Prior to this match, AZ and FC Volendam were tied 1-1 in the Eredivisie. Jens Odgaard scored the only goal for AZ (83′). For FC Volendam, Xavier Mbuyamba scored with a distance of 62′. Recently, AZ’s offense has been very strong, scoring 19 goals against their opponents in their last six games.
AZ has also seen a total of nine allowed goals in those challenges. FC Utrecht defeated SC Heerenveen by a score of 1-0 in their previous match in the Eredivisie. Tasos Douvikas (69′) was the only FC Utrecht player to score goals.
We’ve scored 22 goals in the six games FC Utrecht has played us in, an average of 3.67 goals per game, demonstrating their appetite for action-packed games up front. Ten of these goals have been scored by their rivals. He probably won’t follow the trend in this match, of course.
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Match Details :
- AZ Alkmaar – Utrecht
- KNVB Cup Netherlands
- Date – 07/02/2023
- Starting time – 17:45 UTC
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Prediction :
When AZ plays FC Utrecht, we get the impression that they will know how to get on the scoreboard at least twice, which will be difficult for them to do. At the end of regulation, we anticipate AZ to prevail 2-0.
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Head to head :
When we look back at their most recent meetings, which took place on 12/27/2020, we find that AZ has won two of them, FC Utrecht has won one, and there have been three games that have been tied. There were also a lot of goals scored in those games 28 in all, or 4.67 goals per game on average.
The last time these two teams met in the league was on Eredivisie matchday 19, which took place on January 28, 2023. The final score was AZ 5-5 FC Utrecht.
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Team news :
With six goals in his last four starts, 23-year-old Anastasios Douvikas will be heavily relied upon to deliver once more. Due to a foot injury, Bas Dost will miss a fourth game, and Ramon Hendriks, Bart Ramselaar, and Django Warmerdam will remain sidelined with knee issues.
Tommy St. Jago hasn’t played for Utrecht yet this season, but the defender is getting closer to returning to action. Zinho Vanheusden, as well as AZ’s Riechedly Bazoer and Sam Beukema, are both currently out of action due to injuries to their knees.
After the Greece international scored a hat trick in his most recent match against the opposition on Tuesday, Vangelis Pavlidis is unquestionably someone to keep an eye on.
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Betting tips :
- At halftime, AZ Alkmaar wins 40% of the time, while FC Utrecht wins 33%.
- In meetings between FC Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar, the average number of goals scored in the first half is 2.6.
- In their last five matches played at home, AZ Alkmaar has not lost.
- When playing at home, AZ Alkmaar scores 2.31 goals, while FC Utrecht scores 1.7 goals when playing away.
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Lineups :
AZ Alkmaar:
- Ryan;
- Sugawara, Kerkez, Clasie, Chatzidiakos;
- Dekker, Odgaard;
- Reijnders, Pavlidis, Mihailovic;
- Karlsson
FC Utrecht:
- Barkas;
- Van der Hoorn, Toornstra, Viergever, Klaiber;
- Bozdogan, Booth, Sagnan;
- Van de Streek, Douvikas, Boussaid
AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |