Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between AZ Alkmaar and Hapoel Beer Sheva and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
AZ Alkmaar enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hapoel Beer Sheva swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: AZ Alkmaar vs Hapoel Beer Sheva
AZ Alkmaar Form
AZ Alkmaar are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Sunderland by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Telstar. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Feyenoord. AZ Alkmaar have been in potent form at AFAS Stadion, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 13 goals while letting in five.
Hapoel Beer Sheva Form
In has been a bit of everything for Hapoel Beer Sheva in their previous three matches, as they first beat Sabah FK by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 3-2 defeat against Sabah FK, before an encounter with Dinamo Zagreb produced a 0-0 draw. Hapoel Beer Sheva didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats for AZ Alkmaar and Hapoel Beer Sheva
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 Hapoel Beer Sheva played across all tournaments.
- AZ Alkmaar have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 AZ Alkmaar matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 AZ Alkmaar matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 AZ Alkmaar home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 AZ Alkmaar home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Hapoel Beer Sheva have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Hapoel Beer Sheva away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Hapoel Beer Sheva have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 3 Hapoel Beer Sheva matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Hapoel Beer Sheva away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: AZ Alkmaar vs Hapoel Beer Sheva
It is the beginning of a new Europa League campaign, and both AZ Alkmaar and Hapoel Beer Sheva will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: AZ Alkmaar vs Hapoel Beer Sheva
Full-time result
AZ Alkmaar won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Hapoel Beer Sheva won seven games, drew one and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, AZ Alkmaar are on a streak of 21 home matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
AZ Alkmaar scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Hapoel Beer Sheva scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Hapoel Beer Sheva have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Hapoel Beer Sheva managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
AZ Alkmaar saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Hapoel Beer Sheva’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Hapoel Beer Sheva didn’t concede a single goal in their previous 4 matches.
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