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Utrecht AZ betting prediction


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Utrecht have made an important comeback after winning away from home, and will now be looking to continue their good run. AZ are also confident after good results and will be tough opponents. The best bet is for both teams to score goals, given the tendency for both teams to create good attacking opportunities.
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Preview
Utrecht and AZ face at Stadion Galgenwaard, in a match for the 19th round of the Eredivisie. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 29‑09‑2024, FC Utrecht got an away win by (1‑2). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 3 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 5 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 03‑12‑2023, in a match for the Eredivisie, they tied (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Victor Jensen (49' ), for Utrecht, and by Vangelis Pavlidis (40' ), for AZ. Although this is a match between 3rd and 6th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 7th best in home matches and the 5th best in away matches.

Analysis Utrecht

After 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in the 3rd position, havinf won 39 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Feyenoord by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have lost (2‑5) at home, against Fortuna Sittard. Interestingly enough, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 23 points in away matches and only 16 at their stadium. In their last match, for the KNVB Beker, they got an away win against RKC Waalwijk by (1‑2). In the last 9 home league matches Utrecht has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 27 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 1‑1 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 7 of their 18 matches for this competition, but have been able to turn the score around in 4.

After losing to Fortuna at home, Utrecht managed to win away from home. The team needed the three points and, having made an immediate recovery, this has injected an important boost into this round of the Dutch Championship. Now, if they can maintain this high level on the pitch, they have a great chance of achieving another victory this season, this time against AZ.

Confirmed Lineup: Vasilis Barkas, Souffian El Karouani, Siebe Horemans, Nick Viergever, Mike Van der Hoorn, Zidane Iqbal, Jens Toornstra, Paxten Aaronson, Sébastien Haller, Miliano Jonathans, Yoann Cathline.
Coach: H. Fraser.

Analysis AZ

The away team is currently in the 6th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against FC Twente, by (1‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against PSV, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 17 points in away matches and 16 at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 10 goals conceded at home, against 14 goals scored and 9 goals conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the KNVB Beker, they got a home win against Ajax by (2‑0). In the last 9 away league matches AZ has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 27 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

AZ are looking forward to their recent draw. Away from home, the team managed to hold off a strong contender for the title this season, and this has injected important momentum into the upcoming fixtures. Coming off the back of a positive run of results and having not lost for some time in the competition, they come into this game against Utrecht with confidence.

Confirmed Lineup: Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, S. Maikuma, Wouter Goes, David Wolfe, Alexandre Penetra, Jordy Clasie, Peer Koopmeiners, Sven Mijnans, Troy Parrott, Ernest Poku, Mayckel Lahdo.
Coach: M. Martens.

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The Utrecht vs AZ on 18 January 2025 will be played at Utrecht, Stadion Galgenwaard.

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Eredivisie - 2024/2025

  • 61% 186 / 306 Games

  • Home team wins 45.16%
  • Draws 23.66%
  • Away team wins 31.18%
  • Over 1.5 80.65%
  • Over 2.5 57.53%
  • Over 3.5 31.72%
  • Goals 564
  • Goals /match 3.03
  • Goals /match home 1.7
  • Goals /match away 1.33
  • Both teams score 55.91%
  • Goals after 80' 18.09%
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