Ludogorets Razgrad vs Tottenham Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Ludogorets Razgrad:
Iliev; Cicinho, Moti, Verdon, Nedyalkov; Andrianantenaina, Badjia, Santana; Tekpetey, Manu, Yankov
Tottenham:
Hart; Aurier, Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Lo Celso, Winks, Dele Alli; Bale, Vinicius, Lucas Moura
Ludogorets Razgrad will host Tottenham Hotspur in the third round's fixture of Group J. Both teams have chances for top-2 positions, so the points from this match are very important. Antwerp are first with six points, while Tottenham are sharing the second place with Austrian side LASK Linz. Ludogorets sit at the bottom after losing both matches. In the opening fixture they were beaten at home by Antwerp. Higinio Marin gave the Bulgarian team a lead in the 46th minute, but Antwerp then scored twice and took the points. In the second round Ludogorets lost 4:3 in Austria. Elvis Manu was fantastic on that match scoring a hat-trick, but that wasn't enough even for a draw. It is clear they are conceding too easy. And I don't think something could be improved quickly, particularly in the current situation. The management of Ludogorets decided to terminate the contract with Czech coach Pavel Vrba. Since the appointment of a new manager, Stanislav Genchev will lead the team as interim coach. He made lot of changes during the weekend, but still won against Levski in domestic league. Seven players were rested, only Plamen Iliev, Anton Nedyalkov, Santana and Elvis Mann started from the first minute. The Eagles had lot of issues in that match, but secured the victory thanks to a late goal scored by Cowley in the 84th minute. Genchev has most of the players available for this game, only two are sidelined through injuries. Wanderson is out due to a knee injury, while Higinio Marin suffered a leg fracture and won't play in the next period.
Tottenham started the group stage of the Europa League with a 3:0 win against LASK Linz. Lucas scored the first and Son the third goal, while the second was Andrade's own goal. However, the Spurs suffered a surprise defeat in Belgium in the second round. A mistake by Ben Davies helped Royal Antwerp to register a narrow 1:0 win. Davies, making his 200th Spurs appearance, was easily dispossessed by Mbokani, whose pass allowed Lior Refaelov to smash past Lloris. It seems the Spurs don't like to visit Belgium. Tottenham have never won away to Belgian opposition, losing on each of their past three visits. At the same time this was Mourinho's first defeat in a Europa League game since November 2016, ending a 12-match unbeaten run for the Portuguese coach in this competition. It was also the first defeat for Tottenham in UEFA Europe League this season. The Spurs started the campaign since the qualifications and so far managed to beat Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the first encounter, Macedonian outfit Shkendija Tetovo and Maccabi Haifa. As I already wrote, Tottenham won 3:0 against LASK Linz in the first match of the group. The domestic form is also good, they beat Brighton 2:1 during the weekend. The game was decided by Gareth Bale in the 73rd minute. Mourinho, who will probably rotate the players, has just one injury worry ahead of this match - Japhet Tanganga is sidelined. In addition, Joe Rodon was not registered in time to be eligible for the Europa League group phase.
Ludogorets Razgrad vs Tottenham Prediction:
I expect Over 2.5 goals here. Ludogorets played efficient matches in the first two rounds of the group. They lost 2:1 to Antwerp and then lost 4:3 to LASK Linz in Austria. Tottenham failed to score against Antwerp, but were efficient on other matches. The Spurs played Over 2.5 goals on each of the previous four matches in Europe. Considering these facts, I expect at least three goals in this encounter.
Ludogorets Razgrad vs Tottenham Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.63 with
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