H2H: Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar – Prediction (Eredivisie

Preview and Teams Comparison.

FC Utrecht are enjoying a better season based on points earned than at this stage in eight of their last nine Eredivisie campaigns. Moreover, Utrecht have scored more goals at this stage (28 – 2.15 goals scored per-match on average) than any of the last nine campaigns, including netting the opening goal in four of their six home games. Utrecht’s Gyrano Kerk has featured with a goal in three of his side’s last four home league victories. Utrecht have been an impregnable force when taking a lead at any stage in home league games, not conceding a single equalising goal on five such occasions. Both home and away, six of Utrecht’s seven 2019/20 league victories have seen a margin of 2+ goals, including all five of their home victories.

Eight of Utrecht’s last ten Eredivisie matches have seen over 2.5 total goals. Utrecht boss John van den Brom is winless in all four of his prior H2Hs with AZ (D1, L3 – 2.75 conceded goals per-match on average). Six of AZ’s 12 away league goals were scored between the 31st-45th minute.

Similarly, eight of AZ Alkmaar’s nine 2019/20 league victories have seen a margin of 2+ goals and they’ve also scored more goals than at this stage of any of the last nine top-flight campaigns (31 – 2.38 goals scored per-match on average). AZ’s Calvin Stengs created eight chances and provided two assists for the Netherlands last time out, the highest in one game by any Oranje player since 2016. AZ boast the Eredivisie’s tightest defence (0.62 conceded per-match on average) and have kept 18 Eredivisie clean sheets in a calendar year for the first time ever. AZ are yet to trail at half-time away from home (HT: W3, D3) largely due to the fact that they have opened the scoring in all six away league games this term.