Tottenham v Slavia Prague: Line-ups, stats and preview
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Tottenham v Slavia Prague preview
Manager Thomas Frank says he has a “good feeling” Tottenham can take a “massive step” towards the last 16 of the Champions League when his side attempt to make it three wins from three home games in this season’s competition.
The Czech First League leaders have drawn three and lost two of their league phase matches, leaving the visitors three points shy of the play-off places to reach the next stage.
“It’s a very important one,” said Frank, whose players ended a five-match winless run in all competitions by beating his former club, Brentford, 2-0 at home in the Premier League on Saturday.
“So far, we have a perfect [home] record [in the Champions League]. Can we continue that? In the first bit, [the aim] is to qualify for the play-off rounds [by finishing between 9th and 24th].
“If and when hopefully we qualify for that, then we can look further ahead. We know it can be very awkward and difficult against Slavia, but I have a good belief that we can come out and perform well again.”
Slavia are unbeaten in five matches in all competitions since their 3-0 defeat at home to Arsenal on November 4, including a 0-0 draw at home to Athletic Club on Champions League Matchday 5 on November 25.
Eight years after joining the club, manager Jindrich Trpisovsky has somewhat played down talk that he could fill the vacant Czechia manager job for their World Cup qualifying play-off at home to the Republic of Ireland in March.
“I do not have that ambition,” said the 49-year-old, via iSport. “I like club football and I feel a bond with Slavia and a responsibility to the owner.
“Some things can happen, but I have not talked to anyone about it yet.”
Tottenham v Slavia Prague team news
Tottenham and Italy wideman Destiny Udogie is out until January with a hamstring injury, while Frank described forward Brennan Johnson’s condition as “touch and go”.
“There will be a bit of rotation to make sure everyone is full of energy and freshness,” added Frank, who is without striker Dominic Solanke because of an ankle problem.
Defender Micky Van de Ven and forwards Richarlison and Kolo Muani will be suspended for the home game against Borussia Dortmund on January 20 if they are booked.
Slavia are without Liberia midfielder Oscar Dorley. Forward Tomas Chory is a doubt through illness, while Youssoupha Mbodji will sit out the visit of Barcelona on January 21 if the left-back is cautioned.
Tottenham v Slavia predicted starting lineups
Tottenham starting XI: Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Djed Spence; Joao Palhinha, Lucas Bergvall; Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani; Richarlison
Slavia Praha starting XI: Jindrich Stanek; Tomas Holes, David Zima, Stepan Chaloupek; David Doudera, David Moses, Michal Sadilek, Jan Boril; Lukas Provod; Mojmir Chytil, Tomas Chory
How to watch Spurs v Slavia: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Tottenham v Slavia Prague stats
- Tottenham are unbeaten in their four previous meetings with Slavia Praha (W3 D1) and in their last seven European fixtures against Czech opposition (W5 D2), with their sole defeat to Czech opposition a 1-0 loss to Dukla Praha in the first leg of a European Cup quarter-final in February 1962.
- Spurs are unbeaten in their last 22 European home games (W18 D4) and have won their previous two such matches this season without conceding
- They are one goal shy of their 100th in the Champions League proper
- Goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky played 30 time for Slavia before joining Tottenham in January
- Only Arsenal (4) have more clean sheets than Spurs (3) in this season’s competition
- Slavia have won two of their previous 16 UEFA club competition matches against English teams (D4 L10)
- They are winless in their last 16 matches in the Champions League proper (D7 L9) since a 2-1 home victory against Steaua in September 2007.
- The Czech side have not scored a goal in their last four Champions League matches
- Trpisovsky’s players have made the most tackles (110) of any squad in this season’s competition, one ahead of Union SG
- Only Athletic Club’s Aitor Paredes (55) has made more ball recoveries than Slavia’s David Zima (42) in the 2025/26 Champions League
Tottenham v Slavia prediction
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Spurs should see off a Slavia side yet to score away in this season’s competition, although the visitors’ 0-0 draw at Atalanta on October 22 – including 16 attempts at goal – reflects their potential to cause problems.
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