Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

The UEFA Europa League is a really exciting competition for clubs of all sizes, and every team in the competition will be in the mindset of adding some silverware to their collection.

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur host Maarten Marten’s AZ Alkmaar on Thursday evening.

Key Stats

• AZ have lost their last four matches
• Tottenham have won the first half in five of their last six games
• AZ are without a clean sheet in seven games

Team Previews, Form, and Standout Players

Both teams have had inconsistent starts to their domestic league seasons, Tottenham have been mostly strong with only a few losses, whilst AZ started strong and have dropped in quality recently.

In this competition, Tottenham have won their opening two matches, while AZ have only won one.

Tottenham Hotspur Preview

Tottenham Predicted Line-up - Guglielmo Vicario; Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Pape-Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall; Mikey Moore, Richarlison, Timo Werner

The Europa League presents a real opportunity for Tottenham to add some silverware to their collection, something they haven’t done in modern years. Ange notoriously wins things in his second season, so Spurs fans will be hoping for a similar outcome.

We’d expect them to go relatively strong given they want to progress to the knockout stages, however a few changes are likely.

Richarlison will need to be clinical up-front, if he’s to compete with Dominic Solanke for a starting role this season.

AZ Alkmaar Preview

AZ Alkmaar Predicted Line-up - Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro; Seiya Maikuma, Alexandre Penetra, Maxim Dekker, David Moller Wolfe; Jordy Clasie, Sven Mijnans, Peer Koopmeiners; Zico Buurmeester, Troy Parrott, Ruben Van Bommel

AZ have looked really good in patches this season, and they’ll be hoping to turn their poor form around in this game.

While Wolfe is suspended for their next few league games, he’s able to start in the Europa League, and we expect him to.

Former Tottenham Hotspur forward Troy Parrot will want to prove himself against his former club, who never really gave him a look-in in attack.

Head To Head Stats: Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar

These two sides haven’t faced each other in a competitive competition at all in the modern era.

Betting Tips For Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar

If one thing is clear, Tottenham are without a doubt favourites for this match. They’ve got a really strong squad depth, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they went on to win the entire competition.

However, the odds for a Tottenham win are low, so we’ve chosen something else to ensure you get the best potential return.

We think overall the best value tip is Tottenham Hotspur half time/full time, backed up by our research.

Odds of 11/10 on QuinnBet mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar

Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 AZ Alkmaar

I think Ange’s Tottenham will find this easy, and set themselves up nicely for the rest of the competition.

Elsewhere in the Europa League, Fenerbache take on Manchester United.