AZ Alkmaar – Utrecht PREDICTION & TIPS
AZ Alkmaar and Utrecht play AFAS Stadion in a 9th round Eredivisie matchup. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there have been 2 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 6 games. However, the last time they faced in this stage was 25-05-2017, in a game by Eredivisie that ended the victory of AZ Alkmaar by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by J. van Overeem (17 ‘), Y. Ayoub (32’ Autogolo) and W. Weghorst (64 ‘) for AZ Alkmaar. Although this is a game between the 8th and 8th overall, it is actually a game between the 10th ranked home games and the 10th as a visitor.
After 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the home team is in the 1st position and has not won any point. In the last match, they drew with Groningen away for (1-1), after having lost at home in a game against Feyenoord by (0-4). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 7 points, scoring 7 goals and conceding 5 and 6 points in their stadium with 4 goals scored and 7 conceded. For the championship, AZ Alkmaar has won 6 points in 12 chances, after 2 wins and 2 losses in the last 4 games he played in his stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 6 of the last 8 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches in this competition. In his games at home there is a tendency to goals, since 23 of his last 27 games finished with More than 1.5 goals. In the last 5 home matches in all competitions there are 1 highlights: you have 3 of your 7 goals between the minutes (0’-15 ‘).
The team is in seventh place on the national league table with 13 points drawn in eight matches played to date have had four wins, a draw and three defeats. They scored 11 goals, conceded 12 goals and have the negative balance of 1 goal.
Among the intermediate teams of the competition is one of the strongest and most traditional in the country. So much so that last season they made a good campaign and finished in the sixth position. This season they started well and came close to leading the championship, but in the last three rounds they dropped a lot of production, and without victories they go through a bad phase. Their defense and their attack are always balanced and they make equal campaigns in the amount of goals scored and suffered and in that season it is not different, since they mark and they suffer goals constantly. Acting at home they follow the same pattern, and managed to maintain a sequence of six wins in a row, but have lost their last two games within their domains. Therefore, the phase is not good and must return to the good performances of the beginning of the season.
In order to get back to the top teams, the victory in this game is indispensable and with it can rise to fourth place in the table. If they tie, they can drop three positions and finish the round in eleventh place. If they lose the game, in addition to the drop in the table, will be overtaken by your opponent. His last match was playing away from home against the Groningen team and were in the 1-1 draw.
After 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 8th place, having won 13 points. In the last match, he beat Heerenveen at home (3-1), after the previous match drew away in a game against Vitesse, for (1-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 4 points as a visitor and 9 in their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 7 suffered as a visitor. In the championship, Utrecht have won 4 points in 12 chances, after 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 4 away games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 8 games in this competition. In 8 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he conceded the first goal.
The team is in eighth place on the national league table with 13 points drawn in eight matches played to date had four wins, a draw and three defeats. They scored 13 goals, conceded 15 goals and have the negative balance of 2 goals.
It’s like their opponent, one of the strongest teams in the league and so they are always making good campaigns in the competitions. Last season they finished in fourth position, and this season, they are in search again of good performances. They have a good offensive system, but their defense is not making a consistent campaign and suffer on average two goals per game.
AZ Alkmaar – Utrecht FREE TIPS
AZ Alkmaar – Win @ 2.00
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70
