24.10.2024 | 
Tottenham proved that they are among the favorites to win the Europa League with their excellent start to the season. Ange Postecoglou’s is on a great run in recent weeks and AZ Alkmaar will have a tough time escaping London undefeated.
Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar meet on 24.10.2024, in a clash between two teams that play very offensively. The game takes place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Thursday.
| Tottenham |
Thursday, 24.10.2024, 15:00 EST | AZ Alkmaar |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1,46 | 4,85 | 6,90 |
Tottenham – AZ Alkmaar: Initial situation
AZ Alkmaar is on a four-game losing streak and it will be a real miracle if they end that at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as the Spurs have won the last three games there. Still, AZ Alkmaar will not go to London for sightseeing and the Spurs will have to get the job done on the pitch.
Tottenham Stats & Form
Tottenham has one of the best starts in recent history as they are undefeated in the Europa League. In the first two matchdays, they won 3-0 against Qarabag at home and 2-1 on the road against Ferencvaros. They are trying to keep pace with the leading teams in the Premier League and currently are in seventh place with 4 wins in 8 games. The Spurs have won 6 of their last 7 games in all competitions and are coming off a 4-1 win over West Ham United, even though “The Hammers” were first to score. The Wales international Brennan Johnson is the leading scorer on the team with six goals so far in the season, followed by Dominic Solanke and Heung-Min Son who have three goals each.
AZ Alkmaar Stats & Form
AZ Alkmaar was on a 20-game streak without a single loss and everything collapsed in the last month. Following a 3-2 win over Elfsborg, the Dutch team lost four consecutive games, including a 2-0 loss to Atheltic Bilbao in the Europa League. That loss did not come unexpectedly, but losing to Utrecht and Fortuna Sittard as well as to PSV in the last game, is a real problem. That has caused the team to fall to sixth place in the Eredivisie. Troy Parrott is the best scorer on the team with six goals and Ibrahim Sadiq and Ruben van Bommel follow with four goals each.
Tottenham – AZ Alkmaar: Head to Head
This will be the first game between Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar.
Tottenham – AZ Alkmaar: Odds
Tottenham is a major favorite going into this game with the odds of 1,46 in their favor. Chelsea stands at 6,90 while the draw is at 4,85. The total goal line is set at 2.5 with 1,48 for over and 2,78 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Tottenham – AZ Alkmaar Betting Tip | Odds |
| Tottenham to win and over 2.5 goals | 2,27 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2,18 |
| Both teams to score | 1,62 |
Betting tip and prediction: Tottenham – AZ Alkmaar (24.10.2024)
Tottenham is a two-time champion of the Europa League, or UEFA Cup as it used to be called in the past, but there has been exactly 40 years since their last win. The Spurs are constantly near the top of every competition they are in, but somehow, they just cannot make that final step. So, the team from North London hopes that this may be the year they finally break the curse. They are off to a great start in the competition, winning both games so far, even though the competitors were not among the best this league has to offer. However, Tottenham has 6 wins in their last 7 games overall and is coming off an impressive 4-1 win over West Ham in the Premier League game. They are ranked second in the league with 18 goals scored, only one less than the leading Manchester City. Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has all the key players available for this game, with only Lucas Bergvall, Djed Spence, and Wilson Odobert being sidelined. On the other hand, AZ Alkmaar has had a pretty tough season both in their domestic league and internationally. They started the season in the Europa League with a 3-2 win against Elfsborg, which was their fourth consecutive victory, and for some reason, they stopped there. Now they are on a four-game losing streak, which includes a 2-0 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League and a 2-1 home loss to PSV in the last round of the Eredivisie. The Dutch team will miss the second-best scorer, Ibrahim Sadiq, in this one, just like the 19-year-old Lequincio Zeefuik. Besides the two strikers, defender Wouter Goes is also out. The visit to London comes in a very bad moment for head coach Maarten Martens, who took over the team after being an assistant in the previous season. AZ Alkmaar is simply out of shape and will stand no chance in this game. They are not a team that will choose to play defensively, so we will watch an open and dynamic game with Tottenham winning in the end.