Netherlands - EredivisieStarAZ have won their last 5 home games.
AZ have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, while FC Utrecht have scored in 5 and conceded in 5 of their last 6 away games.
AZ have won their last 5 home games.
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between AZ and FC Utrecht, taking place on Sunday, 19 May 2024, at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.
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AZ, Recent FormWhen AZ last played in the league they faced Go Ahead Eagles and produced an outstanding 3-0 away win. They achieved 57% possession in that match and had 17 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Go Ahead Eagles' tally of 16 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
Manager Maarten Martens will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, but will have concerns about his defence with 13 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, and this season they have notched up 7 clean sheets in 16 games at AFAS Stadion.
They've had a good run of form at home recently, with 5 straight wins in a row.
On an individual basis, Vangelis Pavlidis has scored in each of AZ's last 4 league games at AFAS Stadion.
FC Utrecht, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Sparta Rotterdam will have left the FC Utrecht squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with a 56% share of the possession and clocked up 20 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Sparta Rotterdam, who managed 10 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
Manager Ron Jans will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
With 5 goals scored in his last 6 away games for FC Utrecht, Sam Lammers will be looking to add more goals against AZ in this match.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Utreg will be confident of finding the net in this one against AZ, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 7 encounters between the two sides. We've seen plenty of goals from Utrecht when they've visited Kaaskoppen in the league, in their last 3 games they've scored a total of 7 goals, which is an average of 2.33 per game. In their last 3 away league games against Kaaskoppen, Utrecht have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
This match has run out a draw on the previous 2 encounters between these sides in the league; however, AZ may have a slight edge with them currently enjoying a 5 match unbeaten streak against their opponents.
AZ 1 - 2 FC UtrechtAZ manager Maarten Martens has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Jordy Clasie (Groin), Dave Kwakman (Unknown), Mayckel Lahdo (Unknown) and Bruno Martins Indi (Back) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Ron Jans has a number of injury concerns in his Utrecht squad to contend with: Marouan Azarkan (Muscle), Anthony Descotte (Unknown), Tim Handwerker (Cruciate ligament) and Mike van der Hoorn (Unknown)
AZ Playing at home | FC Utrecht Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 30' | Time first goal scored | 25' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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