Spurs Favourites For Fiorentina Home Clash

Tottenham will host Fiorentina tonight (20:05) looking to gain an advantage in the quest for progression through to the last-16 of the Europa League. This first leg could have come at a better time for Spurs, the side having failed to overturn Liverpool on their last start in the Premier League. This defeat away at Anfield put an end to the Whites` three game unbeaten run. Despite this, the North London club currently occupy sixth place in their domestic division, one point off Arsenal who sit in the sole Europa League position.

Their Italian opponents are fourth in Serie A and have put together a streak of three consecutive wins. Fiorentina are merely four points off third place after 23 games though the championship already looks beyond them, 16 points off the pace set by table toppers Juventus.

Despite the superior standing of Vincenzo Montella`s men in their respective league, it is the home side who are the favourites for victory tonight. A host of bookmakers have Spurs installed at 5/4 whilst 5/2 (Numerous) is the best price available on a Fiorentina win. Should you think that the result will be tied after 90 minutes, you will also receive odds of 5/2 from a number of different turf accountants.

Spurs qualified for this knockout stage by finishing second in Group C, a group that also contained Turkish side Besiktas, Asteras Tripoli of Greece and Partizan of Serbia. The English club finished just a point short of their group winners Besiktas.

Mauricio Pochettino`s men scored nine goals in their three wins, two draws and sole defeat of their time in the Europa League group stage. With five goals in this six game period, Harry Kane is Spurs` top scorer. Betbright are offering odds of 11/8 on the Englishman adding to his tally at any time tonight.

Kane grabbed the opening goal in two of these six encounters and he has a price of 5/1 (ladbrokes) on him providing the opening goal of the match against Fiorentina.

Unibet have the 21-year-old at 50/1 to hit his second hat-trick of his Europa League career, he grabbing his first in his club`s home game against Asteras Tripolis.

Despite only conceding four goals in this group stage period, Tottenham only managed to keep two clean sheets. The North London club are available at a price of 9/4 (Coral) to not concede in tonight`s game. Furthermore, Spurs have not conceded more than one goal in any one of their six group stage clashes so, as a result, it might be worth putting your faith in goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and backing Fiorentina to score under 1.5 goals. This is available at 4/9 with bet365, Betvictor and Stan James. The odds on the Italians scoring exactly one goal is 6/4 with a number of bookmakers.

Fiorentina progressed through to the knockout stage by putting together a string of four wins, a draw and a defeat to see them sit at the top of Europa League Group K. They were three points to the good of French side Guingamp who occupied the second qualification position whilst PAOK of Greece and Dinamo Minsk failed to make it through. Not only did the Firenze outfit finish at the top of the Group K tree, they also scored the most goals. Eight players contributed to the total of 11 goals scored, only three hitting the back of the net twice. These multiple scorers were Juan Manuel Vargas, Federico Bernardeschi and Marko Marin. With Bernardeschi injured and Marin returned back to his loan club Chelsea, Vargas is the only two-time scorer available and he is 7/1 with Coral to add to his tally at any time.

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