This Thursday, Tottenham will travel to Shkendija for the 3rd round of the Europa League. Shkendija will want to create the feat, while Tottenham doesn’t want to be deprived of Europe.
3rd last season in North Macedonia, Shkendija is currently leading the championship after 6 days (4 wins and 2 draws). Rather preserved so far by the draw in these qualifiers, the North Macedonians won in Sumqayit (2-0 in Azerbaijan) and on the lawn of Botosani (1-0 in Romania).
6th last season, Tottenham experienced a last eventful season marked, in particular, by the ousting of coach Mauricio Pochettino, replaced by Special One José Mourinho in November 2019. For the resumption of the championship, the London formation was shaken (0 -1) by the number one outsider in the BPL title, Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton. Back to the wall following this defeat, Tottenham reacted well by winning with the way on the lawn of Southampton (5-2), a meeting marked by the quadrupled of Son and the four assists of Kane. Between these two league games, the Spurs had hardly beaten Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2-1) in the previous round of these preliminary rounds of the Europa League.
The workforce for KF Shkendija vs Tottenham
Shkendija is mostly made up of local players (including internationals Egzon Bejtulai and Ljupcho Doriev), but we also find the young Frenchman Abou Es Sahhal formed by Guingamp.
During the offseason, Tottenham made some alterations in its workforce. Young full-back Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) has left the club, as has experienced Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen (Benfica), less used since Mourinho’s arrival. The team was strengthened by signing 3 accustomed to the fights of the Premier League: the very offensive side Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton), the midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton) and the goalkeeper Joe Hart who replaces Michel Vorm ( 36 years) not extended. The very latest signings are still too short for this game (Bale has a knee problem and Reguilon is set to make the squad this weekend) while substitute Tanganga is injured. A starting 11 that looks like this is possible: Hugo Lloris, Matt Doherty, Ben Davies, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez, Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Heung-min Son, Lucas Moura, Giovani Lo Celso, Harry Kane.
The meetings are played behind closed doors.
If Mourinho lines up a good team, Tottenham should be able to win easily. Tottenham victory!
Betting Tips: Tottenham victory of 2 goals or more
Odds: 1.40
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