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Wolfsberger vs Tottenham Hotspur statistical preview

By Gary Pearson

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho returns the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 7, 2021. (Photo by Julian Finney / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JULIAN FINNEY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho returns the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 7, 2021. (Photo by Julian Finney / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JULIAN FINNEY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Tottenham turn their attention to Wolfsberger in the Europa League on Thursday, a competition offering the away side a new lease on life. 

Everyone waits with bated breath to see who Jose Mourinho turns to for the vital fixture. With pressure mounting in Spurs camp, the gaffer needs an electric performance to lift spirts. Will he turn to his big guns or show faith in a few players who’ve underperformed but have been Europa League mainstays?

Due to the omnipresent CoronaVirus, the match will take place in Budapest. Let’s dive under the numbers prior to the pivotal first leg.

Wolfsberger

  • First time the Austrian side has qualified for the knockout stage of a European competition
  • The Austrian Bundesliga’s sixth-place side, winning seven of 17 in league play
  • Michael Liendl leads the league in assists, with nine helpers
  • Luka Lochosvili, who has been sent off twice, is the league’s most undisciplined player
  • Two key starters, Mario Leirgeb and Eliel Peretz, are both injured and unavailable for the first leg
  • Have utilized a back three recently, but should revert back to a conventional rearguard of four
  • There are 109 places between Wolfsberg and Tottenham in the UEFA club coefficients.
  • Did the double over Feyenoord in group stage
  • First ever meeting between the two sides

Next. Tottenham should snap this manager up. dark

Tottenham

  • Scored two goals in nine of last 10 Europa League matches
  • Scored the fourth most goals in the group stage, notching 15
  • Fourth in total attempts (104) and shots on target (38) in group stage
  • Carlos Vinicius and Lucas Moura lead team with three goals each
  • Haven’t won the first leg in seven consecutive knockout matches
  • Jose Mourinho has won 12 consecutive knockout aggregates in Europa League
  • Spurs won Group J, finishing a point ahead of Royal Antwerp
  • WhoScored ranks Spurs as the fifth best team thus far in the competition
  • However, WhoScored only ranks Tottenham as the 20th best away side
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