AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th May 2023
The scoreline read 2-1 after the first leg and now decision time is here for visitors West Ham and AZ Alkmaar. Their second leg meeting in the Europa Conference League takes place at the AFAS Stadion on Thursday.
West Ham did well to take a tight 2-1 win in the first leg, though conceding a goal could spell trouble for them. They still have to get the job done, but will feel confident after the first leg of seeing another round in the Europa Conference League. Odds are stacked against West Ham who are in need of a minor miracle to see the next round. Losing 2-0 in the first leg is never good. Losing 2-0 at home makes for a massive task away from home. It has the look of a final stop for the visitors this season in the Europa Conference League.
AZ Alkmaar presents an average of just 1.8 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 18 times, while also conceding 12. This amounts to an average of 1.2 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in one matches in this tournament.
West Ham show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game in this tournament. They scored 23 goals and conceded six, an average of 0.6 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these.
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Prediction
AZ Alkmaar Form
Their last three matches saw AZ Alkmaar drawing 0-0 with Ajax, losing 2-1 against West Ham before beating FC Emmen by 5-1. AZ Alkmaar bulldozed their way through the previous six Europa Conference League outing at AFAS Stadion. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 21 and conceding six.
West Ham Form
In the last three matches, West Ham beat Manchester United 1-0, won 2-1 against AZ Alkmaar, and lost 2-0 against Brentford. West Ham recorded no less than five in their previous six Europa Conference League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 13 themselves while allowing three goals against.
AZ Alkmaar and West Ham looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.
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AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Stats
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in 33 of the last 34 home matches
- In 16 of the last 18 AZ Alkmaar matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AZ Alkmaar have not lost 12 of the last 14 home matches
- AZ Alkmaar have won 6 of the last 8 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 AZ Alkmaar home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Ham have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 West Ham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 West Ham away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Ham have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Team News
Worst-case scenario, West Ham have a total of six players out for their next match.
Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet all face a spell on the sidelines for West Ham due to various injuries.
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham H2H
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, West Ham came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Thursday. West Ham usually find it a joyous experience playing their next opponent from AZ Alkmaar, against whom they have the upper hand. In their one most recent meetings, AZ Alkmaar failed to win a single match, while West Ham won one which gives a total head-to-head score of 1-0-0.
Both teams found the back of the net one time in the last one match between AZ Alkmaar and West Ham.
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Results
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Betting Tips
AZ Alkmaar against West Ham is also a battle between Evangelos Pavlidis and Michail Antonio with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has five Europa Conference League goals in their last six games respectively.
AZ Alkmaar were able to win seven of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. West Ham won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in six of them. Of the previous 10 outings at AFAS Stadion, AZ Alkmaar scored the opening goal six times, whereas their visitors were first on target in six of their last 10 games away from home.
In the past one encounter between AZ Alkmaar and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out one time, with AZ Alkmaar scoring an average of one goal per game. West Ham averaged two goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of AZ Alkmaar’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of West Ham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.