AZ Alkmaar vs Vitesse prediction for Saturday’s Eredivisie round 15 fixture at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: AZ Alkmaar to Win – 1.55
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 2.5 Goals – 1.59
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 1-0 – 1.40
AZ Alkmaar to Win
AZ Alkmaar won five of their last ten Eredivisie fixtures which makes them 50% favorites to win this game. Vitesse meanwhile drew their previous two away games and lost three of their seven road games.
ver 2.5 Goals
According to the goal stats, AZ Alkmaar’s 50% of home games and Vitesse’s 71 % of away games produced over 2.5 goals. As a result, the probability of this bet succeeding is 61%.
Anytime Correct Score 1-0
Ten of AZ Alkmaar’s 14 games in Eredivisie saw them score first and take a 1-0 lead. The same trend happened in the last two h2h games in Alkmaar. Moreover, Vitesse conceded first in five of their seven away games.
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar came back with a very impressive win from Eindhoven as they beat PSV by 0-1 in the last round. With that win, the Kaaskoppen raised their tally of points to 29 in the fourth position on the Eredivisie table.
Coach Pascal Jansen must adjust his team’s defense, which conceded 31.6% more goals in their last eight fixtures with 1.50 per game than during the season when they let in 1.14. In attack, AZ are averaging 1.79 goals per game and scored in all f their 14 games this term.
Vitesse
With the 2-2 away draw at Go Ahead Eagles, Vitesse Arnhem have recorded their second consecutive draw, bringing their winless run to 3 matches in the league. Vitesse are currently in the 13th position with 13 points.
Vitesse Arnhem’s stats show the team has picked up an average of 0.93 points per league game since the beginning of the season. Their form stats indicate that in the last 8 league matches the team’s points per game value has been averaging 1.13, which is 21.5% higher than their current season’s average.
Despite being inconsistent in their last six games, AZ are at a better level than Vitesse to win this game. They have won the previous four h2hs in Alkmaar clearly and we predict they will repeat that feat again on Saturday.
The total number of corners awarded in AZ Alkmaar’s matches in Eredivisie this season is 9.21, while Vitesse’s games saw 11.21 corners. With odds of 1.42 at 1XBet, we predict seeing over 8.5 corners in this game.
Jens Odgaard is AZ Alkmaar’s top scorer this season with six goals in the Eredivisie and two in the Conference League. The Danish international has a rating of 7.38 playing as a striker for AZ and is one of the favorites to score again on Saturday.
There are no players currently injured or suspended for AZ Alkmaar.
On Vitesse’s side, Bartosz Bialek is doubtful with an unknown injury.
AZ Alkmaar: Verhulst; Sugawara, Hatzidiakos, Beukema, Kerkez; Clasie, de Wit, Reijnders; Odgaard, Pavlidis, Karlsson;
Vitesse: Reiziger; Arcus, Flamingo, Cornelisse, Wittek; Bero, Tronstad; Yapi, Kozlowski, Manhoef, Vidovic;
Saturday’s game will be played at AFAS Stadium in Alkmaar.
This game is scheduled to start at 17:45 UTC.
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