Athletic Club AZ betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 4^th position, with 3 points won, after 1 win and 4 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost an away match against Augsburg by (4‑1). In the last round, they have lost a home match against Partizan by (1‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 31 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 17 conceded. In their last match, for the Eredivisie, they got a home loss against ADO Den Haag by (0‑1). In the last 4 UEFA Europa League away matches AZ has a record of 1 win and 3 losses. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 9 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 24 of the last 26 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 18 out of 26 have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

Unlike last season, in which AZ finish 3rd in the Eredivisie, the away team isn’t doing so well this season, so they come to this match with no chances of qualifying for the next stage. The only match in which they conquered any points was precisely against Bilbao, in the 2-1 home win in the previous match between these two teams. Coach John van den Brom should then try to end this group stage with a positive result, but he will have to deal with the absence of Lewis, Haps and van der Linden.

Confirmed Lineup: Gino Coutinho, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Derrick Luckassen, Thomas Ouwejan, Mattias Johansson, Thom Haye, Joris van Overeem, Celso Ortiz, Ben Rienstra, Guus Hupperts, Vincent Janssen.
Coach: M. Martens.