Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction and Betting Tips | October 24th 2024

Tottenham play host to AZ Alkmaar in a UEFA Europa League game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Thursday. Tottenham have won both of their Europa League games thus far, beating Qarabag and Ferencvaros, and are currently in third place in the competition's league phase.

AZ, meanwhile, edged past Swedish side Elfsborg in their opening game and were then swatted aside by Athletic Bilbao in their second game.

Will Tottenham pick up their third win in this competition, or will AZ pull off what would be a sizeable upset in London?

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Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Tottenham have never faced AZ Alkmaar before, but they do have an interesting history against Dutch opposition in Europe. The last time they played an Eredivisie team was in 2021, when they beat Vitesse 3-2 in the UEFA Conference League. Before that, of course, they defeated Ajax in one of the all-time great comebacks to make the UEFA Champions League final in 2019.
• Tottenham should come into this match full of confidence after this past weekend. Ange Postecoglou's side crushed West Ham 4-1, erasing the memories of their poor 3-2 defeat to Brighton two weeks prior. They are now unbeaten at home in their last three matches there.
• In contrast, AZ suffered a poor 1-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on Saturday in a game that saw them reduced to ten men. They have now lost their last four games in a row after going unbeaten in their first seven fixtures this season.
• This game could be viewed as the 'Troy Parrott derby', as the Irish international moved to AZ from Tottenham in a permanent deal this summer. The forward never made his mark in North London, but scored ten Eredivisie goals for Excelsior last season. He's now netted six goals in his first eleven appearances for AZ this season.
• Tottenham could look to start Brazilian striker Richarlison in this game. He returned from a long injury issue to make an appearance from the bench on Saturday, and Ange Postecoglou may look to rest top striker Dominic Solanke and give him a run-out here.

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Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

While AZ could prove to be a trickier opponent for Tottenham than Qarabag or Ferencvaros were, this game should still be relatively straightforward for Ange Postecoglou's men.

With the majority of his squad now available, the Australian should be able to pick a strong side without overstretching his key players, and with home advantage, everything points towards a Spurs win.

It wouldn't be a surprise to see the visitors score, as Tottenham have rarely kept clean sheets this season. After beating West Ham, though, they should be full of confidence, and ought to come out on top here.

Prediction: Tottenham 3-1 AZ Alkmaar

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Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Tottenham to win.

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Tottenham rarely keep clean sheets at home, although they did shut out Qarabag earlier this season).

Tip 3: Troy Parrott to score or assist for AZ Alkmaar - Yes (Parrott has scored six goals for AZ this season and will be desperate to find the net against his old club).