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AZ Alkmaar and Zenit St Petersburg play at AFAS Stadion in a Europa League match (Group Stage). In this match the home factor could play a decisive role, as Zenit St Petersburg has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
AZ Alkmaar
After 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 2nd place with 5 points earned. In the last match, they won by (0-1) out against Dundalk, after in the previous match having tied for (0-0) away with Maccabi Tel Aviv. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a draw with Excelsior by (3-3). In the last four home games in the Europa League, AZ Alkmaar won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. In their home matches there is a tendency to goals, since 19 in 28 ended with more than 2.5 goals in the marker .
AZ Alkmaar is within the qualifying zone, however it is still not guaranteed in the next stage, so that not to rely on parallel results must win. Knowing this, the owner of the house thinks only about winning the three points, even more that he will play before his fan, so he will try to control the game from the beginning of the game, because it will be easier to achieve his goal. On the other hand will face Zenit, one of the three unbeaten teams in the first phase, so he knows he will not find facilities.
Zenit St Petersburg
The visiting team is currently in 1st place, with 15 points won, after 5 wins. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Dundalk by (2-1). In the last match, won at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv by (2-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 30 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 13 victories and 2 draws, with a total of 39 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last game they played, for the Premier League, tied with Rostov away by (0-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Zenit St Petersburg has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 5 victories in the last games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. There are 1 highlights in the last 13 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 10 of his 23 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Zenit have been making a great campaign in the Europe League, so much so that it comes into the field with its guaranteed spot in the next phase, and now wants to ensure the best overall campaign. Against AZ Alkmaar should not find facilities, after all the opponent will act under their dominions and have their goals, but due to their interests will try to win another victory and know that has the quality to make this reality.
Prediction: under 3.5 goals @ 1.36