Europa League match preview: LASK Linz versus Tottenham Hotspur

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 03.December
Match begins: 17:55 (UTC)
Venue: Linzer Stadion (21005 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for LASK Linz at Linzer Stadion when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Tottenham Hotspur with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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LASK Linz form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Manchester United.

LASK Linz have played 5 Tipico Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). 4W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for LASK Linz. After failing to beat Salzburg here at Linzer Stadion, LASK has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

LASK Linz's last game was hosting Rheindorf Altach and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, LASK lost 0-2 at home to Antwerp.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for LASK, as the Tipico Bundesliga home game vs Ried is only three days away.

Goals are plentiful at Linzer Stadion in the league this season as LASK has scored 15 goals here in 5 home games. As for guarding their own goal, LASK have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when RB Leipzig drew the shortest straw.

4-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League matches away. Total Europa League statistics for Tottenham Hotspur: 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sheffield United game have they lost an away game, meaning Spurs has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Tottenham Hotspur have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joe Hart. It's been 304 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.

Spurs has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Chelsea for a Premier League game that ended a draw (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Ludogorets in the Europa League.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arsenal in just three days.

Spurs are a potent attacking force on the road with their 13 goals in 5 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tottenham Hotspur - LASK 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

Tottenham HotspurH. Son
H. Son
9 goals
Tottenham HotspurH. Kane
H. Kane
7 goals
LASKJ. Eggestein
J. Eggestein
4 goals

LASK Linz missing players

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

LASK Linz Tottenham Hotspur
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   12 25
12 8   Won W   7 16
3 1   Drew D   2 5
10 6   Lost L   3 4
45 31   Scored S   24 59
33 19   Conceded C   12 23
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
88% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
60% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 60%
32% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 36%
16% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 24%
36% 27%   BTTS BTTS   67% 60%
36% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 32%
28% 33%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.9
4 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15.2 15.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 12.3
5.8 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.3
31% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   46% 45%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tottenham Hotspur 4 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 9
2 Antwerp 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 9
3 LASK Linz 4 2 0 2 5 8 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 6
4 Ludogorets 4 0 0 4 5 13 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 8 -8 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salzburg 9 7 1 1 34 10 4 3 0 1 17 5 5 4 1 0 17 5 24 22
2 LASK Linz 9 6 2 1 19 6 5 5 0 0 15 1 4 1 2 1 4 5 13 20
3 Rapid Vienna 9 5 3 1 22 13 5 3 2 0 12 4 4 2 1 1 10 9 9 18
4 Sturm Graz 8 4 3 1 12 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 2 2 0 6 2 7 15
5 St. Polten 9 3 2 4 17 18 5 1 1 3 7 11 4 2 1 1 10 7 -1 11
6 Wattens 9 3 2 4 10 13 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 2 0 3 5 9 -3 11
7 Wolfsberger AC 8 3 1 4 15 16 4 0 1 3 7 12 4 3 0 1 8 4 -1 10
8 Austria Wien 9 2 4 3 9 10 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 1 2 2 4 4 -1 10
9 Ried 9 3 1 5 13 20 5 3 0 2 10 10 4 0 1 3 3 10 -7 10
10 Hartberg 9 2 4 3 10 18 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 1 2 2 6 13 -8 10
11 Rheindorf Altach 9 1 2 6 7 21 5 1 2 2 5 7 4 0 0 4 2 14 -14 5
12 Admira 9 1 1 7 11 29 4 1 0 3 6 12 5 0 1 4 5 17 -18 4
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tottenham Hotspur 10 6 3 1 21 9 5 2 2 1 8 6 5 4 1 0 13 3 12 21
2 Liverpool 10 6 3 1 22 17 5 5 0 0 14 6 5 1 3 1 8 11 5 21
3 Chelsea 10 5 4 1 22 10 5 2 2 1 11 6 5 3 2 0 11 4 12 19
4 Leicester City 10 6 0 4 19 14 5 2 0 3 6 8 5 4 0 1 13 6 5 18
5 West Ham United 10 5 2 3 17 11 5 3 1 1 8 4 5 2 1 2 9 7 6 17
6 Southampton 10 5 2 3 19 16 5 3 0 2 10 8 5 2 2 1 9 8 3 17
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 5 2 3 11 11 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 3 0 2 5 6 0 17
8 Everton 10 5 1 4 19 17 5 2 1 2 12 10 5 3 0 2 7 7 2 16
9 Manchester United 9 5 1 3 16 16 5 1 1 3 3 10 4 4 0 0 13 6 0 16
10 Aston Villa 9 5 0 4 20 13 5 2 0 3 12 11 4 3 0 1 8 2 7 15
11 Manchester City 9 4 3 2 15 11 4 2 1 1 9 6 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 15
12 Leeds United 10 4 2 4 15 17 5 1 2 2 6 9 5 3 0 2 9 8 -2 14
13 Newcastle United 10 4 2 4 12 15 5 2 0 3 6 11 5 2 2 1 6 4 -3 14
14 Arsenal 10 4 1 5 10 12 5 2 0 3 5 8 5 2 1 2 5 4 -2 13
15 Crystal Palace 10 4 1 5 12 15 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 0 3 5 9 -3 13
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 2 4 4 14 16 5 0 3 2 5 8 5 2 1 2 9 8 -2 10
17 Fulham 10 2 1 7 11 19 5 1 0 4 5 11 5 1 1 3 6 8 -8 7
18 West Bromwich Albion 10 1 3 6 7 18 5 1 2 2 4 7 5 0 1 4 3 11 -11 6
19 Burnley 9 1 2 6 4 17 4 1 0 3 1 5 5 0 2 3 3 12 -13 5
20 Sheffield United 10 0 1 9 4 16 5 0 1 4 1 6 5 0 0 5 3 10 -12 1

Read more about Europa League

The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.