FC Astana vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions

Astana’s domestic form has been strong this season but the Kazakhstan club have lost all three group games in the Europa League so far, the most recent of which was their 6-0 drubbing in Alkmaar. By contrast, AZ head into Thursday’s match unbeaten in Group L and with wins and clean sheets in each of their last three outings; confidence within the Dutch club’s squad is bound to be high.

All the stats point towards an away win being the most likely result this Thursday and we’ve backed AZ to claim all three points via a final scoreline of three goals to nil.

With AZ unbeaten in the group stage Astana having lost each of their three games, failing to score in two of them, you can see why we’re backing a 3-0 win for AZ this Thursday.

The visitors’ form and performances over the last few weeks make it hard to picture anything but a victory for the Dutch club this week. AZ have won their last three matches in all competitions, scoring 13 goals in the process, and have kept clean sheets in four of their last six matches.

AZ have scored three or more goals in each of their last three matches, which only adds weight to our prediction of a 3-0 final scoreline this Thursday. The visitors hammered PSV 4-0 in their last away game and appear to be playing the best football of the season right now. While Astana have won four of their last six matches, Thursday’s hosts have really struggled to reach the required levels in the Europa League this year.

All things considered, we’re confident AZ will win on Thursday. The visitors arrive in great form and having taken all three points from their last encounter with Astana in such convincing fashion, we believe an easy 3-0 win is on the cards for AZ Alkmaar. The visitors have been keeping plenty of clean sheets in recent weeks and have scored sixteen goals in their last five matches in all competitions, so shouldn’t have too many problems creating the chances required to win this game with relative ease.