Twente vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions

• AZ have won 7 of their 10 away games in the Eredivisie.
• Twente have already lost 4 times at home this season.
• Both teams scored in 64% of Twente’s home games.
• AZ have only failed to score in 10% of their away games.

AZ have won 70% of their away games

Twente lost 2-0 away at Emmen in Tuesday nights’ rearranged Eredivisie clash and AZ hammered RKC 4-0 in their last league game but have a KNVB Beker Quarter-Final to negotiate before they can turn their focus to Saturday’s match. 23pts separate these two clubs heading into this weekends’ clash and it’s second-placed AZ that claim the title of form favourites having won four of their last six competitive and non-competitive matches.

Twente have only failed to score in two of their last six matches while AZ have failed to score in one of their last six outings, and we have backed both teams to score this weekend. AZ have won their last six encounters with Twente and have outplayed their hosts in all departments so far this season, so you can see why we have backed an away win on Saturday.

Twente have won as many games at home as they have lost (4) while AZ have secured seven wins from their ten away games and another victory this weekend will mean that the hosts have picked up as many points on the road as they have in their own backyard. The hosts only average 1.36 points per home game, which is below the league average of 1.76 points, while AZ average 2.20 points per away game, which is well above the league average of 1.03 points.

Twente have scored 19-goals at home and AZ have scored 20-goals on the road

The hosts score and concede an average of 1.73 goals per home game while AZ score an average of 2.00 goals per away game and concede 0.70 goals, which is why we have backed a 2-1 win for the visitors this weekend. Both teams have scored in 64% of Twente’s home matches this season and AZ have only failed to score in a mere 10% of their away games.

Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 64% of Twente’s home games as well as in 70% of AZ’s away trips, adding further weight to our prediction for a 2-1 final scoreline. Twente have scored 19-goals at home and AZ have scored 20-goals on the road but the big difference between the two sides is that AZ have only conceded 9-goals away from home while Twente have conceded 19-goals in their backyard.

60% of AZ’s away games have featured exactly 3-goals and the visitors have won via a 1-goal margin four times this season, while Twente have lost by that same margin on four separate occasions. We’re confident that both teams will score this Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of AZ. The visitors arrive as the form favourites and having already beaten Twente this season. The hosts usually score at home and the same goes for AZ on the road, but the big difference between the teams is their defences’ and this is where we feel AZ will win the game.