Saturday , 14 November 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Fenerbahce 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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 3 G
Weslley Patati 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AZ have kicked off against Tottenham Hotspur FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 9' Fresh legs for AZ! Denso Kasius comes on to replace Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Tottenham Hotspur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 18' Goal! Lucas Bergvall scores his 1 goal in 4 matches.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ange Postecoglou might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Another substitution for Tottenham Hotspur FC to replace Mathys Tel by Wilson Odobert on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dominic Solanke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' Pape Sarr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Tottenham Hotspur FC player. Rodrigo Bentancur gets a card.
  • 65' Peer Koopmeiners has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
  • 66' The AZ bench stirs into life. Denso Kasius is withdrawn and Kees Smit gets his opportunity.
  • 68' That is a card for AZ. Ernest Poku will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' Pape Sarr is replacing James Maddison for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
  • 77' Tottenham Hotspur FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Ernest Poku departs to be replaced by Kristijan Belic.
  • 86' The travelling Tottenham Hotspur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Sem van Duijn was booked on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Dominic Solanke as he leaves the pitch. Dane Scarlett steps in for Tottenham Hotspur FC.
  • Full Time. AZ beats Tottenham Hotspur FC

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.