Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Tottenham vs Olympiacos Prediction and Match Preview

Tottenham vs Olympiacos
Champions League
Date:  Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London).


Team News


Spurs still without Hugo Lloris, Michel Vorm and Erik Lamela, while Ben Davies is also a doubt after limping off at the weekend.
January Vertonghen and Tanguy Ndombele also have question marks over their fitness, but the latter could be fit enough to start against heavyweight Greece.
Dele Alli promising performance against West Ham must generate another start, but Christian Eriksen may have to watch from the bench once again as speculation over his commitment to the club continues.
Olympiakos are without Pape Abou Cissé, linked with a move to Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham during the summer. The visitors tend to be conservative in their approach, but expect to see leading midfielder Mathieu Valbuena from the off.


Prediction

Jose Mourinho celebrates the 3-2 victory over West Ham in his first game in charge of Tottenham. Tottenham head coach will now be hoping to make a winning start in the first home game in charge of the club.

Tottenham know a win would guarantee them a place in the knockout stages with a game to spare. They could even lose here and still qualify as long as Bayern Munich beat Red Star Belgrade. The draw for Tottenham will also be quite good, if Bayern win the group match.

Olympiakos have been eliminated from the Champions League and have one point from their first four games. They can still finish third and therefore fall into the Europa League, which will be their goal when the group was drawn.

Tottenham throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Olympiacos at the start of the campaign but are expected to put that right on Tuesday night in Mourinho's first home game.

Prediction: Tottenham 3 0 Olympiacos

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