FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by R. Jans will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Eredivisie 19th round, where  FC Utrecht will face AZ Alkmaar at Galgenwaard stadium on 18 January at 12:45, and will be refereed by D. Higler.

The home team, FC Utrecht is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 39 points, while AZ Alkmaar is currently in 6º position with 33.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar.

FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht comes from playing against Feyenoord and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for FC Utrecht. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against AZ coached by M. Martens. In that last match between FC Utrecht and Feyenoord, The Utrecht team achieved a 24% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by P. Aaronson and N. Vesterlund.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by R. Jans has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. FC Utrecht average number of goals per game is 3.1 goals, while they concede an average of 2.4 goals per game. With this trend they have 2 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 22 goals while conceding 17 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Utrecht matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/7
• Both teams to score: 6/7
• First to score: 5/7

AZ Alkmaar

The team coached by M. Martens heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-0 win over AFC Ajax. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the AZ team will be looking for another good result in their visit to FC Utrecht.

In that match between AZ Alkmaar and AFC Ajax, the AZ team achieved 41% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Wouter Goes and Mexx Meerdink.

Analysing the last 7 matches, M. Martens's team has won 5, drawn 2 . AZ Alkmaar average 2.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in AZ Alkmaar matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to score: 6/7

FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Eredivisie competition, in an event that took place at the AFAS Stadion stadium on 29-09-2024 with the result of 1-2, with FC Utrecht winning.

The last 5 meetings between FC Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar have resulted in 2 wins for FC Utrecht, , and 3 draws. In those matches, FC Utrecht managed to score 13 goals, while AZ Alkmaar scored 11 goals against FC Utrecht.

• In 5/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals