Thursday 21/08/2014, 19:00, Europa League Qualifiers, AEL Limasol vs Tottenham
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Tottenham is on a winning streak and they hope to expand the scoring spree in the Europa League Qualifier, the first they will be playing this season. Teams from England don't have to go through many qualifying rounds to make the group stage and all that Tottenham needs to do is to send AEL Limasol home. The team from Cyprus has no intention to be pushed aside, not after being eliminated from the Champions League Qualifiers by Zenit.
AEL Limasol vs Tottenham Odds
At Ladbrokes
AEL Limasol 7.10, Draw 4.50, Tottenham 1.50
AEL Limasol vs Tottenham Tips
Tottenham started the campaign of friendly games with a couple of matches against teams from the United States and won on two occasions, while only drawing against Seattle Sounders. They extended the winning streak once they returned to Europe and utterly destroyed Celtic, while winning with relative ease over Schalke 04.
It was far more difficult to win the derby of London against West Ham, but the goal scored in the last minute of overtime proved to be decisive. It was an exhausting affair and over the weekend they will play against another opponent from the capital, which means that fatigue could become a problem.
Tottenham has a formidable offensive, with Adebayor, Soldado, Lamela and Kane, but only the latter is expected to play tonight. He was the author of the winning goal last weekend and he is the youngest of the four strikers, which means that he shouldn't have a problem in playing at the same high level for 90 min. If things don't go as planned, he is likely to be joined by youngster Lamela.
By comparison, the team from Cyprus is trying to overcome the shock of being eliminated from the Champions League Qualifiers by Zenit. So far they seem to be doing a good job, because they won both friendly games, including the match against a team from the nation's first division. They crushed Doxa by seven goals to one and will be trying to carry that momentum into this decisive match.
Key Facts
- The English side is overly confident in its ability to win the second leg, so they will be aiming a narrow margin victory on the road.
- This is the first time that the two teams meet, but Tottenham doesn't have a great record against teams from Cyprus, especially when they don't play in front of their fans.
AEL Limasol vs Tottenham Prediction
AEL Limasol has the resources to cause a major upset, but risk-averse punters who don't want to bet on them to win or draw have another option. The 0:1 Asian handicap would see the stakes returned if the visitors prevail by exactly one goal and the odds for this type of wager are quite tempting and 2.10 with Ladbrokes.
Bet: AEL Limasol +1.00 goals @ 2.10 with Ladbrokes
