Dundee United vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction and Betting Odds | UEFA Europa League August 4
Dundee United vs AZ Alkmaar Betting Preview
Dundee United and AZ Alkmaar play the first leg of their UEFA Europa League qualifier on Thursday August 4th at 3pm ET. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his Picks and Predictions on Thursday’s clash between Dundee United and AZ Alkmaar.
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| Thursday, August 4 | UEFA Europa League Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Dundee United: | +380 |
| AZ Alkmaar: | -170 |
| Draw: | +290 |
| Total: | 2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT |
Dundee United vs AZ Alkmaar Analysis
Last season’s Scottish Premiership top four finishers Dundee United welcome in the Eredivisie’s ECL Playoff winners from last season (teams made up from the 5th to 8th positions in the Eredivisie) in what should be an interesting game in the Europa Conference League for Thursday night.
Dundee United slipped to an opening day 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock last weekend in a game they really should have got all three points in, giving away a sloppy 91st-minute equalizer to Ash Taylor to hand Kilmarnock a share of the spoils.
The Dutch Eredivisie has yet to kick off yet, starting this weekend, but AZ Alkmaar will no doubt be buoyed by the way they finished off last season, plus the fact they owned the Eredivisie’s 5th best overall record away from home in 2022 as well.
The teams have only met once before in a club friendly back in 2015 with AZ Alkmaar running out comfortable 3-1 winners in that game.
AZ Alkmaar Hot On Offense
AZ Alkmaar had one of the Dutch league’s best offenses last season, owning the league’s 4th best offensive goals record (64), 4th best goals away from home record (28), 4th most goals from open play (40), and the league’s 4th and 5th rated strikers also with both Vangelis Pavlidis and Jesper Karlsson netting 16 & 15 goals respectively last season.
With AZ Alkmaar putting five goals past Bosnian side Tuzla City in the previous round also, they’ll be hoping their offense stays on point ahead of Thursday’s clash against Dundee United.
Dundee United Will Want An Improved Home Focus
Despite ranking as the 4th best team overall in the Scottish Premiership last season, Dundee United’s home form in Tannadice Park was a cause for major concern for the ‘Tangerines’ last year.
A 43.8% win rate at home last season for Dundee United put them firmly in the bottom half of the table and with Dundee United getting a bye through to this round also and only having played one competitive matchup since May, there hasn’t been a whole lot of time to turn that home form around either.
Dundee United vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction
With the odds currently at -170 for an outright AZ Alkmaar win here on Thursday, the books are expecting a comprehensive win for the Dutch side in this one and it’s hard to argue with that assessment.
That confidence for Alkmaar largely boils down to Dundee United’s sub-par home form which has seen the Scottish side win just three games at Tannadice Park going all the way back to mid-January, two of which came against the same side in Motherwell.
The Tangerines also went through a spell in December where they failed to win a single home game, losing every one outright, and also allowed at least three goals to opponents in half of those matchups as well, an extremely worrying sign when you’re about to take on a team as strong offensively as AZ Alkmaar are.
We’re taking the road team AZ Alkmaar in this one on the outright -170 moneyline on Thursday to get the victory over in Scotland against Dundee United in this week’s Europa Conference League.
Prediction: AZ Alkmaar -170
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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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