Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Match Preview

Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar Betting Tips

AZ Alkmaar to win & Both Teams Score

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Evangelos Pavlidis to score anytime

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Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

AZ Alkmaar return to action after having the last weekend’s home match against NEC Nijmegen postponed.

They travel to Rotterdam to take on Excelsior in the 11th round of Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

Alkmaar are doing great in the domestic league this season. They have eight draws and one draw from the inaugural nine rounds which is enough for the second place in the table.

The team led by Marinus Dijkhuizen boast the best defensive record in the league with just four goals shipped in nine matches.

They are perfect on travels with four wins in four away outings this term, having scored at least two goals in each of these affairs along the way.

AZ also have the division’s top scorer in their ranks as Evangelos Pavlidis tops the Eredivisie’s goalscoring charts with 14 goals in 9 games.

Pavlidis and company should have a lot of space to deliver in the final third on Saturday against Excelsior whose back line allowed seven goals in the previous two rounds.

Given the opposition included the likes of PEC Zwolle and Volendam in these two outings, we have all reasons to be worried regarding Excelsior’s defensive line ahead of the clash with the second-placed outfit in the league.

Latest Meetings

AZ Alkmaar destroyed Excelsior in the last two head to head meetings, netting nine goals past them in the process.

However, AZ have a negative overall record at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion where they lost five, drew four, and won four of the previous 13 meetings with Excelsior.

The Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score bet landed in all but one of the last seven matches between these counterparts.

The Verdict

AZ Alkmaar are big favorites going into this tie but we would not be surprised to see the hosts on the scoresheet either, knowing that six of the last seven head to head outings between these rivals provided goals at both ends.

AZ to win & Both Teams To Score is thus the standout betting option and you can go for it at the odds of 2.75 while we will also back the league’s top scorer Evangelos Pavlidis to score anytime at the 1.95 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- November 1, 2023