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Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions - Villans Goals Expected in the Conference League

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 08 Nov 2023

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Ralph Staniforth 08 Nov 2023

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Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar predictions for Thursday’s UECL Match (22:00 SAST)
Aston Villa have won their last 4 home matches
Can Villa notch a third consecutive European win?

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Aston Villa have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 home matches (Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar Preview

Aston Villa beat a lot of teams at Villa Park and the Villans create good quality chances on home turf. AZ Alkmaar have had some poor recent results and a Villa win with over 2.5 goals is tipped.

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Head-to-Head
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News
AZ Alkmaar Form
AZ Alkmaar Injuries & Team News

Aston Villa have won their last 4 home matches
Aston Villa have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 home matches
Aston Villa have seen BTTS in their last 2 home matches
AZ Alkmaar have lost 2 of their last 3 matches (Conference League)
AZ Alkmaar have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches
AZ Alkmaar have seen BTTS in their last 2 matches

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa beat AZ Alkmaar 4-1 in the only previous encounter between the sides.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are second in Conference League Group E after two wins and a draw. Villa lost to Legia Warsaw (4-3) before wins against Zrinjski (1-0) and AZ Alkmaar (4-1).

The Villans followed their win over AZ with a 3-1 home victory over Luton and a 2-0 loss at Nottingham Forest.

Unai Emery’s side had chances at Forest last time out with 1.33 expected goals and 13 shots. Villa conceded in either half and couldn’t respond.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Defender Tyrone Mings and midfielder Jacob Ramsey are out.

Forwards Emi Buendia and Jhon Duran are also out.

AZ Alkmaar Form

AZ Alkmaar are bottom of Group E on goal difference following two defeats and one win. A 1-0 win against Legia Warsaw came either side of defeats against Zrinjski (4-3) and Aston Villa (4-3).

AZ followed the Villa defeat with a 1-1 Eredivisie draw at Excelsior on Saturday. Mayckel Lando opened the scoring on 72 minutes before AZ conceded an injury-time equaliser.

AZ Alkmaar Injuries & Team News

Winger Mayckel Lahdo is suspended.

Verdict

Aston Villa v AZ

Aston Villa showed their quality against AZ in the previous meeting and Villa can repeat their commanding performance at home. Both sides see BTTS often and a high-scoring home win is the best bet.

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