PEC Zwolle - AZ Alkmaar predictions

A home win is not something we would recommend betting on at the odds of 6.50 – but you’re probably aware of that already. It would take a miracle for PEC Zwolle to pull off even a draw, let alone a win as underdogs.

AZ Alkmaar seem to be on their way to another easy victory and 3 more points to the tally. Priced at 1.49, the odds favour them heavily, so any outcome other than an away win is not exactly a safe choice.

PEC Zwolle will have been delighted with their result from the last round of the Eredivisie. They were the overwhelming underdogs heading into their last league trip and their fans were not exactly confident their team would return home with anything in the bag. However, a brave first-half display saw PEC Zwolle take the lead and earn a gigantic point after the break, in what turned out to be a rather surprising FC Twente draw.

AZ Alkmaar hit a brick wall last time they hosted SC Heerenveen as neither of the teams was able to break the stalemate for more than 90 minutes. We can assume neither was happy with the 9:1 result, though it reflects more poorly on AZ Alkmaar who were hard favourites.

Top bookmakers online are offering short odds on AZ Alkmaar winning to Nill because they haven’t conceded a single goal for the past 3 matches.

With some overall decent performances in the first few rounds of the season, the hosts placed at number 13th on the table. They don’t seem likely to stay there for long, though, with a matchup such as AZ Alkmaar coming their way.

AZ Alkmaar were 2 goals ahead when they defeated PEC Zwolle the last time these two teams met. Although this happened in the previous season, most online bookies are still confident that this game will end in an away victory.

Both teams will have to play with an above-average number of injures. Samir Lagsir, Braydon Manu, Olivier Aertssen are unavailable for the hosts. Conversely, S. Westerveld, Bruno Martins Indi, Mees De Wit will not be able to play on the visiting side. The odds still favour AZ Alkmaar, though.

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.