Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, Europe 2024-25 LAST 16

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Thu 6 Mar 2025 · 17:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' Rodrigo Bentancur
Peer Koopmeiners 65' Y
Ernest Poku 68' Y
Sem van Duijn 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Rade Obrenovic
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
2
AZ 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Tottenham Hotspur FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-06 AZ 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2024-10-24 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
23 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
20 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–2 D
13 Feb Galatasaray SK H 4–1 W
09 Feb PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
Tottenham Hotspur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
26 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 4–1 W
16 Feb Manchester United FC H 1–0 W
09 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
02 Feb Brentford FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
  • 5' AZ have won 566 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 9' It is a substitution in AZ team. Mayckel Lahdo is replaced by Denso Kasius on 9 minute.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Archie Gray made 358 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' What a strike from Lucas Bergvall! The score is 0-1.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Tottenham Hotspur FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' Tottenham Hotspur FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' James Maddison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Mathys Tel is replaced by Wilson Odobert on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Tottenham Hotspur FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Rodrigo Bentancur argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 65' That is a card for AZ. Peer Koopmeiners will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Denso Kasius departs to be replaced by Kees Smit.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Ernest Poku. He receives a card.
  • 72' Pape Sarr is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Maddison at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominic Solanke, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' Kristijan Belic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ernest Poku at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Peer Koopmeiners has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Sem van Duijn is booked for AZ — card on 90.
  • 90' Dane Scarlett is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dominic Solanke at the 90 minute mark.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG
I would bet for: AZ or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ45% Draw30% Tottenham Hotspur FC25%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or Tottenham Hotspur FC
55%
AZ or Tottenham Hotspur FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ28% Draw53% Tottenham Hotspur FC19%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Tottenham Hotspur FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.