With the next stage of the UEFA Champions League already out of their reach, Tottenham and CSKA Moscow will fight this Wednesday for a place in the Europa League.
Find out below the best-betting approach for this game.
Tottenham failed to match the expectations in a group where they were the main favourites to reach the following round. As we mentioned above, their chances of qualification are zero with Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen already qualified.
The Spurs are currently in the 3rd place with 4 points, one more than CSKA Moscow. Therefore, Tottenham only needs a draw to reach the Europa League. Mauricio Pochettino already turned his focus to the EL with the Argentinean coach saying that the EL calendar is better to his team when compared to the UCL.
The Spurs featured a high quality performance last weekend against Swansea with a 5-0 victory, a result that should improve the team’s confidence and morale for this game against the Russian team.
CSKA travels to England with nothing to lose. After a very good game against Bayer Leverkusen where they deserved more than a draw, now is time to fight for the 3 points at White Hart Lane since that’s the only result that suits their aspirations.
Roman Eremenko is suspended since October and won’t be able to help his team over the next two years due to a positive doping test. This was a very tough blow for Slutsky’s team but the team is finding answers to play without him. CSKA also reaches this game after a comfortable win against Ural by 4-0.
The bookmakers don’t leave much value for us to play the money line on this game. Tottenham is the big favourite around 1.50, a price too low to take in a game where a draw is enough for them. On the other side, CSKA Moscow Asian Handicap +1.00 is not a good option either since the Russian side should take many risks if they concede one goal.
Looking now to the other markets for this game, the Over 2.50 goals is also extremely low with Pinnacle offering the best price at 1.85, which is a dangerous market in a game where 1-1 is a very likely result.
In contrast, Both Teams to Score – Yes is available at 1.91 in the green listed bookmakers such as Bet365, a perfect line to approach this game. Tottenham failed to end their previous two games at home with a clean sheet, allowing two goals against Monaco and one against Bayer Leverkusen, which only adds value to our bet.
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