Tottenham Hotspur head to the Netherlands on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie against AZ Alkmaar. MORE — UEFA Europa League schedule Spurs are the heavy favorites as they finished fourth in the League Phase table and despite all of their injury issues,

AZ Alkmaar are currently averaging 8.1 shots conceded in the box per game in the Europa League this season, ranking 11th for this metric. From these statistics, we can predict that AZ will likely look to allow Tottenham more of the ball, focusing more on their defensive compactness and looking to hit them on the break.

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