AZ vs FC Utrecht Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

AZ

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AZ head into this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Eredivisie stalemate versus FC Volendam.

The only name on the scoresheet from AZ was Jens Odgaard (83'). Xavier Mbuyamba (62') was the scorer for FC Volendam.

AZ have been unlocking defences at will recently, hitting 19 goals past the opposition during the course of the last six outings. In those games, AZ have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 9.

FC Utrecht

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FC Utrecht will go into the encounter following a 1-0 Eredivisie win versus SC Heerenveen in their most recent fixture.

The only player to score from FC Utrecht was Tasos Douvikas (69').

Illustrating their partiality to fruitful matches, we’ve had goals 22 times in the prior 6 games in which FC Utrecht have taken to the field, yielding a mean average of 3.67 goals per fixture. Their opponents have hit 10 of this grand total. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their past head to head clashes going back to 27/12/2020 shows us that AZ have won 2 of these & FC Utrecht 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 28 overall at an average of 4.67 goals per match.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Eredivisie match day 19 on 28/01/2023 which ended up with the score at AZ 5-5 FC Utrecht.

The referee was Edwin van de Graaf.

🗞️ Team News: AZ

Sam Beukema (Knee Injury), Bruno Martins Indi (Thigh Problems), Sem Westerveld (Knee Injury) and Dani de Wit (Foot Injury) are not available for AZ boss Pascal Jansen.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht boss Michael Silberbauer has a number of players out of action. Django Warmerdam (Knee Injury), Tommy St. Jago (Knee Injury), Bart Ramselaar (Knee Injury) and Ramon Hendriks (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, AZ should create enough chances to score more than one against FC Utrecht, who may well struggle to break down their defence.

We reckon that it will be a comfortable 2-0 margin for AZ at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 01:39 03/02/2023