Tottenham vs Elfsborg Prediction & Betting Tips (30 January)

Tottenham are at high risk of not qualifying for a European Cup via the championship this season. Spurs currently sit in 15th place, closer to the relegation zone than the European places. They have just suffered a third consecutive defeat in the league, losing 3-2 against Everton, a direct competitor for maintenance, and have not won for six days in the Premier League. On the other hand, their course in the Europa League is more promising. After seven matches, they are sixth and can still hope to qualify for the round of 16. Last week, their 3-2 victory against Hoffenheim allowed them to keep their destiny in hand.

Elfsborg currently occupies 20th place with 10 points and should logically reach the C3 play-offs thanks to their victory against Nice on the last day 1 -0. The Swedes have already proven their worth, especially at home, with victories against AS Roma 1-0 and Qarabag 1-0. However, they faced more difficulties away from home, suffering defeats against Galatasaray 4-3 and Bilbao 3-0. In the league, the Boras club finished in 7th position during the 2023 season, which ended at the end of November. Therefore, the team is currently not participating in any national competitions.

As for Tottenham, the list of absentees is impressive. Kinsky, Spence, Reguilon and Min-Hyeok are ineligible, while Bissouma, Johnson, Odobert, Romero, Sarr, Solanke, Udogie, Van de Ven, Vicario and Werner are injured, having missed the last day of C3. This represents a significant number of potential starting players unavailable for Australian coach Postecoglou. However, there remain quality talents like James Maddison (8 goals, 4 assists in PL), scorer and passer last week, who will be present, as will Son, author of a double against Hoffenheim, and those returning from injuries Richarlison and Ben Davies. Elfsborg saw the departure of their key midfielder, Baidoo, who joined Plymouth this winter. This departure is a hard blow, because the Ghanaian had scored 10 goals in the league this season and 5 in the Europa League.

Balurdsson, starting midfielder, also left, returning to Bologna. Despite these departures, the team will be complete this week, with all its usual executives, including former Reims player Zeneli (5 goals), as well as Hedlund (7 goals), Qasem (5 goals) and Abdullai (5 goals). The latter scored 3 goals in the Europa League. Note also the presence of the former Guingamp player, captain Larsson, and the former Nice player, the left piston Hult.