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Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League
by Devesh Jaganath | in Conference League Predictions
UEFA Conference League action continues this week, with Aston Villa taking on AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night. This is the fourth match in the group for both of these teams and they have work to do to qualify for the knockout stages. The hosts are currently in second place in Group E, behind the leaders Legia Warsaw, level on points with them but behind on head-to-head results. AZ are bottom of the group but only three points behind their opponents in this group and level with Zrinjski but below them because of their earlier loss to them in this group.
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Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Form
Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar's standings in the Conference League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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3
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6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Nov 2023 - Premier League
29 Oct 2023 - Premier League
26 Oct 2023 - Conference League
22 Oct 2023 - Premier League
8 Oct 2023 - Premier League
5 Oct 2023 - Conference League
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Oct 2023 - Premier League
22 Oct 2023 - Premier League
5 Oct 2023 - Conference League
30 Sep 2023 - Premier League
27 Sep 2023 - Carabao Cup
16 Sep 2023 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Nov 2023 - Premier League
26 Oct 2023 - Conference League
8 Oct 2023 - Premier League
24 Sep 2023 - Premier League
21 Sep 2023 - Conference League
3 Sep 2023 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Nov 2023 - Eredivisie
29 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
26 Oct 2023 - Conference League
21 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
8 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
5 Oct 2023 - Conference League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
26 Oct 2023 - Conference League
21 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
5 Oct 2023 - Conference League
1 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
28 Sep 2023 - Eredivisie
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Nov 2023 - Eredivisie
8 Oct 2023 - Eredivisie
24 Sep 2023 - Eredivisie
21 Sep 2023 - Conference League
3 Sep 2023 - Eredivisie
31 Aug 2023 - Conference League
Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
26 Oct 2023 - Conference League
Aston Villa - AZ Alkmaar: Form Analysis
Villa came away with a 4-1 victory against AZ at the AFAS Stadion last month. However, that scoreline undoubtedly flattered the Villains a little. In the end, it came down to clinical finishing, with Villa scoring four of their five shots on target. The Lions have been doing very well back in the Premier League as well. They are in fifth place, though they suffered a defeat away to Nottingham Forest last weekend. Nevertheless, Villa are strongly fancied here due to their excellent home record under Unai Emery. They are on a 12-match winning streak at home in league matches and have lost only once in their last 17 in all competitions.
Meanwhile, AZ Alkmaar played out a 1-1 draw against Excelsior in the Eredivisie over the weekend. That result saw them keep their unbeaten league record intact with eight wins and two draws in ten matches this season. They are second behind PSV in the Dutch Eredivise but seven points adrift with a game in hand. However, they will be hoping to bring their domestic form to Europe. The visitors have lost two and won one of their three matches in this competition. Notably, they conceded four goals in each of those defeats, which is in stark contrast to their league record of 0.5 goals conceded per match. Still, AZ would have taken several positives from their last match against this opponent, and if they can cut out individual mistakes, this one could be much closer. The Cheese Farmers' both losses in this competition were in away games, and the bookmakers are pricing them at long odds to win this one.
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Aston Villa against AZ Alkmaar Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 5 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Missing players
T. Mings
MidfielderE. Buendia
J. Ramsey
ForwardM. Rogers
Aston Villa & AZ Alkmaar Squad Analysis
After a disappointing display at Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Unai Emery may be tempted to make some changes for this Europa Conference League game against AZ at Villa Park. That's also likely due to the fact his side has a key Premier League game against Fulham on Sunday and he will want to see them avoid a second successive poor result in the top flight. Tyrone Mings, Emi Buendia and Jacob Ramsey will continue to be missing from their squad due to injury. Alex Moreno has recovered from his hamstring injury and may take some part in this game. AZ will be hoping for more goals from Vangelis Pavlidis who has scored 13 goals for them in the Dutch Eredivisie this season. Bruno Martins Indi made his return at the weekend and Alexandre Penetra is expected to be part of a back four hoping to do better than in the reverse fixture. Mayckel Lahdo will miss this match through suspension.
Most goals and assists
Aston Villa
AZ Alkmaar
O. Watkins
(24 Goals)
V. Pavlidis
(32 Goals)
L. Bailey
(14 Assists)
Y. Sugawara
(7 Assists)
Aston Villa - AZ Alkmaar Key Points
- Eight of Aston Villa’s last ten matches have ended with over 1.5 goals
- Aston Villa have scored two or more goals in eight of their last ten home games
- Aston Villa have scored in 23 consecutive home matches in all competitions
- Eight of AZ Alkmaar’s last ten matches have ended with over 1.5 goals
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in 12 consecutive away matches ahead of this one
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Our Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction
With their form at Villa Park, it is difficult to back against the hosts claiming another win here. The reverse match showed what Villa are capable of and AZ are not always at their best on their travels. The Villains have also been putting up solid attacking numbers of late, while AZ always have a goal or two in them as well. Therefore, our accumulator play will be on the over 1.5 goals market, which could also be a possible banker for the day. Our Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar prediction: Over 1.5.goals to be scored.
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