📊 Form Guide

AZ

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AZ are hoping to win again following the 0-4 Eredivisie success against FC Volendam.

In that game, AZ managed 61% possession and 20 shots at goal with 8 on target. For AZ, the scorers were Dani de Wit (22'), Yukinari Sugawara (30', 76') and Vangelis Pavlidis (70'). At the other end, FC Volendam got 6 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Their latest results highlight the fact that it has been a great time for the AZ rearguard. AZ have been mean at the back, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous six games standing at 2. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Their previous form shows that AZ:

• are unbeaten in the league by Vitesse in their previous 5 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Vitesse

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Last time out, Vitesse drew 1-1 in the Eredivisie tie with Almere City.

In that game, Vitesse had 65% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Vitesse was Anis Hadj-Moussa (87'). At the other end, Almere City had 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Kornelius Hansen (19') scored for Almere City.

The stats tell the story, and Vitesse have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 11 goals in total. Defensively, Vitesse have not been doing too well.

Ahead of this clash, Vitesse have not won against AZ when having played them away from home in the previous 12 matches in the league. An awful away record.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head clashes going back to 02/04/2022 shows us that AZ have won 4 of these games & Vitesse 1, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A combined total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 14 of them from AZ and 5 for Vitas. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

The previous league clash between the two was Eredivisie match day 6 on 03/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Vitesse 0-2 AZ.

The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot.

ℹ️ Team News: AZ

Sem Westerveld (Meniscus injury) and Lewis Schouten (Wrist fracture) will not be able to play for AZ gaffer Maarten Martens.

It looks as if AZ look set to opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, handing starts to Mathew Ryan, Yukinari Sugawara, Wouter Goes, Riechedly Bazoer, David Moeller Wolfe, Kristijan Belic, Jordy Clasie, Sven Mijnans, Dani de Wit, Ruben van Bommel and Vangelis Pavlidis.

🗞️ Team News: Vitesse

It’s our belief that Vitas could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 system using Eloy Room, Carlens Arcus, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Ramon Hendriks, Enzo Cornelisse, Paxten Aaronson, Mathijs Tielemans, Kacper Kozlowski, Anis Hadj Moussa, Mexx Meerdink and Amine Boutrah.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Vitesse will manage to score against this AZ team, however it probably won’t quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We think that it’s going to be both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for AZ after the 90. Looking forward to this.

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

Peter Guest, 19:03 30/03/2024