Europa Conference League: Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa Conference League round 4 match between Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

AZ Alkmaar hope to revive their campaign away to Aston Villa in a round 4 fixture this coming Thursday in the Europa Conference League.

Placed second in the Group E table Aston Villa have amassed six points after three matches. On three points, AZ Alkmaar rank fourth with three matches played this season.

Form: Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat AZ Alkmaar by 1-4 and Luton by 3-1, before losing against Nottingham Forest by 2-0. Aston Villa pulled off two wins from a possible two in recent Europa Conference League matches on home soil. They scored four and conceded zero goals.

AZ Alkmaar Form

AZ Alkmaar added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off by beating SC Heerenveen 3-0. A 1-4 defeat against Aston Villa followed, before sharing the points with Excelsior in a 1-1 draw. AZ Alkmaar won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa Conference League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 16 while also conceding 17 times.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar

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 Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar

It is early days yet for the new Europa Conference League season and Aston Villa as well as AZ Alkmaar have a couple of prospects who could end up dominate their offensive lines this season. We have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar

Full-time result

Of their 10 most recent games at Villa Park across all tournaments, Aston Villa won eight times, drew one, and lost one. AZ Alkmaar won seven of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing one.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Impressively, AZ Alkmaar scored the first goal in nine out of the previous ten games. Aston Villa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

In Aston Villa’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 2.3 goals per match across all tournaments. Of the last ten games for AZ Alkmaar, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. AZ Alkmaar are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 25 matches.

Betting tip: Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Aston Villa and AZ Alkmaar seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Europa Conference League match.

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