Tottenham Hotspur face Leicester City in a Premier League game that both teams need to win.
Tottenham vs Leicester best bets
Tottenham to win and BTTS - 7/5 with bet365
Over 3.5 goals - 4/5 with Betfred
Son Heung-min to score any time - Evens with CopyBet
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City predictions
Only the cup competitions can save Ange Postecoglou now.
A battling 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim on Thursday night moved Tottenham Hotspur one step closer to securing a place in the last 16 of the Europa League. Requiring a top-eight finish to bypass the play-offs, Spurs are sixth ahead of the final round of fixtures next week.
In the first week of February they head to Anfield to defend a 1-0 aggregate lead in the semi-final of the EFL Cup. And a few days after that they will do battle with Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Without a piece of silverware since 2008, Tottenham are desperate to add another trophy to their cabinet. If Postecoglou manages to deliver one, all else will be forgiven.
Still, the Australian is treading dangerously. His team heads into the weekend in 15th place. They are a whopping 16 points adrift of the top four and only eight clear of the bottom three.
There are mitigating factors. Spurs have been hamstrung by an injury crisis for weeks now. They have been particularly hard hit at the back, losing their No.1 goalkeeper and their two first-choice central defenders. Any team would struggle in those circumstances.
At the same time, that does not absolve Postecoglou completely. Tottenham should not be 15th in the league this late in the season.
Even without some of his key players, the manager has refused to take a backwards step. As a result, Tottenham’s opponents find it relatively easy to pick them off. Having principles is a virtue; stubborn dogmatism is not.
On a more positive note, Tottenham are about to face a team that is in even worse form than they are. Leicester City have lost seven in a row in the Premier League under Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has yet to have a positive impact at the King Power Stadium.
For all that, the Foxes are still only two points adrift of safety. A win this weekend would be a huge boost for Van Nistelrooy and co., but Tottenham start as clear favourites.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City betting tips
Can Tottenham Hotspur get their Premier League campaign back on track this weekend?
Tottenham to win and both teams to score
Tottenham currently have 10 players on the treatment table, although there is a chance that Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma will be available this weekend.
Yet despite everything, Spurs continue to score plenty of goals. They stuck three past Hoffenheim in midweek and are the second-most prolific team in the Premier League this season, behind only Liverpool.
The problem is at the other end of the field. Spurs have shipped 35 goals in the league. Only six sides have worse defensive records.
Leicester have not carried much of a threat in attacking areas of late, scoring just two goals in their last seven games.
But while we expect Spurs to come out on top this weekend, Leicester can follow the likes of Everton in breaching the north Londoners’ backline.
⚽ Back Tottenham to win and both teams to score at 7/5 with bet365 ⚽
Over 3.5 goals
Tottenham’s 22 Premier League games up to now have featured 80 goals, second only to Wolverhampton Wanderers (83). That works out as 3.64 per match.
Five of their last eight top-flight encounters have featured over 3.5 goals, with Tottenham’s games increasingly resolving basketball contests.
Leicester are not much better. In fact, they are almost as defensively open as Tottenham without possessing the same sort of quality going forward.
The football under Steve Cooper was not great, but at least Leicester looked more steely and resolute prior to Van Nistelrooy’s arrival. The evidence from the last few weeks suggests they will struggle to shut down Tottenham’s frontline here.
They should create chances going the other way, though, so there is a pretty good chance we will see four goals or more at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
⚽ Go for over 3.5 goals at 4/5 with Betfred ⚽
Son Heung-min to score any time
Son Heung-min stepped up for Tottenham on Thursday, scoring a brace to help his team run out 3-2 winners against Hoffenheim.
We have seen signs of decline in the South Korea international this season. Perhaps that is to be expected given Son will turn 33 this summer.
He should not be written off, however. Son might no longer be at the peak of his powers, but he still has more than enough quality to be influential in games like this one.
Only Wolves and Southampton have conceded more goals than Leicester this season. Over the last eight games, the Foxes have the joint-worst defensive record in the division.
Keeping Tottenham - and Son in particular - quiet will be difficult.
⚽ Tip Son Heung-min to score any time at evens with CopyBet ⚽
📺 How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England.
Date and time: Sunday 26th January, 2pm.
How to watch: Not being shown live in the UK.
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