Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Tottenham face the prospect of a round of 16 exit heading into this second-leg against AZ Alkmaar with the Premier League side trailing by a goal to nil on aggregate.  

Kick-off date/time: Thursday March 13th 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 4:00pm / US PT – 1:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key stats:

• Tottenham have won 16 of their last 21 UEFA competition home matches (D3 L2).
• Tottenham have won eight of their last nine home matches in the UEFA Europa League proper (D1).
• Tottenham have won four and lost three of their previous seven UEFA two-legged ties against Dutch teams.
• 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.
• Tottenham have kept 11 clean sheets in their last 17 UEFA competition home matches.
• Tottenham have kept eight clean sheets in their last nine home matches in the UEFA Europa League proper.
• AZ have lost all their previous nine UEFA competition away matches against English teams.
• 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 one of their last eight UEFA Europa League matches (W4 D3).
• AZ have lost only one of their last nine matches in all competitions (W6 D2).

Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

The pressure is all on Tottenham here to complete a turnaround that could well prove to be what keeps boss Ange Postecoglou in charge. Whilst you would expect Spurs to discover their cutting edge going forward on their own patch, their defensive fragilities make this tie far from clear-cut. AZ Alkmaar were victorious in the first leg and will be more than confident of scoring at least once in North London, which would make it a tall order for Spurs to triumph on aggregate.

It's hard to look beyond the players of Tottenham when factoring in the attacking stars at their disposal, but one can’t help but feel that one mistake or conceding a goal would see heads drop very quickly and pressure build up as fans get anxious in the stands. Instead of backing a winner here, a shrewd move would be to back over 2.5 goals and both teams to score.

Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Tip: Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score