AZ vs Tottenham Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Both of these teams are enduring disappointing seasons domestically but both AZ Alkmaar and Tottenham Hotspur will sense an opportunity to go deep into European competition this year.
Kick-off date/time: Thursday 6th March, 2025: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am
How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Key Stats
- The only previous UEFA competition match between these teams was a 1-0 home victory for Tottenham on Matchday 3 of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League.
- AZ are without a win in their last eight UEFA competition matches against English teams (D2 L8).
- AZ have lost four of their previous five UEFA competition two-legged ties against English teams. Their only success was a victory on away goals against Newcastle in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup round of 16 (2-4 a, 2-0 h).
- AZ have won eight of their last nine UEFA competition two-legged ties.
- AZ won their previous two UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties.
- AZ have lost only two of their last 36 UEFA competition home matches (W24 D10).
- AZ are unbeaten in their last 12 home matches in the UEFA Europa League proper (W6 D6).
- AZ have won four and drawn one of their previous five UEFA Europa League home matches this season.
- AZ have won ten of their last 11 home matches in all competitions (L1).
- Tottenham have lost only two of their last 11 UEFA competition matches against Dutch teams (W7 D2).
- Tottenham have won four and lost three of their previous seven UEFA two-legged ties against Dutch teams.
- Tottenham have lost only one of their last nine UEFA competition matches (W5 D3).
- Tottenham have lost their last three UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties. They are aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012/13 when they won on away goals at this stage of the competition against Inter (3-0 h, 1-4 a).
- Tottenham have scored more goals (332) than any other team in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League history. Sporting CP are second with 321 goals.
AZ vs Tottenham Prediction
AZ Alkmaar came through a UEFA Europa League knockout playoff round tie against Galatasaray with an impressive win but they have remained underwhelming domestically as they take on a Tottenham Hotspur side that managed a top eight finish in the league phase.
AZ Alkmaar most recently suffered a 3-1 loss to Heerenveen against a side that have just lost their coach, Robin van Persie, to Feyenoord. AZ pulled off a bit of an upset in the knockout playoff round of the UEFA Europa League with a 6-3 aggregate victory over Galatasaray. They sit sixth in the Eredivisie at the moment.
Tottenham Hotspur have been really poor throughout the campaign as they sit in the bottom-half of the table and this is their only chance of silverware in Ange Postecoglou’s second season, a season in which he himself said he always wins trophies. They may well have recently turned a corner, though, with a few much-needed victories in the league.
Despite those much-needed wins, though, Spurs did most recently lose to Manchester City last week. AZ have shown themselves to be fun and it is likely to be a high-scoring affair in the first-leg.
AZ vs Tottenham Tip: Over 2.5 goals
