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AZ Alkmaar vs Vitesse Prediction & Betting tips
AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse meet at AFAS Stadion, in a match for the 14th round of the Eredivisie. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 3 wins and 3 draws in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 04‑04‑2020, in a match for the Eredivisie which ended in a draw by (-). Despite being a match between 7th and 3rd in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 5th ranked in home games and the 7th away.
AZ :
The home team is currently in 7th position, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won away against Twente by (1‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Willem II by (5‑3). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 12 points as a visitor and only 11 in their stadium. In their last 6 home games for the championship, AZ Alkmaar won 3, drew 2 and lost 1, winning 11 points out of 18 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: they scored the first goal in 9 of the last 12 games for the Eredivisie, of these 9 they reached the break in advantage in all and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5.
After scoring eight goals in the last two games, AZ wants to confirm the good moment of their attack against one of the good teams in the competition. The game tends to be interesting, as it will put one of the best attacks in the competition face to face, with thirty goals in twelve games, against one of the best defensive systems.
Vitesse:
The visiting team is currently in the 3rd position, with 29 points won, after 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Heerenveen by (1‑1). In the last match, they won at home against Feyenoord by (1‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 10 points away and 19 at home, with 9 goals scored and 6 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 3 suffered at home. For the championship, Vitesse won 10 points out of a possible 18, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score many times first: it opened the scoring in 10 of its last 13 games for the Eredivisie, of these 10 it reached the break with a lead in 9 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Vitesse are having an incredible campaign and are one of the most consistent teams in the competition. To stay at the top of the table he will seek to conquer victory, despite being aware that AZ have a good history playing at home. His defense is doing a great job, allowing forwards to attack without much defensive concerns.
AZ Alkmaar vs Vitesse head to head matches
01.09.19 ERE Vitesse AZ Alkmaar 2 : 1
02.04.19 ERE Vitesse AZ Alkmaar 2 : 2
22.01.19 KNV AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 2 : 0
26.08.18 ERE AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 0 : 0
18.04.18 ERE AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 4 : 3