Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round Final match between AZ Alkmaar and Levski Sofia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
AZ Alkmaar enjoy home advantage, when visitors Levski Sofia 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: AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia
AZ Alkmaar Form
AZ Alkmaar look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat FC Vaduz by 0-1, before drawing 2-2 with FC Volendam. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Levski Sofia 0-2. AZ Alkmaar have been in potent form at AFAS Stadion, winning no less than five of the past six Conference League Qualification matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 22 goals while letting in one.
Levski Sofia Form
Levski Sofia have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 0-2 win against Sabah FK, before drawing 0-0 with Botev Vratsa. This little streak came to an end, when AZ Alkmaar proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat for Levski Sofia. Levski Sofia won three of a possible six away matches in the Conference League Qualification, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored six while also conceding three times.
Betting facts for AZ Alkmaar and Levski Sofia
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that AZ Alkmaar and Levski Sofia played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 AZ Alkmaar home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Conference League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- AZ Alkmaar have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AZ Alkmaar have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- AZ Alkmaar have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Levski Sofia matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Levski Sofia matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Levski Sofia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Levski Sofia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Levski Sofia away matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia
Troy Parrott found the target seven times in his previous six matches, whereas Radoslav Kirilov just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia
Full-time result
AZ Alkmaar claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Levski Sofia won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing one in this series of matches. AZ Alkmaar are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin.
Both teams to score
AZ Alkmaar scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Levski Sofia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Levski Sofia have kept their opponents from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, AZ Alkmaar have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AZ Alkmaar, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Levski Sofia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.