Heracles - AZ Alkmaar predictions

While Heracles winning is still technically possible, we wouldn’t hold our breath. They are severely outmatched compared to AZ Alkmaar, so even a draw result would be quite surprising.

Though it won’t be the easiest match of their careers, AZ Alkmaar should be able to pull ahead for a victory. Most online bookmakers are pricing an away win at 1.91, which gives us confidence it’s the most likely outcome.

Heracles held the line against RKC Waalwijk in the last round, though the end result was a 0:0 draw. Still, this can be considered a mild success given the difficult match-up and home-field disadvantage.

AZ Alkmaar played as the home team in the previous round Eredivisie, but the home-field advantage wasn’t enough to beat the 2.78 pre-match betting odds. Their opponents Feyenoord took an early lead and carried it forward to a 0:1 victory.

Heracles’s attackers have been seeing a lot of success lately, even in away matches. For instance, they scored 6 times during the course of their previous three away games.

AZ Alkmaar’s defence seems to be their most prominent weakness at the moment. Having allowed 6 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.

A quick look at the season’s match history tells us that AZ Alkmaar won the last time these two squads clashed. It’s easy to see why most bookies online expect them to come out on top again, even if said victory was a narrow home win.

Though the visitors are clearly considered favourites, they’ll have some additional hurdles to overcome for this match. Namely, S. Westerveld, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Jordy Clasie, Lewis Schouten, Sven Mijnans, S. Maikuma will all be kept from the game due to injury. It’s a precarious position despite the team’s strength and should be kept in mind when looking at the betting odds.

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 1.89, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.