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Tottenham’s Premier League relegation worries increased on Sunday following a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest: the latest disastrous result in a dreadful 2025-26 campaign.

Nottingham Forest secured a fourth successive Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur to give themselves a huge boost in the battle against relegation.

Goals from Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi sealed a 3-0 victory – the first league win under Vítor Pereira – and condemned Tottenham to their 15th Premier League defeat of the season, as they now sit just a point and a place above the relegation zone heading into the March international break.

Based on three points for a win, this defeat sees Tottenham equal their lowest points tally after 31 games of a league season, level with the 1914-15 campaign – a season that ended in relegation to the second tier.

Igor Jesus has struggled for goals in the Premier League since signing from Botafogo last summer, but he found the net for the third time in the competition with his opening strike in this match. Amazingly, it was the first time that Forest have taken the lead in a Premier League game under Pereira across his five matches in charge.

Neco Williams’ corner was swung into the box, and the Brazilian striker escaped his marker to meet the cross with his head before powerfully placing the ball into the net past Guglielmo Vicario.

Despite his issues in front of goal in league competition, only Erling Haaland (13), Igor Thiago (12) and João Pedro (11) have stuck more away goals across all competitions among Premier League players than he has (10).

Tottenham hadn’t come from behind to win a Premier League game since November 2024 versus Aston Villa at home, and Igor Tudor made a double substitution at half-time to try and inject some life into his side, with Lucas Bergvall and Destiny Udogie replacing Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence.

But 16 minutes into the second half, a player that Spurs tried to sign last summer; Gibbs-White, put Forest into a 2-0 lead.

Tottenham sat and watched Forest build-up play towards their goal before allowed Callum Hudson-Odoi to drift past the defence and lay the ball off to an unmarked Gibbs-White inside the box to score his ninth Premier League goal of the campaign.

As the seats emptied in the stadium, Awoniyi’s 87th-minute goal left the remaining Tottenham supporters booing the efforts of their players on the pitch. Only after that third goal did Spurs attempt their second shot on target, with their only other attempt on target coming in the first half added time.

Not since 1976-77 have Tottenham suffered relegation from the English top-flight, but following this latest defeat, there are serious threats of a drop down to the Championship.

This dominant win saw Forest leapfrog Tottenham in the Premier League table and move two points above them with seven games left to play. The only positive for Spurs today is that West Ham also lost, going down at Aston Villa, to remain one place below them in the relegation zone.

Before kick-off, Spurs were given a 12.8% chance of relegation from the Premier League this season. Now, after this latest demoralising defeat, that projected chance has risen to 23.3% with the Opta supercomputer.

Tottenham are the only side without a Premier League win so far in 2026, drawing five and losing eight of their 13 games. In fact, in their top-flight league history, only from December 1934 to April 1935 (16) have they ever gone longer without winning.

Tudor’s appointment as interim manager on 14 February was supposed to reinvigorate Spurs in their fight against relegation. Instead, the Croatian has led them into deeper trouble, winning the fewest points of any Premier League club across his five-game tenure (1).

With three weeks until their next league game, a trip to Sunderland on 12 April, he might not get a chance to take charge of a sixth.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest stats from their Premier League meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 22 March 2026.

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Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest Post-Match Facts

Tottenham haven’t won any of their last 13 league matches (D5 L8), equaling their second longest winless run in league competition in their history (also 13 in November 1912). They’ve only had a longer run once before, going 16 without a victory between December 1934 and April 1935.

Tottenham have won just 30 points from 31 Premier League games this season – accounting for 3pts/win all-time, this is their joint-lowest return after 31 games of a league campaign, along with 1914-15 (30).

Nottingham Forest have achieved a league double over Tottenham in consecutive seasons for just the second time (2024-25 and 2025-26), after doing so in both 1995-96 and 1996-97.

Across spells with Juventus and current club Tottenham, Igor Tudor hasn’t won any of his last 10 league matches as manager (D4 L6) – the longest run of his career.

This was just the third time that Tottenham have lost by 3+ goals at home to a side starting the day in 17th or lower in the Premier League table, along with 0-3 defeats to West Ham in October 2013 and Sheffield Wednesday in August 1998.

Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will be hoping to get their ailing campaigns back on track on Tuesday. We look ahead to this Premier League clash with our Tottenham vs Newcastle prediction and preview.

Tottenham vs Newcastle: The Key Stats

Tottenham are slightly more likely to win, according to the Opta supercomputer. They won 40.7% of the pre-game simulations compared to Newcastle’s 32.6% win rate.

Since winning four of their first five home Premier League matches in the 2024-25 season, Tottenham have won just four out of their last 26 games on their own turf (D7 L15).

Dominic Solanke has scored 13 goals in his last 19 home Premier League starts and found the net in each of his three previous encounters with Newcastle (four goals).

Tottenham Hotspur host Newcastle United in the Premier League on Tuesday in a match that could be pivotal in the futures of both managers.

The pressure on Thomas Frank has been increasing in a disappointing campaign, with a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday leaving Tottenham just six points clear of the relegation zone.

Cristian Romero’s latest red card in the opening half an hour at Old Trafford made getting something from the game far more difficult; the Argentina international became the first player to be dismissed twice in the Premier League this season, meaning he will now serve a four-game ban.

Romero apologised to his team-mates in the dressing room, but that will be of little consolation after goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes meant Spurs’ search for a first Premier League win of 2026 remains ongoing.

The result will have been even more disappointing given the visitors produced a stirring second-half comeback from two goals down to earn a point with a 2-2 draw against Manchester City in their prior outing, albeit with 11 men.

And Frank does not have a strong record against his counterpart on Tuesday, Eddie Howe. The Dane has only won one of their nine meetings in the Premier League.

Howe will be eager to get the better of Frank again after Newcastle were booed off following a 3-2 loss at home to Brentford on Saturday, which came in the wake of a 4-1 defeat at Liverpool as well as their EFL Cup defence ending with a heavy semi-final elimination at the hands of Man City on Wednesday (5-1 on aggregate).

The Magpies took a first-half lead against Brentford at St James’ Park through Sven Botman, and levelled to 2-2 when Bruno Guimarães scored from the spot, but succumbed to a third straight Premier League loss when Dango Ouattara sealed victory for the Bees late on.

Howe’s side have now dropped 19 points from winning positions this season, with the former Bournemouth boss remarking after the game: “I’m obviously not doing my job well enough.”

Newcastle are now just 10 points clear of the bottom three, meaning they are as close to the relegation zone as they are to fifth place, which is expected to be the final Champions League qualifying spot.

If they are to turn things around against Tottenham, Guimarães will likely play a key role. The Brazilian has now scored 10 goals in his last nine top-flight home games (7 goals, 3 assists) – more than any other player in the competition since the start of October.

Newcastle will hope to have Anthony Gordon – who has been involved in more Premier League goals against Spurs than he has versus any other team (five – three goals, two assists) – and Lewis Miley available once again following injury, but Tino Livramento and Fabian Schar remain sidelined.

In addition to Romero’s suspension, Tottenham have concerns over the fitness of Destiny Udogie after the left-back was forced off with a hamstring issue early in the second half in Manchester. Brazilian teenager Souza replaced him to make his Spurs debut, and could be handed his first start for the club here.

Tottenham vs Newcastle Head-to-Head

No Premier League match between Tottenham and Newcastle – and there have been 61 of them – has ever finished goalless, which is a record. There have been 196 goals across those fixtures, making it the fourth-highest-scoring fixture in the competition’s history.

Spurs are enduring a poor run against Newcastle, losing five of their last seven top-flight meetings. That is only one fewer defeat than they had suffered in the 23 prior matches against the Magpies.

That recent record means Newcastle have won more Premier League games against Spurs than they have against any other team (27, level with Aston Villa). However, the Magpies have only been victorious twice in their past 15 matches on the road in the top flight.

Romero will be a big miss, especially as it was his two goals in the reverse fixture in December that earned Spurs a point. The Argentine first equalised after Guimarães had given Newcastle the lead, and did so again in the 95th minute following Gordon scoring from the spot.

Tottenham vs Newcastle Prediction

It is tough to know what you are going to get from Tottenham in the Frank era, but they came out on top in 40.7% of the Opta supercomputer’s simulations.

They are by no means clear favourites, though, with our projections giving Newcastle a 33.6% chance of snatching all three points in north London, leaving a 26.7% possibility of a draw.

Tottenham vs Newcastle Predicted Lineups

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Micky van de Ven, Souza, João Palhinha, Pape Sarr, Conor Gallagher, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke.

Head Coach: Thomas Frank

Newcastle United: Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn, Luke Hall, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Elanga, Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade.

Head Coach: Eddie Howe

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.

Manchester United won their fourth Premier League game in succession following another controlled performance against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes yet again playing a key role.

Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off to make it four wins from four under interim boss Michael Carrick.

Bruno Fernandes capped off another impressive United performance, scoring a goal nine minutes from time to hit another landmark at the club.

After scoring in the second half, Fernandes has now been directly involved in 200 goals (104 goals, 86 assists) in 314 games in all competitions for United, with only Wayne Rooney (295 games) reaching this milestone in fewer matches for the club in the Premier League era.

Bryan Mbeumo had given the home side a first-half lead on 38 minutes, but only after Tottenham had been reduced to 10 men following Cristian Romero‘s red card.

Michael Carrick named an unchanged starting XI from last weekend’s last-gasp win over Fulham, meaning he’s already named more unchanged lineups (2) in four games than Ruben Amorim did in 47 games in charge (1).

It was very even start to the match, with both sides creating chances. There were 10 shots (five each) in the first 20 minutes, with only Brighton vs Nottingham Forest (11) in November having more shots in the opening 20 minutes of a Premier League match this season.

Tottenham looked bright, but a reckless tackle from captain Romero on Casemiro left the Brazilian in a heap. Referee Michael Oliver had no option but to produce the red card, doing so without hesitation.

It was the Argentine defender’s second red card of the season already, having also been dismissed versus Liverpool in December, meaning he’ll now miss four games and add to the plethora of unavailable players for Thomas Frank’s side. In fact, since making his Tottenham debut in August 2021, Romero has been sent off six times in all competitions, more than any other Premier League player during this period.

Just nine minutes later, United took the lead. A brilliant corner routine saw Fernandes play the ball low to Kobbie Mainoo, before the young midfielder flicked the ball with a no-look pass to the edge of the box to Mbeumo. The Man Utd forward, in acres of space, sent a low strike past Guglielmo Vicario to score his ninth Premier League goal of the season.

It was his sixth goal in his last six league appearances against Spurs, with that (across a total of nine games) more than against any other opponent in the Premier League.

United came close to doubling their league minutes later, but Casemiro, who was making his 100th Premier League appearance in this match, saw his powerful header superbly tipped over the bar by Vicario.

Vicario made further smart stops from both Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, but saw yet another teammate come down with injury, as Destiny Udogie was forced off and replaced by debutant Souza.

Despite numerous attempts at goal, United couldn’t find a second goal of the game against Tottenham’s 10 men until the 81st minute, when Fernandes stole in at the back post to shin the ball into the net.

Overall, Fernandes either had (eight) or created (six) 14 of Manchester United’s shots in this match – the most by any player in a Premier League game this season.

Not only did they end a six-game winless streak against Spurs in the Premier League, but this victory also means United are on their best winning run since February 2024 under Erik ten Hag. It’s also eight league games unbeaten in league competition, with the Red Devils enjoying their best such run since an eight-game sequence under Ralf Rangnick in February 2022.

Manchester United have got their swagger back.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Manchester United vs Tottenham stats from their Premier League meeting at Old Trafford on Saturday 7 February 2026.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.

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Manchester United vs Tottenham Post-Match Facts

Manchester United have won four Premier League games in a row for the first time since February 2024 under Erik ten Hag and are now unbeaten in their last eight (W5 D3), their longest run since January-February 2022, under Ralf Rangnick (W4 D4).

Tottenham are now winless across their last seven Premier League games (D4 L3), their third such run since the start of the 2024-25 season; previously, they hadn’t gone as many matches without a win since May-October 2008 (a run of 9).

Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half goal was his sixth against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, his most against any opponent in the competition.

Cristian Romero became the first player to be sent off twice in the Premier League this season. His red card today was his fourth in the Premier League since he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, the most of any player during this period and the joint-most of anyone for Spurs in the competition overall (also Younes Kaboul).

Bruno Fernandes registered his 200th goal involvement for Manchester United in all competitions (104 goals, 96 assists), doing so in his 314th game for the club, with only Wayne Rooney (295) having taken fewer matches to reach that landmark for the Red Devils in the Premier League era.

We look ahead to Saturday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford with our Man Utd vs Tottenham prediction and preview. Will Michael Carrick make it four wins in a row?

Man Utd vs Tottenham: The Key Stats

The Opta supercomputer has Manchester United as significant favourites to win this match, with the hosts victorious in exactly 50.0% of the pre-match simulations.

Man Utd are winless in their last six league games against Tottenham, drawing and losing three games apiece – it’s their joint-longest ever run without a win against Spurs.

Tottenham are on the second-longest unbeaten run (eight games in all competitions) any side has managed against United in the 21st century, after Chelsea’s 12 between 2012–2017

Manchester United have looked reborn over the past few weeks and they are looking to make it four Premier League wins on the bounce when they host Tottenham at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off.

United are on three wins from as many matches since Michael Carrick’s appointment as head coach until the end of the season, matching a feat his predecessor Ruben Amorim managed only once across 14 months in the dugout.

After 2-0 and 3-2 wins over Manchester City and Arsenal, United left it late to complete their third straight victory, with Benjamin Sesko coming to Carrick’s rescue in stoppage time against Fulham.

Goals either side of half-time from Casemiro and Matheus Cunha put United on the path to a comfortable three points, only for Raúl Jiménez’s late penalty and Kevin’s 91st-minute stunner to level things up for Fulham.

However, Sesko soon popped up to net once more, scoring United’s second stoppage-time winner in a Premier League home game this term. That’s as many as they managed across 2022–23 (none), 2023–24 (one) and 2024–25 (one) combined.

Later that same day, Spurs hosted United’s local rivals Manchester City in north London and, rather than letting a 2-0 lead slip, Thomas Frank’s side came back from that deficit to secure a 2-2 draw.

Without a Premier League win in 2026, Tottenham looked set for a third defeat from four games when City strolled into a 2-0 lead before half-time, with Rayan Cherki and new signing Antoine Semenyo scoring for the visitors.

A fit-again Dominic Solanke had other ideas, however, halving the deficit eight minutes after the restart, and then equalising with a spectacular scorpion-kick effort to rescue a point.

Those were Solanke’s first Premier League goals of an injury-hit season, although the England striker is averaging a goal every 88 minutes in all competitions, the best rate of any Spurs player.

Despite a heroic draw, it was another game without a victory for Tottenham, who are now winless in six Premier League games. It’s their longest barren run since a stretch of seven in 2024–25.

Hardly in form despite that draw with City, Spurs face a United side who have been far more clinical across the board than they were last season. Contributing to that has been their 14 goals from set-pieces (excluding penalties), second only to Premier League leaders Arsenal (17).

Bruno Fernandes has certainly played a part in that. He set up Casemiro’s opener against Fulham from a corner and has the most assists in the Premier League this season, with 12 – that’s his joint-best tally in a single campaign, level with 2020-21, despite not getting a single one in his first seven appearances this term.

Cunha is another United player who’s found a groove, scoring five goals in his last nine Premier League outings. Since the first of these on 15 December against Bournemouth, no player has scored more in the competition.

In terms of team news, Mason Mount is expected to be back “very soon” following a knock, but Patrick Dorgu and Matthijs de Ligt will be sidelined until the end of February at the earliest.

Spurs are leading the Premier League table in one sense – but that’s the injury table, unfortunately for Frank, with 13 players currently sidelined and still no return date in sight for the likes of Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso.

Two-goal hero Solanke and defender Djed Spence are both struggling with lower leg injuries, and both players will be assessed with a chance of being fit enough to feature at Old Trafford.

Defensive duo Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven – the latter of whom ran riot at Old Trafford last season – also face late fitness tests, but Frank expects the pair to be available.

Man Utd vs Tottenham Head-to-Head

This season’s reverse fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium produced a thriller of a 2-2 draw and, as has been the case for both United and Spurs in recent weeks, was impacted by late goals.

Bryan Mbeumo’s goal midway through the first half had the visitors on course for victory until the 84th minute, when Mathys Tel equalised.

Richarlison then turned the game on its head for Spurs by scoring in the first minute of stoppage time, but Matthijs de Ligt rose five minutes later to head home, levelling for United and making up for the deflection that took Tel’s strike past Senne Lammens.

Last season, Tottenham won this exact fixture 3-0 with Van de Ven dominating at both ends, but only once in the Premier League era have Spurs won consecutive away games against United at Old Trafford.

Man Utd v Tottenham Prediction

United’s recent uptick in form has resulted in them being heavy favourites to win this match with the Opta supercomputer.

From 10,000 pre-match simulations, the Red Devils won in exactly 50.0% of the outcomes, with Tottenham given a win probability rating of less than half that figure.

Spurs’ 24.8% chance of victory is less than that of a draw (25.3%), pouring water on the prospect of Frank’s side continuing their impressive record against United in recent seasons.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Predicted Lineups

Manchester United: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo.

Head coach: Michael Carrick

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Archie Gray, João Palhinha, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Conor Gallagher, Pape Sarr, Randal Kolo Muani, Dominic Solanke, Xavi Simons.

Head coach: Thomas Frank

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford on Saturday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides…

Tottenham Hotspur performed a gutsy second-half comeback to secure a 2-2 draw against Manchester City after being 2-0 down at half-time in their Premier League clash on Sunday.

Manchester City lost ground on Premier League leaders Arsenal after seeing a two-goal half-time lead collapse thanks to a spirited second half performance from hosts Tottenham Hostpur.

Dominic Solanke’s acrobatic equaliser followed his earlier strike to cancel out first-half goals from Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo for City.

After a strong start to the game, it didn’t take long for City to open the scoring. Bernardo Silva robbed Yves Bissouma of the ball near the halfway line before passing to Erling Haaland, who then quickly fed Cherki. The French forward showed quick feet before arrowing a strike from just inside the box across Guglielmo Vicario to put City 1-0 ahead in the 11th minute.

It was Cherki’s ninth goal for City and his fourth across his last six appearances in all competitions, including back-to-back scoring apps against Galatasaray and Spurs in the space of just four days. In fact, the only player with more goal involvements for a Premier League club this season than Cherki (19) is teammate Haaland (32).

Pep Guardiola’s side doubled their lead a minute before half-time via Semenyo, who side-footed past Vicario after receiving the ball from Silva inside the box.

That goal means that he’s now scored in four of his five competitive appearances since signing for the club. is just the second player to score in four of his first five appearances for the Man City as a Premier League club in all competitions (from 1992-93), after Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009 (also four).

After such an uninspiring first half from Spurs, their fans would have been encouraged by their start to the second period. Gianluigi Donnarumma was forced into a smart save from Destiny Udogie in the 50th minute, before the home side pulled a goal back three minutes later.

Solanke only returned to Premier League action two weeks ago following a five-month injury layoff, but the English striker’s hard work helped to half the deficit in the 53rd minute.

Running onto a ball behind the Man City defence, he powered through a Abdukodir Khusanov challenge before getting to the ball ahead of Guéhi’s attempted tackle and diverting the ball into the back of the City net.

It was Solanke’s first Premier League goal since 25 May and followed Champions League strikes versus Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in January, meaning he’s now scored in three of his last four appearances for Tottenham.

Twenty minutes from time, Spurs produced what had looked like an unlikely equaliser. An industrious Conor Gallagher regained possession in the City half before he delivered an excellent cross from the right wing. That cross was met by an acrobatic effort via Solanke, who sent what could best be described as a ‘scorpion kick’ over Donnarumma’s desperate, outstretched hand.

Spurs’ second-half performance will encourage a fanbase that’s been largely underwhelmed since Thomas Frank’s appointment. Admittedly given no option after going into half-time two goals down, his side showed more attacking purpose in the second half than they’ve shown in most matches this season and earned themselves a great point in the circumstances.

Despite a positive result today, Spurs find themselves closer to the relegation zone (nine points) than the top six (10 points) and they face an incredibly tough February, with Manchester United (A), Newcastle (H) and Arsenal (A) to come in the Premier League this month.

For Man City, the final result today will be extremely disappointing considering their two-goal advantage before Spurs’ first goal arrived on 53 minutes. After Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Leeds on Saturday, City are now six points behind the Gunners with 14 games remaining. Larger deficits have been overcome in history, but with a lack of consistency and time running out, they have a big challenge on their hands.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Tottenham vs Manchester City stats from their Premier League meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London on Sunday 1 February 2026.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.

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Tottenham 2-2 Manchester City Post-Match Facts

This was the first time Manchester City had led by 2+ goals in a game and failed to win since April 2018 (3-2 defeat to Manchester United). Coming into today, the Citizens had won on each of the last 115 occasions when leading by 2+ goals at the break (all competitions).

Thomas Frank has taken four points from games versus Manchester City in the Premier League this season (W1 D1); the most by a Tottenham manager in a single campaign since Mauricio Pochettino in 2016-17 (also W1 D1).

Dominic Solanke is just the second Tottenham player to score a brace in a Premier League home game against Manchester City, after Niko Kranjcar at White Hart Lane in December 2009.

Rayan Cherki has been directly involved in 19 goals across all competitions this season (9 goals, 10 assists); the only Premier League player with more goal involvements in 2025-26 is Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland (32), who assisted Cherki’s opener today.

Antoine Semenyo has played five games for Manchester City in all competitions and scored in four of them. He’s just the second player to find the net in as many as four of his first five appearances for the Citizens as a Premier League club (from 1992-93), after Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009 (also 4).

We look ahead to Wednesday’s Champions League game at Deutsche Bank Park with our Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham prediction and preview.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham: The Key Stats

Tottenham are strong favourites for a victory at Frankfurt, being given a 47.6% win probability by the Opta supercomputer.

Spurs have faced Eintracht Frankfurt on six occasions in major European competition, losing just once (W3 D2) and remaining unbeaten in each of the last four (W2 D2).

Frankfurt have only triumphed in one of the seven games they have hosted an English side in a major European competition this century (D3 L3) – a 1-0 win over West Ham United in the Europa League in May 2022.

Life at Tottenham has been difficult to read this season.

Thomas Frank’s side are by many measures the epitome of inconsistency and there is perhaps no better way to illustrate this than the stark contrast between their Premier League and Champions League campaigns.

Spurs are 14th in the league after winning just two of their last 14 matches, whereas in Europe, they sit comfortably in fifth, having won four of seven (D2 L1), with one foot already in the round of 16.

They have won each of their last two Champions League matches – 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund and 3-0 against Slavia Praha – and could record three straight wins in the competition for the first time since November 2019. They last won three in a row while keeping three clean sheets in April 2019.

At the weekend, Cristian Romero rescued a late point against Burnley with a 90th-minute header, salvaging a 2-2 draw and perhaps buying Frank a little more time at the helm. Nevertheless, questions undoubtedly remain over his future in north London after another underwhelming performance.

That is perhaps why their win over Dortmund last week was such a welcome sight for Spurs fans. They were dominant from the outset and took an early lead before the contest was effectively settled when Daniel Svensson was sent off after 26 minutes.

That victory leaves Frank’s side well placed to secure a top-eight finish and avoid the play-off round, which could be a potentially defining achievement given their domestic struggles.

Frankfurt, by contrast, are already out of contention for a spot in the play-offs and will hope to end their league-phase campaign on a positive note.

But history suggests that may be a tall order as Dennis Schmitt’s side have won just one of their seven home matches against English opposition in major European competition this century (D3 L3) – a 1-0 Europa League victory over West Ham in May 2022.

Frankfurt have already hosted English opposition in the Champions League this season, suffering a 5-1 hammering by Liverpool in October.

In Tottenham, they will face a proven difficult opponent. Frankfurt have failed to score in their last two home matches against Spurs – a 0-0 draw in October 2022 and a 1-0 defeat in April 2025, marking the only time they have gone consecutive home European games without scoring against the same opponent.

Even if they do find a way in front, holding onto the lead will be its own challenge. They have dropped more points from winning positions (nine) than any other team in the Champions League this season.

This includes three in each of their previous two outings – a 3-2 defeat at Qarabag and a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona. At the weekend, they suffered a similar fate against Hoffenheim, who overturned an early Arnaud Kalimuendo opener to claim all the points in a 3-1 win.

What will make matters even more difficult for Schmitt’s side is that Tottenham have been one of the competition’s top defensive outfits this season.

Despite conceding exactly one goal on average per game (seven in seven), they boast a 71% clean sheet ratio (five in seven). Spurs are the only team in major European competition history to play five or more matches in a season, concede at least one goal per game, and still maintain a clean-sheet rate of 70% or higher.

With a top-eight finish firmly within reach, and domestic concerns continuing to mount, Tottenham will surely see this as an opportunity to secure another victory Frank so desperately needs.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Head-to-Head

Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt are familiar opponents, having met six times in major European competition. Spurs hold the upper hand, losing just once (W3 D2) and remaining unbeaten across the last four encounters, all of which have come since the 2022-23 season (W2 D2).

Spurs also won the most recent meeting between the sides, edging a 1-0 victory in the second leg of last season’s Europa League quarter-final, thanks to a first-half penalty from Dominic Solanke.

Overall, Tottenham have lost just 17% of their meetings with Frankfurt (1/6; W3 D2 L1). Only against Sparta Prague (0/5; W4 D1) do they have a lower loss percentage among opponents they have faced five or more times in major European competition.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Prediction

Despite their inconsistent Premier League form, Tottenham have been strong in Europe and the Opta supercomputer pegs them as favourites for victory on Wednesday.

Spurs won 47.6% of the 10,000 pre-match simulations, while Frankfurt prevailed 27.6% of the time. A draw, meanwhile, emerged as the outcome in 24.9% of the simulations.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Predicted Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt: Kauã Santos, Nnmadi Collins, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate, Rasmus Kristensen, Nathaniel Brown, Farès Chaïbi, Ellyes Skhiri, Ritsu Doan, Ansgar Knauff, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.

Head coach: Dennis Schmidt

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, João Palhinha, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Djed Spence, Dominic Solanke.

Head coach: Thomas Frank

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off this Wednesday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.

One year on from us asking whether Tottenham Hotspur were in a relegation battle last season, we ask whether things are even more perilous this time around.

It’s 27 January and Tottenham, plagued with injuries, are in freefall.

Not for the first time this season, this weekend they dropped points against a promoted side despite taking a first-half lead. The latest disappointing result extends a dire winless run, during which they have slid ominously down the Premier League table.

The manager’s excuses are wearing thin on the fans, who have largely run out of patience with him after so many poor results. The ‘R’ word has started being mentioned in some circles.

A relegation battle is a real possibility.

This sounds a lot like the present day, but in fact, it describes the situation a year ago today, at the start of 2025.

Concerningly, history is repeating itself for Tottenham Hotspur.

The parallels stretch as far as the fact that exactly one year ago today, we asked the very same question on these pages: could Tottenham really get relegated?

The difference this year is the promoted sides aren’t hopeless. One of them is above Spurs and another is only two points behind them. The bottom three spots are getting concerningly close, with 18th-placed West Ham, who won away to Spurs only last week to make it two wins on the bounce, having reduced Tottenham’s cushion to the relegation zone to eight points. And they are far from the only team beneath Spurs who are, unlike Thomas Frank’s side, winning matches.

The truth is that nobody really expects Tottenham to go down. They are good enough to be fourth in the league phase of the Champions League, one good result against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday away from finishing in the top eight and qualifying directly to the last 16 without the need for an energy-sapping, two-legged play-off.

But domestically, they have been absolutely dreadful, and unlike last year, they cannot rely on three teams definitely being worse than them.

To avoid going down, 40 points is always the milestone that teams aim for. Tottenham are currently 12 points off that mark and have 15 games left to get those points. That sounds perfectly doable.

But looking back over Spurs’ last 15 Premier League games, they’ve only picked up 14 points. And at the beginning of that run, they at least had a bit of confidence to lean on. Following Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Turf Moor, which followed defeats to Bournemouth (previously without a win in 11) and West Ham (previously without a win in 10), self-belief must be at rock bottom.

What’s more, with West Ham finding form, and Leeds and Nottingham Forest both also picking up points recently, there’s even the chance that the points total needed to survive is higher this season. If Tottenham repeat their form from their previous 15 matches over their remaining games of the season, they’ll reach 42 points. And they seem to be getting worse with every passing week, so there’s no guarantee they’ll even be able to reach that total. The outlook doesn’t look good at all.

However, like most reasonable viewers, the Opta supercomputer still has Tottenham down as outsiders for the drop. In the latest round of 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season, Spurs are relegated 164 times, or 1.64% of the time. Six teams are deemed more likely to go down.

Comparing that to their chances of finishing in the top five – which is, somehow, only nine points away – speaks volumes, though. They are given just a 0.62% chance of achieving what was presumably their pre-season objective and qualifying again for the Champions League (as it appears likely will once again be the case for fifth place in the Premier League).

And things are only going to get more difficult over the next few weeks, too. Spurs face an incredibly tough February, facing Manchester City, a resurgent Manchester United, Newcastle and Arsenal in the space of just 21 days.

For normal teams, playing three of those games on home soil would provide some comfort, but Spurs have the second-worst home record in the Premier League this season, having won only one of their last 10 on home soil. They’ve dropped points against many of the league’s worst teams in that time, so there’s little reason to believe they will beat any of the better ones.

We can use the Opta Power Ranking of every Premier League team to measure exactly how tricky any run of games is and, by that measure, Tottenham’s four upcoming games are more difficult than any other team in the division.

With relegation-threatened West Ham, Burnley and Nottingham Forest all way down the list, the situation might become even more desperate for Tottenham. If recent form is anything to go by, then by the time we reach March, Spurs could quite feasibly be even closer to the drop zone.

In another parallel with last term, Spurs again have Europe as a distraction. They won the Europa League last season while essentially giving up on the Premier League, and although they are extremely unlikely to repeat the trick with more European glory, there is still a slim possibility.

In fact, the Opta supercomputer gives Frank’s side a 1.45% chance of winning the Champions League this season. They are far from the favourites, but they are still the 12th-most likely team to win it, and have almost as much chance of doing so as they do of relegation (1.64%).

Which brings us to the microscopically slim chance that both of those events happen. According the supercomputer’s numbers, Spurs have a 0.024% chance of winning the Champions League and being relegated to the Championship. It’s almost certainly not going to happen, but there is as real a chance as there has been for any team in recent memory. Tottenham are almost unfathomably unpredictable, so if anyone was to do something quite so ridiculous, it could be them.

But before anyone starts dreaming of more silverware, Spurs need to address the rapidly rising chances that they will be relegated this season. Reducing that possibility with a very difficult upcoming month will be a huge challenge.

We look ahead to Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with our Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund prediction and preview. Both teams have a great chance of a top-eight finish.

Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund: The Key Stats

Tottenham are narrow favourites with the Opta supercomputer as they have a 39.2% chance of victory against Borussia Dortmund.

Spurs have won their last four meetings with BVB, all of which were in the UEFA Champions League.

Tottenham’s most frequent source of goals in the Champions League this season has been own goals by the opposition (three).

Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund is a contender for the most important game on Matchday 7 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, and that’s not just because Thomas Frank desperately needs a win.

The teams start the matchday 11th and 10th respectively in the league table. They have identical results and goal differences, with Dortmund ahead thanks purely to having scored six more goals. As eighth-placed Atlético Madrid are only one point ahead, and with an inferior goal difference, an automatic qualification spot remains very much up for grabs for Spurs and BVB.

Tottenham head to Eintracht Frankfurt for their final match while Dortmund host Inter. Given the current positions of those opponents (30th and sixth respectively), this match is probably bigger for the visitors when only taking UCL progress into account.

Dortmund are in better form too, as they are unbeaten in seven in all competitions. Tottenham are winless in five and have lost their last three, including Saturday’s London derby loss to West Ham United at home, so it’s obvious why Frank is under such pressure.

The Dane’s cause is not helped by Tottenham’s lengthy injury list. You could imagine Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, João Palhinha and Richarlison all starting this match, yet none of them are available.

Dortmund’s absentee list is not so ominous. Aaron Anselmino, Patrick Drewes, Salih Özcan and Marcel Sabitzer are unlikely to be involved. Ramy Bensebaini may return for the first time since his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations ended. Either way, manager Niko Kovač should be able to call upon three key men.

The first important player is Nico Schlotterbeck, who has made more line-breaking passes (85) than any other defender in the 2025-26 Champions League. He also leads all defenders in the same metric in the competition since the start of last season (286).

If he can help Dortmund get up field, Tottenham will need to be wary of the long-range threat of Felix Nmecha. He has scored with three of his five shots from outside the box in the Champions League this season (60%). This is the highest conversion rate by a player with 3+ goals from outside the box in a single edition since Oscar for Chelsea in 2012-13 (three from four, 75%).

The visitors can call upon an even more potent threat. Since the start of last season, Serhou Guirassy has been directly involved in more goals (22) than any other player in the Champions League (16 goals, six assists). His 16 goals is also the joint-most by any player in this period, along with Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé.

Nmecha and Guirassy have enabled Dortmund to have the highest shot conversion rate (24%) in the Champions League this season. They are also the team who have overperformed their xG total by the biggest margin (+6.2, thanks to 19 goals from 12.8 expected).

This could make the difference, given Tottenham’s most frequent source of goals in the competition has been opposition own goals (three) in 2025-26. Spurs have a formidable defensive record at home in the Champions League, though.

They are the only team to have won all three of their home matches without conceding in 2025-26. Tottenham have also kept a clean sheet in 54% of their Champions League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (seven from 13). It’s the third-best rate among teams with more than 10 games at a stadium in Champions League history.

This helps explain why Spurs are unbeaten in their last 23 home European matches (including qualifiers). They have won 19 and drawn four since a 1-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in February 2020. As Dortmund have lost 10 of their 14 away Champions League matches in England, including seven of the last eight, Tottenham may get the victory Frank so urgently requires.

Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund Head-to-Head

This will be seventh major European match between Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund. The German side won both in the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League but Spurs have won all four in the Champions League, across the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns.

Dortmund have also played more Champions League games against Spurs without winning than any other club. They’ve only lost more often against Real Madrid (eight times).

The last meeting in north London ended 3-0 to Tottenham. Goals from Son Heung-min, Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Llorente sealed a comfortable victory in what was the season Spurs reached the final.

Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

This match could easily go either way. Tottenham are favourites with the Opta supercomputer, but their 39.2% probability of winning is hardly conclusive, especially when Borussia Dortmund’s chances are rated at 34.9%.

Only two other UEFA Champions League fixtures this week are more closely matched on the pre-game simulations.

Perhaps these teams will therefore cancel each other out. The draw is a 25.9% possibility, so not too far behind the chances either side has of victory. This should be close.

Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund Predicted Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Kevin Danso, Djed Spence, João Palhinha, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani.

Head coach: Thomas Frank

Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel, Niklas Süle, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Julian Ryerson, Maximilian Beier, Carney Chukwuemeka, Serhou Guirassy.

Head coach: Niko Kovač

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off on Tuesday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.

We look ahead to Saturday’s Premier League game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with our Tottenham vs Liverpool prediction and preview.

Tottenham vs Liverpool: The Key Stats

Liverpool are the favourites with the Opta supercomputer, with their chances of a win over Tottenham rated at 42.3%.

Tottenham have won just twice in their previous 25 Premier League meetings with Liverpool.

Spurs forward Richarlison has been involved in more Premier League goals against the Reds than against any other team.

It wasn’t long ago that Arne Slot was the manager most under pressure in the Premier League. This dishonour has since passed to Thomas Frank, so there’s a lot riding on Tottenham’s match with Liverpool on Saturday.

While this is Frank’s first meeting with Liverpool since becoming Spurs boss, they do not have a good record against the champions. Slot’s men won both Premier League meetings last season by 6-3 and 5-1 scorelines. Only the Reds themselves have scored 5+ goals in three consecutive games against an opponent in the competition, doing so against Norwich between September 2012 and December 2013.

Even if they don’t go crazy this time around, Liverpool rarely fail to score in this fixture. They found the net in 25 of their previous 26 Premier League games against Spurs, including the last 19 in a row. Only against Arsenal (a current run of 20) have they had a longer scoring streak in the competition.

It’s little wonder then that Liverpool versus Tottenham is the top scoring fixture in Premier League history, with 206 goals. The last three league meetings saw 21 goals, with at least three scored in 14 of the previous 16 clashes.

This trend looks likely to continue, too. Among ever present teams in the last two Premier League seasons, only Bournemouth (16) have conceded two or more goals in more away games than Liverpool (15). In their last 17 on the road, the Reds either kept a clean sheet (6) or conceded 2+ goals (11).

While Tottenham kept Brentford out in their last league game at home, their defensive record is also a concern. They have lost four Premier League games by 3+ goals in 2025, including a 3-0 loss at Nottingham Forest last time out. Only in 1997 (5) and 2014 (6) have they lost more matches by 3+ goals in a calendar year in the competition.

Three of those four heavy losses occurring on the road makes it less likely Liverpool will win so handsomely here. Equally, Spurs have lost 10 home league games in 2025, their joint most in a year along with 1994 and 2003.

Much will depend on the teams Frank and Slot can select, as both are dealing with depleted squads. Spurs look to be without eight players, the most notable of which include Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Destiny Udogie. While they are all injured, Pape Sarr is now on AFCON duty.

The same can be said for Mohamed Salah, though that may be a blessing in disguise for Slot given the recent distractions around the Egyptian. The Liverpool head coach’s options remain limited though. Conor Bradley is back from suspension, which is well timed given Joe Gomez will miss some games with a hamstring issue. Wataru Endo and Cody Gakpo are also out, though Dominik Szoboszlai could be available despite limping off with an ankle problem in the win over Brighton last weekend. Jeremie Frimpong is close to a return, but this game will likely come too soon for him.

As much as Alexander Isak has a great record against Tottenham, with six goals in his last four appearances against them, Hugo Ekitiké should retain his place up front for Liverpool. He netted braces against Leeds and Brighton in his last two Premier League matches; only Luis Suárez has scored multiple goals in three consecutive Premier League games for Liverpool (four in December 2013). His run included goals in a 5-0 win at White Hart Lane.

If Tottenham are to win, their hopes may rest with Richarlison. The Brazilian has been involved in seven Premier League goals against Liverpool (four goals, three assists), more than against any other opponent. A potential fly in the ointment is that his goals have all been at Anfield, but against a Liverpool side that concedes plenty on the road, the former Everton man will be confident of making an impact.

It promises to be a fascinating game, with Frank hoping for a win to ease the building pressure on his head, while Slot will be eager to make it three wins in a row in all competitions and maintain some much-needed momentum for his team.

Tottenham vs Liverpool Head-to-Head

There won’t be many matchups between big clubs in top leagues that have been as one-sided as this one in recent times.

Tottenham have won just two of their last 25 Premier League games against Liverpool (losing 17), picking up home wins in October 2017 (4-1) and September 2023 (2-1). The latter of those victories needed a wrongly-disallowed Luis Díaz goal, red cards for Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota plus a stoppage time own goal winner from Joel Matip.

Across their two Premier League meetings last season, Liverpool scored 11 goals and were able to fire away 49 shots as they enjoyed 6-3 and 5-1 victories against a porous Tottenham defence.

One positive for Spurs is their 1-0 win in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg when these teams last met in north London in January. But the other three meetings in 2024-25 ended 6-3, 4-0 and 5-1 to the Reds.

Tottenham vs Liverpool Prediction

The Opta supercomputer predicts Liverpool will continue their excellent record against Tottenham with a win.

Arne Slot’s side were victorious in 42.3% of the 10,000 simulations of the match. That makes it 10 percentage points more likely than a Spurs win (32.3%), with a draw taking up the 25.4% that remains.

No other Premier League match this weekend has teams with a probability of victory this close to each other though, so it could go either way.

Tottenham vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur, Archie Gray, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Richarlison.

Head Coach: Thomas Frank

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister, Federico Chiesa, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké.

Head Coach: Arne Slot

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off this weekend, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.

Can Spurs continue to shine on home soil in the UEFA Champions League? We look ahead to Tuesday’s clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with our Tottenham vs Slavia Prague prediction and preview.

Tottenham vs Slavia Prague: The Key Stats

Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 22 UEFA club competition matches at home (W18 D4) and are the Opta supercomputer’s favourites to extend that with victory here (63%).

Spurs have avoided defeat in their last seven European matches against Czech opponents (W5 D2).

Slavia Prague are winless in their last 16 matches in the Champions League proper (D7 L9), and 12 without victory in major European competitions (D4 L10).

Tottenham and home comforts are two things that have not gone hand in hand in 2025, as far as the Premier League is concerned anyway.

Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Brentford – secured by first-half strikes from Richarlison and Xavi Simons – was just their fourth success in 17 home league games in 2025 (D3), during which they have registered 10 defeats, a joint-high for the club in a calendar year (also recording that tally in 1994 and 2003).

Yet, it has been a different story on the continent, with Thomas Frank’s side winning both their Champions League home games this season ahead of hosting Slavia Prague on Tuesday, scoring five goals without reply in beating Villarreal (1-0) and Copenhagen (4-0).

That has stretched the Europa League champions’ unbeaten streak in UEFA competition to 22 home matches (W18 D4), while they are now looking to register clean sheets in four successive European Cup/Champions League home games for the first time.

The omens are positive for Spurs, who are unbeaten in all four of their previous meetings with Slavia Prague (W3 D1) and have avoided defeat in their last seven matches against Czech opposition stretching back to 1962.

Despite coming out on the wrong end of an eight-goal thriller with Paris Saint-Germain last time out in the Champions League – suffering their first defeat in the league phase – Tottenham are just two points shy of the top eight in 16th place.

Standing in their way on Tuesday are a side still looking for their first European win of this term. Slavia are at least flying in the Czech First League, with a run of five straight wins moving them five points clear at the summit.

Their 3-0 defeat at home to Arsenal on Matchday 4 represents their only loss in 12 matches in all competitions. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side have been unable to transfer their domestic form onto the European stage, though, occupying 31st place in the league phase with just three points on the board from five games.

Following their goalless draw with Athletic Club on MD5, Slavia are without a victory in their last 16 matches in the Champions League proper (D7 L9) since beating FCSB 2-1 in September 2007.

Slavia are also winless in their last 12 major European matches (D5 L7), and have won just two of their previous 16 games against English opposition (D4 L10).

They are looking to avoid becoming the first team not to score in five straight Champions League matches since Milan in October 2023, though their attack could be weakened by Tomás Chory’s potential absence through illness. However, Mojmír Chytil is likely to play, fresh from scoring braces in successive league games, including Friday’s 2-1 win over Teplice, while winger Ivan Schranz recently returned from injury.

Meanwhile, Spurs have Brennan Johnson available after suspension following his red card against Copenhagen. Destiny Udogie was a late withdrawal ahead of Spurs’ win over Brentford, so the left-back is unlikely to be risked here. Randal Kolo Muani was seen limping after the weekend win and is a doubt.

Tottenham vs Slavia Prague Head-to-Head

Tottenham are unbeaten in their four previous meetings with Slavia Prague in UEFA club competitions (W3 D1), all of which were played in the UEFA Cup between 2006 and 2008.

Spurs have also avoided defeat in each of their last seven matches against Czech opponents (W5 D2), since a 1-0 reverse against Dukla Prague in the first leg of their European Cup quarter-final tie in February 1962.

Meanwhile, Slavia have won only two of their 16 previous European games against English teams (D4 L10). Both of those victories came in the UEFA Cup/Europa League, beating Leeds United 2-1 in 2000 and Leicester City in 2021.

Tottenham vs Slavia Prague Prediction

The Opta supercomputer favours a home win, with Tottenham victorious in 63% of their 10,000 pre-match simulations.

Slavia Prague’s chances of claiming victory are rated at just 17%, with a draw at 20%.

Tottenham vs Slavia Prague Predicted Lineups

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, Mohammed Kudus, Brennan Johnson, Richarlison.

Head coach: Thomas Frank

Slavia Prague: Jindrich Stanek, Tomás Holes, David Zima, Stepán Chaloupek, Christos Zafeiris, Michal Sadílek, David Doudera, Jan Boril, Mojmír Chytil, Lukás Provod, Erik Prekop.

Head coach: Jindrich Trpisovsky

Opta Power Rankings

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 10,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.

Ahead of kick-off on Tuesday, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.