Get three AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham predictions and betting tips from our football expert, before Wednesday’s 17:45 Europa League clash (06/3/2025).
The Europa League remains the only chance Tottenham have of securing silverware this season and they visit AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of this round of 16 clash.
The two teams met in the group stages with Spurs running out 1-0 winners and they will be hoping to repeat the trick again.
AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Betting Tips
- Tottenham to win @ 1/1 with bet365
- Brennan Johnson to score at any time @ 9/4 with bet365
- Wouter Goes to be shown a card @ 7/2 with bet365
All odds are courtesy of bet365, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Spurs can get first leg victory
The combination of January signings and some of their stars returning to fitness mean that Tottenham should field a stronger team in the first leg of this round of 16 clash than they did when they beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 back in October.
They have also played significantly less football than the Dutch side recently thanks to their FA Cup departure, AZ have played 210 minutes of football since Spurs last kicked a ball after their Dutch Cup semi-final went all the way to penalties.
The hosts were subsequently beaten 3-1 by Heerenveen at the weekend and could fold in the face of a fresh Tottenham side who had won two on the spin before they were edged 1-0 by Manchester City last time out.
The Lilywhites have won 11 of their last 16 Europa League clashes and they are taken to extend that run with victory on the road.
AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Tip 1: Tottenham to win @ 1/1 with bet365 with bet365
Johnson fancied to get on scoresheet
Brennan Johnson looks set to line up as the right-sided attacker for Tottenham in this clash and he has been Spurs’ top scorer in all competitions this term, netting 14 times from 24 starts.
The Welshman has a habit of being in the right place at the right time and could be the one to get on the scoresheet for Ange Postecoglou’s visitors.
AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Tip 2: Brennan Johnson to score at any time @ 9/4 with bet365
Goes could show inexperience
Young defender Wouter Goes has been thrown in at the deep end for AZ Alkmaar this season, starting 22 games at centre-back for the Eredivisie outfit.
The 20-year-old has picked up eight cautions in those matches and, in arguably the biggest game of his career to date, could be vulnerable to picking up another under the pressure of this Europa League knockout match.
AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Tip 3: Wouter Goes to be shown a card @ 7/2 with bet365
