Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 2 match between Ilves and AZ Alkmaar and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Ilves enjoy home advantage, when visitors AZ Alkmaar swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Ilves vs AZ Alkmaar
Ilves Form
Ilves collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 6-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk. They retaliated in a 3-2 win against VPS, before drawing 0-0 with Shakhtar Donetsk. Ilves only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Tammela Stadion in the Conference League Qualification. They also drew one and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded two goals.
AZ Alkmaar Form
AZ Alkmaar went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Almere City FC. A 4-1 win against SC Heerenveen followed, before they beat Twente by 3-2.
Betting facts for Ilves and AZ Alkmaar
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ilves and AZ Alkmaar. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Ilves home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Ilves matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Ilves matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 AZ Alkmaar away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Ilves vs AZ Alkmaar
With three goals in six matches Roope Riski has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against AZ Alkmaar and their defence. The visitors hope Mayckel Lahdo adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Betting markets: Ilves vs AZ Alkmaar
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Tammela Stadion across all tournaments Ilves won seven times, drew two and lost one times. AZ Alkmaar claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. AZ Alkmaar won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Ilves scored first in six of their last ten home games. AZ Alkmaar scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive AZ Alkmaar games. Ilves managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Ilves’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for AZ Alkmaar, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.
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