Champions League
2025-12-09 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Slavia Prague
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: UEFA Champions League
Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Kick Off 8pm
This game is live on TV
Tottenham Hotspur
Thomas Frank needed a big result against his former club if only to give his Tottenham Hotspur team some much needed confidence at home and the 2-0 win over Brentford will have been well received. Now they are looking to build on that win during this busy December and January run and Tottenham Hotspur will focus on one more Champions League game before this competition can be put on the back burner for a little over a month.
Finishing in the top twenty-four is the main ambition for Tottenham Hotspur, even if it means having to play an extra Knock Out tie in February. They are 16th in the standings after five rounds of Group matches have been played and there is still the benefit of being Seeded when finishing between 9th and 16th, which should be motivating Tottenham Hotspur. The side have a perfect 2-0-0 record at home in the Champions League where Spurs have scored 5 goals without conceding.
Tottenham Hotspur snapped a 5 game winless run with the victory over Brentford on Saturday and that does give them a little bit of momentum considering it is a result earned days after the late draw at Newcastle United. It is only the fourth win in 9 home games in all competitions, but the setbacks have largely been in the Premier League.
Brennan Johnson is available after serving a Champions League suspension, but Destiny Udogie is a doubt. Changes will likely be made to ensure players are fresh for the upcoming schedule.
Slavia Prague
Injuries have contributed to the mixed start made by Slavia Prague in the Champions League, but it has not stopped them moving into a strong lead in the Czechia top flight. With three Champions League games left, Slavia Prague will likely need at least two wins to have a real hope of avoiding elimination at the end of the League Phase.
They arrive in North London in 31st place in the Champions League table and Slavia Prague have yet to win a game in the Group, although three draws have ensured they have not lost touch completely with those in the progression positions. However, Slavia Prague are 3 points behind 24th placed Pafos and they have a 0-1-1 away record having yet to move the scoreboard in those matches, at least from an attacking perspective.
Slavia Prague are unbeaten in 5 games in all competitions and they have won 4 of those matches since the 0-3 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League. That loss was at home and Slavia Prague will be travelling unbeaten in 6 away games in all competitions, while winning 3 in a row ahead of this Match Day 6 fixture.
A number of players remain on the sidelines for Slavia Prague, but the squad has been bolstered by a returning Ivan Schranz.
Head to Head
This is the fifth time Slavia Prague and Tottenham Hotspur have met in a competitive fixture and it is the English club who have won 3 of the previous 4 with the single exception being a draw.
The last matches between the clubs came all the way back in 2008.
Prediction
Both of these teams will note that the second half of the Champions League schedule will ramp up the intensity and importance of the fixture to be played.
With that in mind, this is an important game for Tottenham Hotspur and Slavia Prague in the bid to progress out of the League Phase.
However, there are differing ambitions- Spurs would like to finish in the top sixteen so they are at least Seeded in the Play Off tie in February, while Slavia Prague are looking for a first win in the Champions League to get close to the top twenty-four.
Tottenham Hotspur are clearly still a work in progress under Thomas Frank, but they have had a couple of good results in succession. They have also been better in the Champions League where the power of the Premier League has already been telling, and Tottenham Hotspur should have too much for Slavia Prague, even with the likely changes to the first eleven.
You have to credit Slavia Prague for some of the resiliency they have shown to earn positive results against Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao, but they have also been well beaten by Inter Milan and Arsenal.
If they were hosting, you could have a bit more faith in Slavia Prague, but they are the away team and you have to feel that the Tottenham Hotspur attacking qualities will find a way to shine through.
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The Pick :
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Slavia Prague
