Alkmaar v Waalwijk Prediction & Match Preview

• High flying Alkmaar have got good things going for them at home as they currently enjoy a four-game unbeaten run (3W – 1D).
• Impressively Alkmaar have also recorded three clean sheets in their last four games at home.
• Results have been tough on the road for Waalwijk as they have endured a four-game winless run (3D – 1L) with three points to show for their efforts from possible twelve and no clean sheet.

Life has been good for Europe chasing Alkmaar as they have enjoyed some good wins to match their impressive form in the league.

Their destiny is firmly in their hands as they continue to put points on the board in their quest for European football next season.

To extend their current home run, they next play host to Waalwijk at the AFAS Stadion this weekend.

Currently placed fourth in the log with fifty-two points for their efforts, the hosts have got a six-point buffer over their nearest challengers as we end into the deep end of the season.

The hosts have found the back of the opposition goal with relative ease in their last four home games, and will be looking to profit from the defensive woes of the visitor.

Two points is the only thing separating Waalwijk and the relegation going into this game.

They are winless on the road in their past four outings and must put points on the board if they wish not to avoid the drop.

With three points from a possible twelve (3D – 1L), the visitors don’t mean to be doing themselves any favor by the rate they are picking up points.

Waalwijk have not kept in their last four games, which summarizes their defensive vulnerability. If they are to keep free scoring Alkmaar at bay they must plug the holes at the back.

It was Alkmaar who came out on top in the reverse fixture played in August at the Mandemakers Stadion to defeat Waalwijk 1-3.

The hosts are on a two-match unbeaten run against the visitors. Waalwijk are not pushovers as they did the double over Alkmaar in 2022 by an aggregate scoreline of 6-2.

In the past nine head-to-head meetings, Alkmaar held the upper hand over visitors with (6W- 3L).

There have been goals aplenty in this fixture since 2006; a testament to the attacking efficiency of both teams.

Alkmaar vs Waalwijk Prediction

Three points are key to the ambitions of both teams at opposite ends of the table, it is certainly going to be a match of fine margins when the dust settles at full time.

Alkmaar Impressive record in this fixture against the Waalwijk firmly swing the game in favor.

For this match we will go with the Alkmaar win and over 2.5 goals at FT at 1.75 odds. This is evident in six of the past nine meetings between both teams.

Another tip we will go with the over 1.5 goals in the second half for a decent 1.75 odds, due to the high goal outcome from this fixture as seen in eight of the last nine meetings.

Aron Wright- April 11, 2024

AZ Alkmaar vs Waalwijk Betting Tips

Alkmaar to win and Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.83 Odds

Over 1.5 Goals Second Half

OK

1.74 Odds