Champions League Preview and Odds - Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur

Published on: 22/11/2016

Champions League Preview and Odds - Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur

November 22, 2016 19:45pm - Stade Louis II.

Referee: B. Kuipers

Champions League - Group Stage

Pace-setters Monaco will look to consolidate their place at the top of Group E when they welcome third-ranked Tottenham Hotspur to Stade Louis II on Tuesday night.

Monaco can wrap up qualification with a win

Group E leaders Monaco can confirm their progression to the knockout stages of the competition with a win on Tuesday night. The French side are unbeaten in this year`s competition, having won two and drawn two of their games so far.

On home soil, Leonardo Jardim`s charges have won one and drawn one of their group stage games but also won both of their home ties in the qualifying rounds. They come into this game on the back of a 3-0 away win at Lorient in the French league, a result that kept them in second place in the title race.

Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur could do with a win to keep their qualification hopes alive. The North Londoners have just one win to their name in this year`s tournament (away to CSKA Moscow) and are currently languishing in third place two points behind Bayer Leverkusen who will travel to Russia on the same night.

Mauricio Pochettino`s men bagged their first win in seven matches in all competitions at the weekend, when they rallied late to overcome West Ham United 3-2 at home in the Premier League. Harry Kane grabbed two goals in that game and the Lilywhites will be hoping that he can carry some of that form into Tuesday`s clash.

The Premier League side have been ravaged by injury in recent weeks and that has certainly had an impact on their results. However, they remain the only unbeaten side in the English top flight and could also point to their temporary Wembley home as a cause of their disappointing form in Europe.

Team news

The home side will be without Nabil Dirar but otherwise will have a full strength squad to choose from.

Meanwhile, the visitors still have a few injury issues with Ben Davies (ankle), Erik Lamela (hip) and Toby Alderwiereld (knee) all still out of action.

Recent form (All competitions)

Monaco: WWWDW

Tottenham Hotspur: WDLDL

Betting odds and tips

Monaco are strong at home and Spurs will do well to come away with anything from this game. However, with Harry Kane and Dele Alli both fit again, they should at least pose a goal threat.

As a result, a Monaco win with both teams scoring looks like a probable scenario and can be backed at a decent price..

You can back Monaco/Both Teams to Score at 9/2 with Bet365

Published on: 22/11/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (22/11/2016 11:42:53) but are subject to change.