FC Volendam - AZ Alkmaar predictions

A mere glance at the betting odds for this match should tell you most you need to know. A home win here is almost an impossible outcome, so it’s not very likely we’ll see solid betting opportunities in the 1X2 market.

Priced at very short odds of 1.26, and away win seems the most logical outcome here. FC Volendam may be hoping to pull off a draw or surprise win, but both of these are longshots.

The last round brought a very good result overall for FC Volendam. They took a difficult Eredivisie trip and managed to go against all odds in order to record an important PEC Zwolle away draw.

The Sunday’s away team heads into this Eredivisie match on the back of a solid HT/FT home win (4:0) over Excelsior. It was a rather straightforward triumph during which AZ Alkmaar went ahead early on and never let their lead get in danger.

With more than 5 conceded goals over their latest 3 fixtures, FC Volendam’s performance leaves something to be desired. That said, savvy punters could be able to exploit this – think BTTS or Over 5 Goals markets, for example.

With 7 goals in their previous 3 Eredivisie matches, AZ Alkmaar boast some of the most prolific strikers of the league. Top online bookies are predicting another action-packed game.

FC Volendam will need another 2 points to get out of the relegation zone – and this round is not a particularly good opportunity to win them. They are quickly running out of time, though, and will need to move quickly if they wish to stay in the Eredivisie.

AZ Alkmaar won this matchup last season, leading most bookies to mark them as the favourites this Sunday. More importantly, it was a very convincing victory, and they likely won’t be satisfied with anything less than a 2-goal lead again.

Both rosters have been impacted by an unfortunate string of injuries, leaving them with limited options. The favoured visitors will be short Denso Kasius, S. Westerveld, Lewis Schouten, Mayckel Lahdo, while Oskar Buur, Calvin Twigt, Joey Antonioli, Xavier Mbuyamba, Luke Le Roux, George Cox will not play for the home team.

To balance out this match, we suggest taking a -1.5 Asian Handicap on the obvious favourites in this game. This should increase your returns substantially while still keeping things relatively risk-free.