Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by R. Le Bris will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the UEFA Europa League 1st round, where  Sunderland will face AZ Alkmaar at Stadium of Light stadium on 16 September at 19:00.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar.

Sunderland

Sunderland comes from playing against Hull City and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Sunderland. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against AZ coached by L. Echteld. In that last match between Sunderland and Hull City, Black Cats team achieved a 55% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by C. Talbi.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by R. Le Bris has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Sunderland average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in Sunderland matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

AZ Alkmaar

The team coached by L. Echteld heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-3 win over SC Heerenveen. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the AZ team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Sunderland.

In that match between AZ Alkmaar and SC Heerenveen, the AZ team achieved 55% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by A. Oufkir, R. Daal and M. Meerdink.

Analysing the last 8 matches, L. Echteld's team has won 6, drawn 2 , and is on a run of 6 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 9 matches. AZ Alkmaar average 3.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 24 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in AZ Alkmaar matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 8/8
• Winning streak: 6
• Half-time winner: 5/8

Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar prediction. The last match between these teams was in the NONE competition, in an event that took place at the NONE stadium on NONE with the result of NONE, with .

, . In those matches, Sunderland managed to score 0 , while AZ Alkmaar scored 0 .