AZ Alkmaar made a good impression during their pre-season preparation, in which they recorded some prestigious victories, including over Olympiacos and Genk. At the beginning of the month, the team started their official matches with a nice win over PSV in the Supercup final, and last week they also successfully began the new championship with a clean victory over ADO Den Haag.
Utrecht will rely on their strong home performanceThe start of the new season was not as successful for Utrecht, who also had a strong previous campaign, but now began with a defeat against Groningen. Nevertheless, this time Utrecht will be at home, and last season they were one of the strongest teams on their own turf in the championship. For this reason, I expect the hosts to manage to score at least once, but AZ Alkmaar is in better form and should also find a way to the opponent's goal.
Prediction: Both Teams to ScoreAZ Alkmaar started the new campaign very strongly, while Utrecht will have the opportunity to respond after their defeat in the first round, this time in front of their own fans. Both teams have arguments in attack, and the statistics from their direct encounters support such a choice. In eight of the last ten clashes between them, there have been goals at both ends.
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