AZ Alkmaar – Utrecht Picks & Prediction

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AZ Alkmaar - Utrecht Prediction, Picks and Tips

AZ Alkmaar and FC Utrecht meet at AFAS Stadion, in a match for the 19th round of the Eredivisie. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 12-27-2020, the two teams tied (2‑2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 03‑05‑2020, in a match for the Eredivisie which ended in a draw by (-). Despite being a match between 4th and 8th in the table, in reality it is a clash between the 4th classified in home games and the 15th away.

After 10 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 37 points won. In their last match, they beat Feyenoord away by (2‑3), after having won (2‑1) at home in the previous match, against ADO Den Haag. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 20 points away and 17 at home, with 26 goals scored and 17 suffered as away, against 18 goals scored and 10 suffered at home. For the championship, AZ Alkmaar won 17 points out of a possible 24, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). His defense has not been very strong, as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. In 18 matches in the competition, they conceded the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2. AZ Alkmaar play at home and need to attack their opponents with everything to win another victory. AZ are campaigning well and are defending an eight-game unbeaten streak. In addition, he will try to enter the fight for one of the qualifying places for international competitions. Against Utrecht, he must play with determination and focus on attack, trying to control the game with speed, organization and technical quality in the midfield.

After 5 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 24 points won. In their last match, they beat Sparta Rotterdam at home by (1‑0), after in the previous match having won at home, in a match against Heracles, by (2‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 7 points away and 17 at home, with 8 goals scored and 12 suffered as away, against 15 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In their last away match for this competition they lost (1‑0) against Vitesse. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, FC Utrecht has recorded 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses, for which they have won 7 points out of 24 possible. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of match 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. Utrecht are looking for their third win in a row and need to put in a very dedicated match within the four lines to beat AZ. The team must bet on intense markings in the offensive medium to pressure the opponent to make mistakes and take advantage of opportunities to score goals. In addition, it is necessary to control the game in the midfield to prevent the opponent from having space to create their attack movements. The match promises to be intense and a draw can be considered a good result.
Our recommendation tip for AZ Alkmaar - Utrecht : AZ Alkmaar to win @ 1.84