Expect the atmosphere to be electric when Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur kick off tomorrow night at 7:45 pm GMT. The brand new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, after much awaiting and anticipation, is finally here.
In case you missed the riveting pitch-side speech that Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gave to the crowd during the first of the two test matches, watch the video at this link. Let’s take a look at who Pochettino may select in his first team for this one.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Southampton
Attack: Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min
Midfield: Dele Alli, Moussa Sissoko, Victor Wanyama
Defense: Ben Davies, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris
For the injury and fitness report for both sides, go to this link. The form guide for both sides looks like this: Tottenham Hotspur- LLDLL Crystal Palace- WLWLW
Odds Checker currently shows Tottenham as substantial favorites, with win prices set at 18/35. The stalemate odds are at 39/11, the underdogs Crystal Palace are backed at 13/2 to ruin the opening night party with an away side triumph.
Tech company behemoth Google has a match result prediction app, and it shows a Tottenham win at 66% probability, a draw at 21%, with the likelihood of an Eagles win computed to be 13%.
Final score prediction: Spurs 2, Palace 1
Yes, Tottenham’s form and results have been dreadful lately, but how they can let someone come in and christen their new home with an away side win? There will be too much will power and emotion to let that happen.
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