Europa League preview and odds: Tottenham Hotspur vs Fiorentina

Published on: 23/02/2016

Europa League preview and odds: Tottenham Hotspur vs Fiorentina

February 25, 2016 20:05pm - White Hart Lane

Europa League - Round of 32, Second leg

With an away goal in the bag and the scores still level, Tottenham take a slight advantage going into the second leg of this UEFA Europa League Round of 32 tie against Italian side Fiorentina.

Tottenham keen to improve poor record in Italy

Tottenham`s good form in Europe continued as they avoided defeat in the away leg of their Europa League tie against Fiorentina. With an away goal also in the bag, the English side will be favourites to progress to the last 16 of the tournament.

Spurs have only been beaten once in this year`s edition of the tournament (at Anderlecht), having now played seven games. However, they come into this game on the back of a 0-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. Mauricio Pochettino fielded as strong side in the domestic cup game but they were unable to break down a tough Palace defence.

Fiorentina still hopeful thanks to strong away record in Europe

When Fiorentina met Tottenham at the same stage of this competition last term, they bagged a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane before wrapping up the tie with a 2-0 win on home soil. This season, the tables have been turned with Spurs holding Paolo Sousa`s men to a 1-1 draw in Italy in the first leg.

The game marked the first occasion that the Viola have ever conceded a goal at home to an English side.

The Italian side will travel to England buoyed by the fact that they have lost just one of their last 19 away matches in the Europa League (a 3-0 defeat at Sevilla back in May). They also come into this game on the back of a 3-2 away win at Atalanta in Serie A

Team news

Tottenham are still without Moussa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen and Clinton NJie, while Hugo Lloris and Erik Lamela are both doubtful.

Recent form (All competitions)

Tottenham Hotspur: LDWWW

Fiorentina: WDWDW

Betting odds and tips

Tottenham have scored in their last 20 Europa League home games, while Fiorentina has scored in 11 of their last 12 away games in this competition.

You can back Both Teams to Score at 4/5 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 23/02/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (23/02/2016 14:12:26) but are subject to change.