Ace Football previews the Europa Conference League game between AZ Alkmaar and Aston Villa who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
AZ Alkmaar hope to live up to their early billing as a Europa Conference League title contender this coming Thursday when they welcome Aston Villa over to the AFAS Stadion for a round 3 match.
Aston Villa enter this round three of the Europa Conference League with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.
Team form: AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa
AZ Alkmaar Form
In their last three outings, AZ Alkmaar won 1-0 against Legia Warszawa, beat Ajax by 1-2 and hammered SC Heerenveen 3-0. AZ Alkmaar won four of their previous six Europa Conference League games at the AFAS Stadion. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored 12 goals.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Zrinjski Mostar by 1-0, before drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out West Ham by a 4-1 scoreline. Aston Villa managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa Conference League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing one, while scoring three times and letting in seven.
Betting stats for AZ Alkmaar and Aston Villa
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that AZ Alkmaar and Aston Villa played across all tournaments.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in 45 of the last 47 home matches
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in the last 22 matches in a row
- AZ Alkmaar have not lost 19 of the last 20 matches
- AZ Alkmaar have not lost the last 10 home matches in a row
- AZ Alkmaar have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- Aston Villa have scored in 21 of the last 22 matches
- Aston Villa have scored in 11 of the last 12 away matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
- Aston Villa have not lost the last 3 matches in a row
Players to watch: AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa
Sven Mijnans is the most prolific Europa Conference League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Aston Villa look to Ollie Watkins, hoping he can add to his current total of three Europa Conference League goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
AZ Alkmaar won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Aston Villa won five games, drew two and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. AZ Alkmaar have 4 wins in a row. AZ Alkmaar are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.
Both teams to score
AZ Alkmaar scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. AZ Alkmaar have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. AZ Alkmaar were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
In the last ten matches, AZ Alkmaar had over 2.5 goals in six of them and scored an average of 2.4 goals. Aston Villa had over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches, with an average of 2.2 goals per game. AZ Alkmaar scored at least one goal in their last 23 matches, while Aston Villa scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.
Suggested bet: AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa
To summarize, the upcoming Europa Conference League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa: Who wins the game?
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