Fortuna Sittard - AZ Alkmaar predictions

The game is heavily lopsided in the visitors’ favour – for instance, most bookies are offering 5.60 odds on a home win. The hosts are no doubt in a difficult situation and don’t have much hope of overcoming AZ Alkmaar.

We are most likely going to see this match being won by AZ Alkmaar. They have a solid advantage over their opponents – at least according to the betting odds. That said, we’ve definitely seen much bigger surprises in the Eredivisie but such a scenario is not entirely likely in this fixture.

The last round brought a very good result overall for Fortuna Sittard. They took a difficult Eredivisie trip and managed to go against all odds in order to record an important Sparta Rotterdam away draw.

AZ Alkmaar mildly embarrassed themselves on their home turf in the previous round. They suffered a 1:2 defeat at the hands of FC Utrecht – a weaker team relatively speaking – and their confidence must have taken a hit.

Looking over the home team’s recent record, we can see a worrying trend. They’ve conceded more than 5 goals over the past 3 matches alone, indicating problems in their defensive lineup.

The visitors are on a bit of a purple patch when it comes to scoring, with 5 goals scored in total in their latest 3 Eredivisie matches. If the trend continues, we’re bound to see a pretty exciting game here.

As clear underdogs in this match, Fortuna Sittard can’t be feeling too confident right now. They placed 14th on the table so far. Though there’ll have most of the season to claw their way up, earning any points at all against AZ Alkmaar will be quite difficult.

Most bookies are expecting the away team to take the win based on the previous time we saw this matchup play in the Eredivisie. Although the records are only as recent as the previous season, AZ Alkmaar defeated Fortuna Sittard with a convincing goal difference.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.84 odds offered at Pncl.