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Tottenham begin their preparations for the new season with a behind-closed-doors friendly against MK Dons on Wednesday evening.
Spurs will be aiming to improve on back-to-back 17th-place finishes in the Premier League, and have already backed Roberto De Zerbi heavily in the transfer market.
Meanwhile, MK Dons were promoted to League One after finishing second in League Two last season, and have already started their pre-season with a couple of friendlies.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Tottenham vs. MK Dons key stats
- Tottenham have won three of their last five games (D1, L1).
- MK Dons have had mixed results in pre-season (W1, L1).
- Tottenham won the last H2H 3-1 in 2021, also in a friendly.
Tottenham vs. MK Dons preview: Spurs to start with victory?
Tottenham vs MK Dons — Tale of the Tape
| Tottenham | vs | MK Dons |
|---|---|---|
| 17th (Premier League) | Position | 2nd (League Two) |
| 41 | Points | 86 |
| 48 | Goals For | 86 |
| 57 | Goals Against | 45 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 15 |
| 18th | Home / Away Rank | 1st |
Tottenham will not want a repeat of last season where they just escaped relegation and went through another change in management, with De Zerbi now at the helm.
They have done their best in the transfer window so far, breaking their transfer record twice to sign Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali for a combined £185m, as well as a number of smart free signings.
However, the likes of Pedro Porro and Cristian Romero will be unavailable after recently playing in the World Cup final, while Xavi Simons and Dejan Kulusevski among others are still on the treatment table.
Nonetheless, Spurs will still be able to field a recognisable team, that should possess too much quality for MK Dons.
The newly-promoted League One side are further in their preparations though having already played two pre-season friendlies.
They produced mixed results, with a 4-1 win against Maidenhead followed by a 2-1 defeat to Croatian side Istra 1961.
Paul Warne will just be hoping to increase his team's fitness here, while he could also give minutes to new signing Dan Barlaser, who he worked with previously at Rotherham United.
However, a positive result would not be entirely out of the question, given they are further in their pre-season preparations.
Tottenham vs. MK Dons form guide & betting tips
| Tottenham | vs | MK Dons |
|---|---|---|
WWDLW |
Form | WWDWL |
| 6 | Goals For | 12 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 5 |
N/A |
Friendlies | WL |
Whispers predicts: Tottenham 3-1 MK Dons
*odds unavailable at time of writing
While odds are unavailable at the time of writing, we would expect Tottenham to be installed as the favourites being the Premier League side.
In terms of recommended bets though, BTTS – Yes could hold some value given MK Dons are further along in pre-season, and so their higher levels of fitness could cause Spurs problems.
Over 3.5 goals is also one to watch as pre-season friendlies do tend to see more goals with teams allowed to play with more freedom, and that already happened in MK Dons' 4-1 victory over Maidenhead.
In terms of an overall score prediction, Correct score 3-1 should hold significant value, and would reflect the difference in quality between the two teams.
> BTTS – Yes at N/A | Likelihood: Possible
> Over 3.5 goals at N/A | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score – 3-1 at N/A | Likelihood: Outsider