Conference League: AZ Alkmaar vs Slovan Bratislava – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between AZ Alkmaar and Slovan Bratislava and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

AZ Alkmaar hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Slovan Bratislava over to the AFAS Stadion for a round 2 match.

Team form: AZ Alkmaar vs Slovan Bratislava

AZ Alkmaar Form

AZ Alkmaar look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against AEK Larnaca, they were left empty-handed in a 4-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Telstar in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Ajax in their most recent outing. AZ Alkmaar won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Conference League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 18 goals and conceded seven times.

Slovan Bratislava Form

Slovan Bratislava were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by BSC Young Boys. Next up, BSC Young Boys won 3-2, before losing 1-2 against Strasbourg. Slovan Bratislava won three of a possible six away matches in the Conference League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding ten times.

Betting stats and facts for AZ Alkmaar and Slovan Bratislava

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between AZ Alkmaar and Slovan Bratislava. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: AZ Alkmaar vs Slovan Bratislava

Having scored just once in six Conference League matches, Ibrahim Sadiq hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Thursday. Simultaneously, Slovan Bratislava hope to see Cesar Blackman adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Conference League outings.

Betting markets: AZ Alkmaar vs Slovan Bratislava

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at AFAS Stadion across all tournaments AZ Alkmaar won six times, drew three and lost one times. Slovan Bratislava claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. AZ Alkmaar are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Slovan Bratislava scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.

Both teams to score

AZ Alkmaar scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Slovan Bratislava scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games AZ Alkmaar played. AZ Alkmaar managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Slovan Bratislava performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six 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 1.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Slovan Bratislava, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game. Slovan Bratislava scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.