Tottenham v FC Basel Betting PreviewThe Premier League side starts with home advantage in this one, and a commanding performance could see them well set for the second leg. Spurs are still eyeing up a top three finish in the Premier League and so have split focus. This is the first meeting between the two sides in UEFA competition, and it is Spurs who will start as favourites against the Swiss side who have never won in England.
Tottenham v FC Basel Recommended Bet:Spurs have posted a W2 D0 L1 record on home soil against Swiss sides. Overall Tottenham have a W3 D0 L2 record again Swiss sides and in those five matches, there have been 22 goals scored. So we can probably expect high entertainment on Thursday night. In each of Tottenham's three wins, they have scored four or more goals. Tottenham are on a four game winning streak in North London in Europe at the moment and defeat at Inter Milan in their second leg of the round of sixteen tie ended a ten match unbeaten European streak for them. They are the only side left in the competition who has actually won it before. Tottenham are overwhelming favourites for this one, as they have scored in eight of their last nine Europa League games. They have conceded in seven of those though. This should be routine enough for Spurs if they are on top of their game, and not too much sign of an upset if they stay composed.
Basel have yet to win a match in England in eight previous attempts. They have only been to London once before and that ended in a loss to Fulham. Their big moment came in last season's Champions League group stage where they eliminated Man United with a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford and a 2-1 win back at home. Over all, Basel's record against English clubs stands at W3 D5 L8. The last time they were at this stage, they were eliminated by Middlesbrough back in the 2005/06 season. FC Basel are now without a win in six European away matched (D3 L3), their last win on the road coming during this season's qualifying round. In the Europa League itself, they haven't won any of their last seven away matches. They are actually the only remaining domestic champions left in the competition and never before have they made it to the semi finals of a major European club competition. They have shown that they can keep things tight though, conceding just two goals in their last seven Europa League matches. They have only conceded one goal after half time in this season's Europa League, and that is from ten matches. They have scored 6 goals after the 80th minute mark in this year's competition.
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