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A win against Villarreal and a draw with Bodo/Glimt mean Tottenham Hotspur have made a decent start to their UEFA Champions League campaign and hopes will be high that they can secure a victory at Monaco.
Their hosts have already drawn 2-2 with Manchester City in this seasonâs UEFA Champions League campaign and are adjusting to life under new manager Sebastien Pocognoli.
The Belgianâs priority will be to stop his team leaking goals as they have gone 10 matches without a clean sheet, but it could take time for them to adjust and this could be a game with plenty of goals.
Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur Tips Summary
Best Bet - Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Micky van de Ven to be booked @ 15/4
Bet Builder - Mohammed Salisu to commit a foul, over five Monaco corners, Mohammed Kudus two or more shots @ 13/2
Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur
Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction
Best Bet: Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals @ 5/6
Monaco coach Pocognoli would love to see his team show a bit more defensive resolve, but they may be unable to keep their first clean sheet of the season against Tottenham.
Eight of the Ligue 1 sideâs 10 games this season have featured at least three goals, including both of their UEFA Champions League outings, against Club Brugge and Man City.
That looks likely to a continue against a Spurs team who can carry more of an attacking threat on the road than they do at home, when opponents are more likely to get players behind the ball.
Tottenham are unbeaten in their five away games this season, so that should boost their confidence, but they are prone to their own defensive lapses, particularly in the potential absence of Cristian Romero, so we could see goals at both ends and more than two in total.
Alternative Bet: Micky van de Ven to be booked @ 15/4
Lilywhites defender Micky van de Ven picked up his second Premier League yellow card of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday and there is definitely a feeling that he is not as comfortable when his regular central defensive partner Romero is absent, as he was then.
Van de Ven also received cautions against both Villarreal and Bodo/Glimt and there is a strong chance he could claim an unwanted UEFA Champions League hat-trick.
Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur Bet Builder Tip
Mohammed Salisu to commit a foul
Over five Monaco corners
Mohammed Kudus to have two or more shots
Pays 13/2
Monaco defender Mohammed Salisu has kept referees busy lately with eight fouls in his last three Ligue 1 appearances, so there looks a strong chance he will come to the officials' attention again on Wednesday.
The hosts forced seven corners in their 2-2 draw with the Citizens, so there looks a decent chance they will have more than five flag-kicks this time, while Spurs' Mohammed Kudus could rediscover his shooting boots.
He didn't have an effort against Villa, but had a total of 11 shots in his four previous league outings.
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Key Match Stats
Spurs' 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa ended a run of seven undefeated matches
Monaco have not kept a clean sheet in any of their 10 games this season
There have been at least four goals in seven of those matches
Both teams have scored in five of Tottenham's last six games
Monaco have drawn their last three matches
Both teams have found the net in all four previous meetings
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Tactics, Form and Team News
Former Tottenham favourite Eric Dier has been ruled out with a hamstring issue and the defender joins Lukas Hradecky, Christian Mawissa, Vanderson, Dennis Zakaria and Lamine Camara on the Monaco injury list.
Expected Monaco line-up (3-4-3): Kohn; Salisu, Kehrer, Henrique; Diatta, Teze, Coulibaly, Ouattara; Akliouche, Balogun, Fati.
Doubts surround whether Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie will feature after they missed the game against Villa, so Kevin Danso could feature in the Spurs defence.
Striker Mathys Tel is ineligible, so Richarlison is expected to play up front, while Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Dominic Solanke are all injured.
Expected Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha, Bergvall; Kudus, Richarlison, Simons.
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