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Tottenham have shown this season that they have serious ambitions with the depth of their squad. However, on the last matchday of the league phase they must win against Elfsborg to secure a direct ticket to the round of 16. The Swedes have fought bravely so far, but they are unlikely to not concede a goal during the whole 90 minutes. The home team is clearly in the role of favorite in Thursday. Still, without Werner, Udogie, Maddison and Solanke, several important players of the team are out due to injury. Elfsborg, will travel to England on Thursday to play an international competitive match for the first time in the club's history. Only a win guarantees them a place in the play-off round. Although they only finished 7th in the Allsvenskan and are still preparing for the new season, they showed last week with a 1-0 win over Ligue 1 club Nice that they are by no means in hibernation mode. Nevertheless, the weak away record in major European competitions speaks strongly against the Swedes but they should be at least be able to score once against the shakened defence of the hosts.