Partizan Belgrade vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions

Partizan cruised to a 3-0 win away at Proleter Novi Sadon on Saturday and have now gone five games without tasting defeat, while AZ smashed newly-promoted Sparta Rotterdam 5-1 at home that very same day.

All of the stats point towards a win for Partizan being on the cards this Thursday and we expect to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals produced in the process.

Partizan won both of the previous two meetings between these two clubs and both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in the pairs’ last two encounters. Both of those fixtures arrived in the Europa League back in 2015, where Partizan won 3-2 at home and then 2-1 away to claim the double over their Dutch opponents.

Partizan are unbeaten in their last five matches, picking up three wins during that period, and remain unbeaten in their six competitive home games this season, winning five and drawing one. While AZ lost their last away game 2-1 against Vitesse, all of which adds weight to our prediction of a home win on Thursday.

Both teams scored in three of Partizan’s last four matches and over 2.5 goals were produced in three of the hosts’ last five matches, while both teams scored in AZ’s last four matches and over 2.5 goals were produced in four of the visitor’s last six matches, which is why we have decided to back a final score of 3-1 in favour of Partizan. Only one goal separated these two teams on two occasions in 2015 but Partizan have scored three goals in a game in two of their last three wins and AZ were defeated in their last away game but managed to get on the scoreboard.

We’re confident that Partizan will win and have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1. The hosts are the form favourites despite both teams picking up three wins, two draws, and one defeat from their last six matches, as Partizan haven’t lost any of their last five outings. The previous two meetings between the pair ended in victories for Partizan and we’re expecting more of the same on Thursday.