Finished 2 0 AZ - Anderlecht UEFA Europa Conference League - AFAS Stadion 3rd Round
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AZ Alkmaar to Win
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AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht Top Picks and Best Predictions
Anderlecht is coming into the return leg of this quarterfinal tie of the Europe Conference League with a two-goal advantage.
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AZ Alkmaar to Win
Jesper Karlsson's absence is a huge problem for the AZ team, but there is a sentiment that the team will be ready to produce their best display, and regarding this AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht prediction. These teams met five times in the past if we don't count last week's match which the Belgian team won 2-0, they also met in a couple of friendly matches, but also in the Europa League eleven years ago when AZ won both matches. With the current form in mind, Anderlecht suffered a big loss on Sunday to league-leading Genk, the score was 5-2.
Both Teams to Score
The first AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht leg didn't produce that kind of display mostly thanks to the Belgian's team top-notch defending, but also because of a stale performance in front of the opposing goal by the Dutch side. They had 12 attempts on the goal, and only two of those were close enough to warrant a save from Anderlecht's goalkeeper. A loss to Genk was the first Anderlecht game in five tries where both teams scored a goal. AZ had two of those from the same number of matches.
Stats and Market Odds for AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht prediction
Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.
20/04/23 UEFA Europa Conference League CON AZ Anderlecht 2 0 28/05/23 Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands PSV AZ 2 1 L 21/05/23 Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands NEC AZ 0 3 W 18/05/23 UEFA Europa Conference League CON West Ham AZ 1 0 L 14/05/23 Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands FC Emmen AZ 1 5 W 11/05/23 UEFA Europa Conference League CON West Ham AZ 2 1 L 23/04/23 Belgium First Division A Belgium KV Mechelen Anderlecht 3 2 L 20/04/23 UEFA Europa Conference League CON AZ Anderlecht 2 0 L 16/04/23 Belgium First Division A Belgium Genk Anderlecht 5 2 L 13/04/23 UEFA Europa Conference League CON AZ Anderlecht 0 2 W 09/04/23 Belgium First Division A Belgium Westerlo Anderlecht 0 0 D Head to Head
Last Five - AZ
Last Five - Anderlecht
These are the AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht odds set by the bookmakers for the match in question:
AZ Alkmaar odds: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%
Draw odds: 11/4 (3.75) – 26.7%
Anderlecht odds: 5/1 (5.00) – 20%
The expected winner is AZ Alkmaar according to the bookmakers who gave a probability percentage north of 50 percent. It is a tricky proposition because Alkmaar had fallen into a rut with a continued run of matches without a win. If you don't want to take these odds at will, you can check our football betting tips page for some additional options. Here are some for your choosing: Draw at Half-Time is valued at 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4% and Both Teams Scoring would give a more modest odds of 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%.
AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht Lineups, Team News, and Preview
AZ Alkmaar
AZ fans are concerned with the way their team is playing in the last few weeks without winning a match. Their form has cost them important points in the domestic league, but now they are facing a 0-2 deficit coming into the return leg against Anderlecht. Jesper Karlsson is the biggest omission from the squad, but there are other missing pieces like Maxim Dekker, Dani de Wit, Sem Westerveld, and Bruno Martins Indi.
Predicted lineup: Ryan, Sugawara, Beukema, Chatzidiakos, Kerkez, Clasie, Mijnans, Odgaard, Pavlidis, van Brederode.
Anderlecht
The Belgian team has done well in the first game to get a two-goal advantage ahead of the return leg. Coach Brian Rimmer will be eager to put a formidable defensive wall in front of his goal and try to cause harm to their opponent by counterattacking. Anderlecht doesn't have injury issues for the time being.
Predicted lineup: Verbruggen, N'Diaye, Verthongen, Debast, Murillo, Refaelov, Ashimeru, Diawara, Dreyer, Slimani, Amuzu.
Starting lineups
Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.
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Player to Watch: Vangelis Pavlidis
The Greek forward has been leading the scoring charts for AZ Alkmaar this season, but like his team, Pavlidis has also hit a bad stretch of form without scoring on the domestic level. He needs to get his best form back if AZ will have any decent chance of overturning the two-goal deficit.
Q&A about AZ Alkmaar vs Anderlecht prediction
- Where is the match taking place? – AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar will host the game
- What time is the kick-off? – 17:45 BST, 18:45 CET
- Where can you follow the match? – The game will be broadcasted on BT Sport for British viewers
- Who is the favourite according to the bookmakers? – AZ Alkmaar has been given the favourite tag
- How many times did they meet in the past? – They played a total of five matches with AZ winning three times, and one win going to Anderlecht with a draw tucked in between
- What was AZ's last result? AZ returned to winning ways against Fortuna Sittard, registering a 0-3 away victory at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Forward Jens Odgaard ended his eight-match barren run with a 24th-minute strike to open the scoring. Milos Kerkez doubled their lead with three minutes to half-time. Greek forward completed the rout in the 84th minute to make it 0-3.
- What was Anderlecht's last result? The Purple & White were soundly beaten by Genk in the Jupiler League. They were on the wrong end of 5-2 scoreline, unable to stop the Blauw-Wit's path to a fifth league title. Mbwana Samatta, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed and Bilal El Khannous scored one goal apiece for Genk while Joseph Paintsil finished with a brace to his name. For Anderlecht, Islam Slimani and Anders Dreyer scored once on either side of the break.
