Tottenham Hotspur's emphatic 3:0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday should boost the London side’s confidence for their trip to face Ferencváros. An important aspect of their success at Old Trafford was the absence of Heung-Min Son— if they managed to handle a direct competitor without their leader, then the team should be able to perform in Hungary as well.
In the current campaign, Ferencváros have found it relatively easy going in their domestic league, gradually pulling away from their competitors with six consecutive wins and 12 goals scored. On the other hand, they have faced setbacks in European competitions: they were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by FC Midtjylland (1:3 on aggregate), and lost to RSC Anderlecht (1:2) last week. The Belgian side quickly created an advantage in chances (0.77 against 1.33 xG), exposing the Hungarian team's defensive weaknesses.
Following a derby loss to Arsenal (0:1), Tottenham Hotspur have won four consecutive matches, scoring at least two goals in each game (11 goals in total). Against Manchester United, the London side created 5.41 xG (the second-best in the Premier League round), and they are the best in the league by total expected goals (15.75). Dominic Solanke is firing for his new club, with 3+1 in his last three matches.
Ferencváros will have Raul Gustavo back from suspension, but even his return won't significantly bolster their defence. Tottenham Hotspur’s star-studded lineup will make the most out of their trip to Budapest, and they are expected to score at least two goals.
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Johny Jansen
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Denes Dibus
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gk. | 2 | 0 |
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Cristian Ramírez
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Eldar Civic
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Ibrahim Cissé
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Raul Gustavo Pereira Bicalho
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Stefan Gartenmann
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Habib Maiga
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Mohammed Abu Fani
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Adama Traoré
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Barnabás Varga
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fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Ádám Varga
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Endre Botka
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gábor Sándor Szalai
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kady Iuri Borges Malinowski
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Kristoffer Zachariassen
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Philippe Rommens
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Alex László Tóth
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Aleksandar Pešić
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Virgil Misidjan
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Zsombor Gruber
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Ange Postecoglou
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Guglielmo Vicario
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gk. | 2 | -1 |
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Ben Davies
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Cristian Gabriel Romero
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Pedro Porro
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Archie James Francis Gray
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Pape Matar Sarr
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mf. | 2 | 2 |
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Yves Bissouma
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Mikey Steven Danny Moore
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Timo Werner
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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William Lankshear
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Brandon Austin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fraser Forster
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Micky van de Ven
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Alfie Terry Charlie Dorrington
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dejan Kulusevski
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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James Maddison
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Bentancur
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Danté Jamel Cassanova
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Brennan Price Johnson
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fw. | 2 | 2 |
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Dominic Solanke
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fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Oyindamola Ajayi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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