first meeting and a repeat of a low scoring game can be backed at 7/5 with bet365 on under 2.5 goals. In Tottenham’s only other home game so far this season in the group stage, they beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0.
Spurs get Dele Alli back available while Harry Kane sat out their league defeat at Manchester United on the weekend but could get back into action in this one and he is a price of 8/11 in the anytime goalscorer market. Kane has scored 17 goals in his last 13 outings for club and country. Tottenham are looking to break some new ground because they have never won on home soil against a Spanish side before (D2 L3). While the draw isn’t without its appeal in the match outright, a repeat 1-1 correct score at bet365 is trading at 13/2 the shortest priced option in the market. A draw keeps everything as it was and then it would be a shoot out to see who performs the best in their respective remaining fixtures against Borussia Dortmund and APOEL. Tottenham have faced Spanish opposition eleven times before and have won just one of those games, the 1963 European Cup Winners’ Cup final against Atletico Madrid.
So Real Madrid missed out on capitalizing on home advantage in the first meeting, but a win at Wembley will set things straight. Before last season’s defeat in the second leg of their semi final against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid were on a six game unbeaten streak of away form in the Champions League. Still, that is just two defeats in their last 13 away games in the UEFA Champions League, winning seven of those. There was a hugely surprising defeat that Real Madrid suffered on the weekend in the Spanish top flight as they went down 2-1 against Girona. That snapped a nine match winning streak away from home in all competitions that Real Madrid were on. That’s ten points dropped in ten league games from them this season and they have struggled for clean sheets as a whole this season which should give Spurs a chance.
Both teams to score at bet365 is a price of 4/9 as the bookmakers are clearly accepting goals at both ends. Not even Cristiano Ronaldo has been at his profile best this season but he is the 3/1 first goalscorer favourite at bet365. Ronaldo has faced Tottenham 11 times during his Manchester United career, winning seven and drawing four and scoring four goals. Real Madrid have only picked up the one defeat in their last 22 European fixtures home and away and they have remained unbeaten in their last 12 games now against English Premier League opposition (W8 D4) since losing at Liverpool in the 2009/08 Champions League. The last time that Real Madrid visited England was in the 2015/16 Champions League semi finals when they played out a 0-0 draw at Man City. Real Madrid’s overall away record against English clubs is W6 D4 L5. They are unbeaten in their last four trips (W2 D2).
Tottenham v Real Madrid Betting Odds
Real Madrid 21/20, Tottenham 23/10, Draw 13/5
Tottenham v Real Madrid Predictions
Draw: It’s hard to look past the appeal of a another draw between the two sides here. Neither are certainly going to want to lose because that means that top spot would likely go. So there may be an air of caution and a repeat 1-1 correct score could have some appeal.
