Eintracht Frankfurt have only won one of their five meetings with Tottenham in European competition (D2 L2). However, that lone victory came on the only occasion in which theyâve hosted them in a knockout stage match, beating them 2-1 in the Cup Winnersâ Cup quarter-final in 1981-82 (second leg).
Tottenham have lost six of their last seven knockout stage games away to German opponents in Europe (W1), while failing to score in four of their last five such matches. They lost 3-0 in the most recent of these, being eliminated by RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in 2019-20.
Tottenham have only progressed from one of their previous 10 knockout stage ties in European competition after failing to win the first leg at home, progressing past Ajax in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2018-19 (lost 0-1 in the first leg, before winning on away goals â 3-3 on aggregate).
Eintracht Frankfurt are looking to reach a third UEFA Europa League semi-final, having previously done so in 2018-19 and 2021-22. The only team to have currently qualified for more than three in the competition is Sevilla, who have done so five times (Manchester United are currently on three ahead of their second leg versus Lyon).
Tottenham will be aiming to qualify for a second major European semi-final within the last seven seasons, having done so in the UEFA Champions League in 2018-19. This would be as many as they qualified for in the previous 44 seasons beforehand, between 1974-85 and 2017-18 (2).
Tottenham have only kept one clean sheet in their last 19 away matches in the UEFA Europa League (1-0 v Qarabag in November 2015), while Eintracht Frankfurt average over two goals per home match in the competition (55 scored in 27 home games).
Hugo Ekitiké has been directly involved in seven goals in the UEFA Europa League this season (four goals, three assists). Meanwhile, only two strikers have been involved in more in a Europa League campaign for the German side: Luka Jovic (11) and Sébastien Haller (8), both in 2018-19.
If he appears in this game, Son Heung-Min will overtake Harry Kane (67) to become Tottenhamâs all-time leading appearance maker in major European competition (68). Son is averaging a goal every 217 minutes in the UEFA Europa League this term, however, which is his worst ratio in an edition where heâs made more than two appearances.