UEFA Europa League Qualifying - Hearts vs Tottenham betting preview

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh - Hearts host Premier League outfit Tottenham in their Europa League qualifier on Thursday evening. Spurs will be facing a much lower class of team than the dizzying heights of Real Madrid and Inter Milan they reached last year, but they will not be underestimating the threat offered by the Scottish side.

Harry Redknapp's side will be depleted for the match tomorrow, with Luka Modric, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas and Sandro all missing through injury. Nevertheless, they are still comfortable favourites for the match, best priced at 8/11 with Boylesports. Hearts are at 5/1 with Coral and the draw is a general 13/5 shot.

In the correct score market, bookmakers rate a 1-0 win for Spurs as the most likely result, with William Hill offering the best odds of 13/2. A 1-1 draw is at 7/1 with Ladbrokes and a 2-0 win for Spurs is at 15/2 with William Hill. A 2-1 win for the London side is at 8/1 with Ladbrokes, and a goalless draw is best priced at 11/1 with Stan James. Hearts' best hope is a 1-0 win, which is a top priced 14/1 with Stan James.

In the half time / full time market, the favourite spot is Spurs / Spurs, which is available at 17/10 with Paddy Power. Draw / Spurs is next, at a general 7/2, while draw / draw is at 5/1. Hearts are general 8/1 shots to be winning at half time and full time, and draw / Hearts is at 10/1. Both sides are at 16/1 with Victor Chandler to be winning after 45 minutes but drawing after ninety.

Jermain Defoe and Rafael van der Vaart are the joint favourites to score first, both best priced at 11/2 with Victor Chandler. Roman Pavlyuchenko is at 6/1, and Peter Crouch is at 13/2 with Victor Chandler. Gareth Bale is next most likely, at 17/2 with the same firm, and Hearts' best hope is John Sutton, who is also 17/2.

Spurs are rated as one of the front-runners to go far in the competition, and are a best priced 16/1 with Ladbrokes to win it. Hearts are one of the outsiders, and the same firm go 400/1 on them going all the way.

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