Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting Tips

Two attacks in good nick

Feyenoord have won 13 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, scoring 52 goals in that spell. That sample includes cup games, friendlies and a heavy Champions League defeat to Barcelona, so it's not a pure run of league form, but the goalscoring habit is clear.

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Feyenoord to win

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AZ Alkmaar to win

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Feyenoord: 20 completed matches; AZ Alkmaar: 20 completed matches.

Feyenoord

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

52

Conceded

21

Difference

+31

AZ Alkmaar

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

22

Difference

+24

AZ Alkmaar's record over the same length of sample reads 11 wins, seven draws and just two losses, with 46 goals scored. They've also shown they can be got at occasionally, losing to Sunderland in the Europa League and to Utrecht in the league not long ago.

Both attacks are firing, but neither side has been flawless at the back.

Comparative Team Statistics: Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar

A fixture with history of goals

The two sides drew 1-1 the last time they met in May, and the meeting before that finished 3-3. Go back further and you'll find plenty of tight, low-scoring nights too, including a run of 1-0 results either way.

Over the last 20 meetings recorded here, goals have flowed more often than not, though it's worth remembering some of that history stretches back years and doesn't tell us much about current form.

This fixture has leaned towards goals more often than not historically.

The division's early pace-setters

AZ Alkmaar currently top the Eredivisie table with 19 points from seven games, six wins and a draw. Feyenoord sit right behind them in second on 17 points, having won five and drawn two.

So this is a meeting between the two form teams in the league right now, even if there's a long way still to go this season.

Goal threats on both sides

Feyenoord have a couple of players in good scoring touch. G. Zechiël has five goals in seven matches and also leads their assist charts, while A. Hadj-Moussa has five in six and L. Valente has chipped in four.

Feyenoord:

Best scorers:

G. Zechiël - 5

A. Hadj-Moussa - 5

L. Valente - 4

Best assist providers:

G. Zechiël - 4

G. Read - 4

AZ Alkmaar:

Best scorers:

R. Daal - 4

M. Meerdink - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Chávez - 3

M. Meerdink - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Oufkir x 2

For AZ, R. Daal leads the way with four goals in seven appearances, with M. Meerdink adding three goals and two assists. AZ's A. Oufkir has picked up two yellow cards recently, though that's not proof of any suspension for this game.

Could this one produce goals again

Both teams are scoring at a healthy rate in the league this season, AZ averaging over 2.5 goals for per game and Feyenoord even more than that. Add in a head-to-head history that's often been open, and there's a reasonable case for goals in this one.

That said, both league defences have actually looked fairly tidy in isolation, with AZ conceding only six in seven and Feyenoord seven in seven. So it's not a guaranteed shootout, just a game with the ingredients for one.