Europa League Prediction and Preview

A fiery atmosphere is in store for Tottenham when they travel to face Galatasaray in the Europa League on Thursday.

So far, Spurs have found things relatively comfortable in the competition, but facing Galatasaray in front of the partisan Turkish fans presents an entirely new obstacle for Ange Postecoglou and his men.

Match Preview

Galatsasaray Recent Form

Galatasaray are on a superb run of 11 matches without defeat currently. Indeed, their last loss came in Europe when they were defeated by Young Boys in the playoff to enter the Champions League.

In the Europa League so far, they have defeated PAOK and Elfsborg and drawn with RFS.

They are coming off four matches won in a row including a 2-1 Istanbul derby victory over Besiktas a week ago.

Galatasaray Injury News

Ismail Jakobs is the only injury absentee for the home side, who will welcome Fernando Muslera back from a European ban.

Former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez will start in the backline.

Last Galatasaray Lineup

Here’s how Galatasaray lined up against Besiktas.

Tottenham Recent Form

Spurs have won four out of their last five games in all competitions with the only loss in that run coming against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

In their last two, they have beat Man City in the League Cup and then Aston Villa in the Premier League – two vital results for Postecoglou.

They have found things relatively easy in the Europa League so far, with wins against Qarabag, Ferencvaros and AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham Injury News

Richarlison and Cristian Romero were forced off against Aston Villa due to a couple of knocks and the former is definitely out, while the latter is a major doubt.

Micky van de Ven and Wilson Odobert are out with injuries too.

Last Tottenham Lineup

Here’s how Tottenham lined up against Aston Villa.

Galatasaray – Player To Watch

Victor Osimhen’s shock move to Galatasaray on loan now seems to be paying dividends as he gets up to match sharpness after being left out of the Napoli squad at the start of the season. He has scored four goals in his last four games for the Turkish giants.

Tottenham – Player To Watch

With Heung-min Son unlikely to start and Richarlison injured, Dominic Solanke will be Spurs’ main man through the middle in the striker role. He scored two at the weekend and is looking confident after a lukewarm start to his Spurs career.

Galatasaray vs Tottenham – Prediction

Galatasaray hold a major home advantage here, while Spurs will be missing their first-choice centre-back pairing of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, so the hosts might take advantage to win this one, narrowly.

Scoreline prediction – Galatasaray 2-1 Tottenham

Galatasaray vs Tottenham – Betting Tips

Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals Scored

– Three goals or more have been scored in three out of Spurs’ last five games

– In Galatasaray’s last three games, 13 goals have been scored