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Aron Wright - May 16, 2023
AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday, 18 May 2023.
The Hammers have a huge opportunity here to bring a European title to their fans, as they line up for the second leg of the Conference League semis this Thursday. They already have a 2-1 lead in aggregate.
Meanwhile, Alkmaar will have to come up with something special to overcome this one-goal deficit, and thus make it to the final of the competition.
Only once have these two teams locked horns so far – in the first leg of the semis of the Conference League. Then the Hammers recorded a 2-1 win at home, and thus enter the second leg with a clear advantage.
The Hammers go into this second leg with a 2-1 aggregate lead, and most of all, they have the confidence of coming from the most competitive league in Europe. They regularly take on some of the best teams in the continent.
AZ will not go down without a fight. But they might have met their match in this case, especially with them needing to overcome a one-goal deficit. West Ham would try to make the most of this opportunity, and a win is expected for them.
As mentioned, AZ are at home. And despite them trailing, they will give their absolute best. Even if they get eliminated, they will go down swinging.
Chances are high for goals to come in huge numbers this Thursday.
The Hammers are from the English Premier League, where they regularly take on some of the absolute best teams in Europe. They also have a 2-1 lead in aggregate, and have the luxury to concentrate well on defense.
On the other hand, AZ were winless in two of their past three overall games, and failed to keep a clean sheet in their past two fixtures.
It appears that West Ham are about to deliver a winning performance. Odds are placed at 2.60.
However, AZ are at home, and will prefer to go down swinging. Moreover, they scored 11 goals from their past three appearances at home. On top of that, the Hammers let in nine goals from their past three road trips too.
By the looks of things, the Both Teams to Score wager looks appealing at 1.75 odd.
