After a disappointing loss in the first leg, Spurs need to beat AZ Alkmaar by two goals or more to secure their spot in the Europa League quarter-finals.
A poor display in the Netherlands saw AZ beat Spurs 1-0 in the Europa League round of 16 first leg last week, sending Ange Postecoglou's side into the second leg with a tougher task than expected. Anything less than a win on the night would see Spurs eliminated from the competition, while a win by one goal would take the game to extra-time then penalties.
A 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League on the weekend made it three games in a row without a win for the Lilywhites, and Postecoglou's side will need to rediscover their winning ways later tonight if they want to keep their hopes of a trophy and Champions League qualification alive. If Spurs can make it to the quarter-finals, they will face either Ajax or Eintracht Frankfurt in the last eight of the competition.
So, can Spurs pick up a much-needed victory to book their spot in the Europa League quarter-finals? Let's take a look.
We simulated Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Spurs could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Vicario; Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Bissouma, Maddison; Tel, Solanke, Son.
We predict that AZ could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Owusu-Oduro; Maikuma, Goes, Penetra, Wolfe; Koopmeiners, Claise; Kasius, Buurmeester, Poku; Parrott.
Spurs suffocated AZ to their own half for the majority of the first half, with Postecoglou's side dominating possession as they searched for the opening goal. James Maddison came close when he struck the post from a free-kick 20 minutes in, but the all-important goal finally arrived in the 43rd minute, with Micky van de Ven heading home from a deep corner into the box.
The second half played out just like the first, but AZ defended well to limit Spurs to predominantly ambitious shots as the Dutch side held on to take the game to extra time. The visitors rarely left their own half, but a mistake on their first attempt of going forward in extra time allowed Spurs to grab a second and go ahead on aggregate.
Some fantastic tracking back from Lucas Bergvall saw the midfielder scoop the ball away from Jordy Clasie as AZ moved forward in numbers, allowing Spurs to hit AZ on a counterattack of their own. Bergvall picked out Mathys Tel's bursting run into space, and the Frenchman drilled a powerful effort into the bottom corner to make it 2-0 in extra time.
Now behind on aggregate, AZ pushed everyone forward in a late attempt of grabbing a goal, but Postecoglou's side defended well to see out the victory in north London.
EA FC 25 predicted final score (AET): Tottenham 2-0 AZ (Tottenham win 2-1 on aggregate)
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