Tottenham v Wolfsberger AC Betting Tips & Predictions - bettingexpert
Tottenham v Wolfsberger AC Recent Form
Tottenham have been on a poor run of late. Spurs have lost a string of matches since the end of January. They were knocked out of the FA Cup and lost four in five Premier League games. Wolfsberger have done well in Austria. They’ve lost just twice since the middle of December after a poor start in the Bundesliga.
Tottenham v Wolfsberger AC Recent Matchups
It was 4-1 to Tottenham in the first and only meeting between these two sides. Jose Mourinho’s men were 3-0 up before the halftime break after goals from Son Heung-Min, Gareth Bale, and Lucas Moura. Wolfsberger midfielder Michael Liendl pulled one back after halftime from the penalty spot but Carlos Vinicius added a fourth for Spurs late on.
Tottenham v Wolfsberger AC Stats & Analysis
Tottenham will hope for more goals from this match. Jose Mourinho’s men were once again involved in a high-scoring match in this competition. They had an average of 3.33 total match goals in their six group stage matches and another five went in during the first leg. They became the first side to score ten first-half goals in the Europa League this season.
The first leg will be especially disappointing to Wolfsberger AC. They won their spot in the knockout stages largely off the back of strong first-half performances. They had an excellent first-half record before the match against Spurs with three wins, three draws, five goals for, and just one against. They quadrupled the number of first-half goals against in 21 unfortunate minutes against Spurs.
They now face the difficult task of overcoming this commanding lead. The task looks a great deal more difficult considering Spurs’ past record in this competition. The North London side have an excellent record in the Europa League, especially when they’re classed as the home team. Spurs have won eight of their last 10 home Europa League matches, losing just one. The standout feat of these matches is their attacking. Six of the eight wins came via a margin of three or more goals.
Spurs will hope that the goal scored by Gareth Bale in the first leg will be the start of something new for the Welshman. It was the second goal Bale has scored in the Europa League this season after bagging their first in the 3-3 draw with LASK. Before then, Bale’s previous goal in the Europa League came way back in March 2013 for Tottenham against Internazionale.
Tottenham v Wolfsberger AC Bets
Tottenham are the big favourites to win this match in 90 minutes and to add to their impressive aggregate scoreline. Spurs are just 2/7 to win this match with a draw at 6/1. Wolfsberger AC are way out at 27/2 to win this match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It’s 300/1 for Wolfsberger to secure the 4-1 win that would trigger extra time.
But a Spurs win is the likeliest outcome in this match. Tottenham showed their goalscoring ability in the first leg and it wouldn’t be out of the question to see another high-scoring match. The North London side have an excellent record in this competition, especially in their home matches. Spurs are just 15/8 to win with a European handicap of 0-2 and 9/3 for 0-3.
Jose Mourinho’s men have effectively won this tie after a dominant first-half display. It was 3-0 to Spurs at the break as they put in the kind of first-half performance we’re used to seeing from them in the Europa League. Tottenham have one of the best first-half records in the competition and have scored more goals before the break than any other side. They’re just 4/6 to lead at the break or a first-half Asian handicap of Tottenham -1.5 is out at 12/5.
They should win the first half comfortably which makes it a little easier to estimate when the goals will start going in for Tottenham. Eight of Tottenham’s 10 first-half goals in this competition were scored after the 15-minute mark. It’s 10/3 for the first goal of the match to go in between the 11th and 20th minutes.
