Tottenham will look to book their place in the next round of the Europa Conference League when they welcome Rennes to London this Thursday.
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Key Statistics
Tottenham Hotspur have won their last four home games. In those games, they scored ten times and conceded just three.
They have kept three clean sheets in six games under Antonio Conte.
Harry Kane has scored six goals this season in the ECL (including qualifiers). Five of those goals came at home.
In the ECL group stage, the hosts have scored a total of eleven goals while conceding eight.
Rennes have scored ten goals in the ECL group stage and have conceded seven.
They have lost just one of their last 15 games in all competitions (W11, D3).
The visitors have failed to score only once in their last 17 competitive games.
Head to head
Both teams have met only once in the past, and the game ended in a draw.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Tottenham: W-W-L-W-D
Rennes: W-L-W-D-W
Tottenham Hotspur
Following a 3-0 win over Norwich in the Premier League last weekend, Tottenham turn their attention to the Conference League where they are looking to seal a place in the next round.
The win over Norwich was the hosts’ fourth win under Conte and made it two consecutive clean sheets for them.
After losing 2-1 to NS Mura in their last European outing, the win and the clean sheet will come as a welcome boost for them. They will now look to make it three wins in three games when they welcome group G leaders, Rennes.
Conte’s side are currently sitting second in the group, level on points with Vitesse. They need a win to guarantee them a place in the next round, while a draw might also be enough if NS Mura defeat Vitesse in the other Group G fixture.
However, the news of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Spurs camp has dampened the mood around the club and might have a negative effect on their performance in this game.
Possible Tottenham Hotspur starting line-ups
Hugo Lloris; Davinson Sánchez, Eric Dier, Joe Rodon; Matt Doherty, Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hobjberg, Japhet Tanganga; Dele Alli, Steven Bergwijn; Harry Kane.
Injured: Cristian Romero, Sergio Reguilon
Doubt: Giovani Lo Celso
Suspended: Ryan Sessegnon
COVID-19: Emerson Royal, Bryan Gil, Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies
Rennes
Rennes will look to continue their unbeaten run in the Conference League this Thursday when they travel to London.
The French side have won three of their opening five games in the group stages (D2) and have already guaranteed themselves a top of the table finish as they are currently four points ahead of the other teams.
They come into this tie fresh from a morale-boosting 5-0 win over St. Etienne in the Ligue 1 – their eleventh win in the last 15 games in all competitions. Having scored in their last 15 games, the visitors will fancy their chances of getting a goal in this game.
However, a poor record against English opponents will be a source of worry for them as they have lost each of their last three away visits to England without scoring a goal.
Possible Rennes starting line-ups
Alfred Gomis; Adrien Truffert, Nayef Aguerd, Warmed Omari, Hamari Traore; Jonas Martin, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Baptiste Santamaria; Benjamin Bourigeaud, Martin Terrier, Gaetan Laborde.
Injury: Jeremy Gelin
Doubt: Flavien Tait, Jérémy Doku
Suspended: None
Prediction
Tottenham 3-1 Rennes
