AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham predictions and betting tips on May 18, 2023

Prediction on game Total over 2.5

Odds: 1.92

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On May 18, AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar) will host the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Europa Conference League, in which AZ Alkmaar will compete with West Ham. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.

AZ Alkmaar

The team has been playing under the rule of Pascal Jansen for a long time. Its performance is not bad, moreover, it has even added in the game in the current season. If the team finished in the 5th place of the Eredivisie in 2022, then, nowadays, “the Cheese Farmers” are trying to take the 3rd position in the confrontation with Ajax. At the same time, the Dutch club managed to adequately prove its level at the European arena. It, having started with the summer qualification, was able to overcome the group stage in the autumn and defeated Lazio twice in March. The higher mentioned result may make the team underestimate Anderlecht, which resulted in a 0-2 misfire at the away arena. Nevertheless, it demonstrated its character, winning with the same score at the home arena and squeezing the Belgians in the penalty shoot-out. The representative of the Netherlands was even the first to score in England, but eventually lost that game – 1-2.

West Ham

The club continued to lose the ground at the inner arena. Moreover, if it even managed to finish in the 7th position in the previous season (which allows them to play in the Conference League), nowadays, there is a serious struggle for survival. The risk of falling into the Championship was levelled only in April-May, when “the Hammers” got a lot of victories and “ran away” from the relegation zone. Speaking about the international arena, there was almost 100% statistics. To be more accurate, the British club had taken only victories up to the 1/8 stage since the very start of the summer qualification. Only Gent was able to stop “the Hammers”, but that was only a 1-1 draw, however, the Belgians were defeated in London a week later. Last Thursday brought the Dutch team a more modest 2-1 success in a strong-willed style at the same arena.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

West Ham has rarely played in the European competitions. That is why the clubs played for the first time on May 11.

Predictions

Bookmakers believe that the guests have some higher chances for winning, but they expect an equal battle. It will not do without goals – thus, we are waiting for “total: over 2.5” (odd: 1.92).

Prediction on game Total over 2.5

Odds: 1.92

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4.35

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