Gil Vicente vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions

• Gil Vicente have not scored across the last 284 minutes of regulation time.
• AZ scored 2+ goals in five of their six competitive games this season.
• AZ found the net 16 times across the last four games!

Goodnight, Gil Vicente

Finishing fifth in the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season must seem like a lifetime ago now for Gil Vicente, who have failed to score in three consecutive games, sit in the bottom-half of the early league table and are on the precipice of elimination from Europe before the journey even truly began after a 4-0 defeat to AZ in the first leg.

A monumental comeback, the likes of which not seen since Barcelona vs PSG circa 2017 would be needed for Gil Vicente to come back into this tie, but such a result seems like a forlorn hope at this point, with AZ much tougher opponents on paper than the last side they beat by a four-goal margin here, Riga.

Stick with AZ to get the job done

While you may be forgiven for thinking that AZ will take their foot off the pedal at this stage, the momentum is truly with the Alkmaarders. Currently enjoying a run of four consecutive wins with an amazing 16 goals scored in that time, AZ are simply on a roll and will not want that good feeling to end.

Any price above evens for AZ to finish off this wounded Gil Vicente side must represent value, so we’re willing to take the approximate 2.2 price at the time of writing. However, with squad rotation likely, we’re going for a more conservative 2-0 correct score this time around.

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