AZ Alkmaar - Fortuna Sittard predictions

Most fans are expecting nothing short of a decisive victory for AZ Alkmaar. Though an upset is not impossible, it’s extremely unlikely that this match will end in anything that’s not a home win.

From the current standpoint, the situation is obvious. Given the strength of AZ Alkmaar and the 8.00 odds given to Fortuna Sittard to win, it is easy to see that a win for the visiting team would be a stunning surprise.

The decisive 2:0 victory the hosts secured in the previous round was hardly a surprise. The odds were heavily in their favour from the get-go as they were both the hosts and priced at 1.40 to win. Unsurprisingly, they dominated the game throughout the runtime and are confidently going into this match.

Fortuna Sittard’s previous Eredivisie home match against Ajax was heavily skewed against them, with most online bookmakers pricing a home win at 7.12. They surprisingly held on to a draw until half-time, but it all came to a head in the later stages of the game. The final result was a painful 0:2 defeat.

Fortuna Sittard’s defence seems to be their most prominent weakness at the moment. Having allowed 8 goals in their previous 3 games, it might be a good time to look at Over 3.5 Goals betting markets when it comes to their next match.

With a loss to Fortuna Sittard on the record, the home team’s status of clear favourites is brought into question. They lost a Eredivisie match earlier in the season, which came as a surprise to bookies and punters alike.

The odds being what they are, remember that they were priced with various injuries in mind. The hosts reported that Ruben van Bommel, S. Westerveld, Jordy Clasie, Mexx Meerdink will have to sit this one out, while Fortuna Sittard will have to make do without Rodrigo Guth, Ivo Pinto, Darijo Grujcic, Makan Aiko, Onur Demir, Mattijs Branderhorst, Ramazan Bayram, Samuel Bastien, Edouard Michut, Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic.

An Over 2.5 Goals is a great bet if you like staying on the safe side. The betting value for this market is strong compared even to the 1.65, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.