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Aron Wright - February 6, 2023
AZ Alkmaar vs FC Utrecht Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Dutch KNVB Cup on Tuesday, 7 February 2023.
Alkmaar are currently a title-prospect in the Dutch top flight. They are placed second in the table, and are giving a tough chase to toppers Feyenoord, who have a lead of just two points.
Meanwhile, Utrecht are struggling quite a bit to find consistency. They have dropped a lot of points lately, and particularly on the road they have been a mess.
AZ have an unbeaten record in the past five years, barring a single loss. They scored two or more goals in all but one of their h2h meetings in the last four years.
And at this venue they have a 100% winning record in the last six years, barring a single fixture. Do also note that the hosts scored ten goals from the past two meetings at this venue.
AZ are on an unbeaten run that stretches back three months, while they lost just once at this venue going back to May of 2022.
Meanwhile, Utrecht have just three wins to their name in the past three months, and only one of these came on the road. Moreover, they managed to win just thrice on the road against this opponent in the last 17 years.
All in all, it appears that hosts AZ are on a course to deliver a winning performance this Tuesday.
AZ scored 19 goals from the past six fixtures on the trot, and slotted in eight goals from their last two appearances at home. Importantly, they scored two or more goals in five of the past six h2h clashes, and found the back of the net five or more times in two of the past four h2h meetings.
On top of all that, Utrecht let in nine goals from their past three road trips combined.
All of these suggest that we are about to witness a high-scoring affair this Tuesday.
Utrecht are definitely not going to make it easy for their counterparts. AZ were able to register a single clean sheet in the last seven games, while the last they kept a clean sheet at home was back in August.
And to top it all off, AZ last kept a clean sheet in an h2h encounter four years back.
Surely expect goals to come from either end of the pitch this game week.
AZ are on an unbeaten run that stretches back three months, while they lost just once at home all through this ongoing season. They are also one of the major contenders to secure the title this season in the Dutch top flight.
And most importantly, they have a phenomenal h2h record against this rival over the years – particularly so at this venue.
Utrecht, who have a single win to their name on the road in the past three months – are expected to lose here this Tuesday.
Likely, the AZ Alkmaar to Win at an odd of 1.75 appears to be the logical pick.
Going on, Alkmaar scored 19 goals from their last six fixtures, and slotted in eight goals from their past two appearances at home. Moreover, Utrecht conceded nine goals from their past three road trips combined, and most of all, 17 of the last 19 h2h clashes had three or more goals.
By the looks of things, the Over 2.5 Match Goals wager would be a good choice at an odd of 1.75.
