AZ Alkmaar vs Elfsborg Prediction & Betting Tips (25 September)

Who will beat Alkmaar? Since April 6, all competitions combined and pre-season friendlies included, AZ has not conceded the slightest defeat, with a record of 20 matches, 13 wins, 7 draws. The season got off to a great start in the Eredivisie with three wins without conceding a goal against Almere City 0-1, NEC Nijmegen 1-0 and just before the break at Waalwijk 0-3. Only Groningen managed to keep the locals in check in the evening 0-0. Before this poster, Alkmaar welcomed Heerenveen and traveled to the Zwolle pitch last weekend with the ambition of increasing their unbeaten streak and still not conceding a goal in the league to follow.

The Swedish club Elfsborg almost did not qualify for this new format Europa League by going to the penalty shootout against Molde to overcome it and obtain his ticket. The local championship has already regained its rights and suffice to say that the evening visitors are somewhat behind in the first spots with no less than 15 points behind the current leader, Malmö. However, against Halmstad to come, Norrkkoping to follow and last weekend for the reception of Hammarby, Elfsborg will have tried to preserve its series of four days of championship without setbacks to follow.

At Alkmaar, a boy like Mees de Wit (absent since the start of the season) remains injured like Bruno Martins (important), Lewis Schouten (20 appearances among young people last season) or even replacement goalkeeper Sem Westerveld (absent for a very long time) and his fellow incumbent in the post, Zoet. The injuries to the two goalkeepers are still very detrimental but note that the crack international U21 Dutch Ruven van Bommel (2 goals in 4 championship matches) should be like the rookie Troy Parrott (Tottenham), who has not however still not found the string in the championship. It is important to note that the Greek international, Pavlidis (2nd top scorer in the championship last year with 29 goals and 4 assists in 34 matches) joined Benfica this summer. Released due to injury before the international break, the starting midfielder Jens Thomasen (spent with Nîmes for a season) is not sure whether he will make the trip to the Netherlands this evening.

Same case for striker Per Frick (2 goals, 1 assist in 11 league appearances) also injured. Author of 8 goals and 5 assists in the league, the Ghanaian Michael Baidoo will probably have playing time this evening like Simon Hedlund (6 goals, 4 cakes) and the young 21-year-old talent in the middle, Qasem (5 purposes, 4 offerings).