Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar Predictions

Excelsior put in a herculean effort to claim all three points from their trip to Heracles at the weekend, but it was all in vein as results elsewhere went against the Rotterdam club who will now finish in the bottom three and take part in the relegation play-offs. AZ came up against a PSV side that needed to win to keep their title dreams alive, but the hosts hadn’t read the script and pinched all three points courtesy of a 1-0 win.

Ómarsson scored twice in the first half to see Excelsior lead Heracles 2-1 at half time in Almelo, but the hosts scored three times in eleven second half minutes to take what looked like a commanding 4-2 lead. The visitors began their comeback via a seventy-first minute goal from Mattheij and appeared to have rescued a point in the eighty-ninth minute when Eckert made it 4-4, only for Ómarsson to complete his hat trick and win the game 5-4 in stoppage time. Most expected PSV to win in Alkmaar and take the title race down to the wire, but an early second half goal from Til proved enough for AZ to claim A 1-0 win and hand Ajax the Eredivisie crown on a plate.

The recent history between these two clubs and their performances in the final few weeks of the Eredivisie, suggests that we can expect to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals produced on Wednesday, with a decent chance of the game ending in a draw. Four of the last six encounters between these two clubs have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals, and two of the last five league meetings between the pair have ended in draws. Four of Excelsior’s and four of AZ’s last six matches have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals. Excelsior drew their last home game against Willem II, while AZ have drawn two of their last three away games, and with those results in mind we can see Wednesday’s match also ending in stalemate.

Messaoud top scores for Excelsior this season with seven goals, while teammate Ómarsson’s hat tick puts him one behind that total with six. Til leads the way in front of goal for AZ with twelve Eredivisie goals, Idrissi has eight, and Koopmeiners has chipped in with seven league goals. We’re confident that both teams will score and over 2.5 goals will be produced on Wednesday, and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-2. These two teams have a history of producing goals when they clash, and while neither side really has anything left to play for this season, we expect Excelsior to take the game seriously as they look to improve their form heading into the relegation play-offs.