Tottenham will bid to inflict a first Europa League defeat of the season on PAOK Saloniki at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night. PAOK are unbeaten in Group A but they start as 13/2 outsiders in the match betting with Paddy Power, while Spurs are 4/9 on to take three points in a match that has been described as 'must win' by manager Harry Redknapp.
Spurs are currently third in Group A of the competition, level on seven points with Rubin Kazan and one point behind PAOK. Redknapp recognises the importance of a win on Wednesday if his side are to qualify for the knockout stages but he is likely to rotate his side again as he balances Europe with the Premier League.
Roman Pavlyuchenko would have been in line for a start but he is extremely doubtful with a knee injury, so Jermain Defoe, who has scored two in his last three, is likely to play and he is available at 4/1 in the first scorer betting. However, Giovani Dos Santos is a doubt, while Danny Rose, Tom Huddlestone and Michael Dawson remain out injured.
Tottenham have enjoyed their best start to a domestic season as they have taken 28 points from a possible 30 from their last ten and are now third in the Premier League. They will want to transfer that form into Europe and they have a decent record, having lost just two of their last eleven in the Europa League and suffering defeat only once in their last thirteen in Europe at White Hart Lane.
Four of Spurs' last five in Europe have involved under 2.5 goals and PaddyPower price under 2.5 evens this week. Meanwhile, five of the six goals in Spurs' last three European matches have come in the second half and the second half is evens to be the highest scoring half of Wednesday's match.
A better punt might be the double result of a half time draw and full time Spurs win at 3/1 with PaddyPower.com, particularly as PAOK have been a tough nut to crack this season.
The Greek side drew 0-0 with Tottenham at home back in September and they sit top of Group A after going unbeaten in their four matches so far. They have suffered defeat only once in their last twelve away matches in Europe but their recent form will be a concern.
They currently sit in fifth place in the Greek League after winning just two of their last six matches and they have won just one of their last five away matches. Furthermore, they are without key man Vierinha, who has scored five goals this season, and he will be a huge loss. In Vierinha's absence, Dimitris Salpingidis will carry the burden of scoring PAOK's goals and he is 9/1 in the first scorer betting.
A win for PAOK would see them qualify for the last 32 of the competition but on current form it is tough to see them taking three points and the correct score of 2-1 to Spurs can be backed at 13/2.
Tottenham v PAOK Form
Check the season's statistics for both Tottenham and PAOK, plus the odds ahead of Wednesday's match.
Tottenham v PAOK Tips
Tip #1: Double result of a half time draw and full time Spurs win @ 3/1 with PaddyPower.com
Tip #2: Second half to be highest scoring half @ evens with PaddyPower.com
Tip #3: Jermain Defoe to score first @ 4/1 with PaddyPower.com
Match Odds
4/9 Tottenham
16/5 Draw
13/2 PAOK
Correct Score Odds
11/2 Tottenham 1-0
11/2 Tottenham 2-0
13/2 Tottenham 2-1
11/1 Draw 0-0
7/1 Draw 1-1
16/1 Draw 2-2
19/1 PAOK 1-0
45/1 PAOK 2-0
20/1 PAOK 2-1
First Goalscorer Odds
7/2 Emmanuel Adebayor
4/1 Jermain Defoe
4/1 Roman Pavlyuchenko
11/2 Harry Kane
6/1 Gareth Bale
7/1 Giovani Dos Santos
7/1 Iago Falque
9/1 Luka Modric
9/1 Dimitris Salpingidis
10/1 No Goalscorer
10/1 Aaron Lennon
Odds supplied by PaddyPower.com, who offer live in-running betting for all Europa League ties.
Posted: Wednesday, 30th November 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: europa league, tottenham, paok, jermain defoe, paddypower,
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