All the facts and stats for the Champions League clash: AZ Alkmaar - Viktoria Plzeň

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Mon 24.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Stadion (17023 seats)

AZ Alkmaar and Viktoria Plzeň get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round fixture.

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AZ Alkmaar form and stats

Alkmaar was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League.

31 points is a decent return from 13 Eredivisie games here at AFAS Stadion for AZ Alkmaar. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Alkmaar are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Alkmaar's previous game was a Eredivisie match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus ADO Den Haag. The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a Eredivisie home match hosting ADO Den Haag in a game that was won 4-0.

As mentioned above, Alkmaar "killed" ADO Den Haag in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 13 games), Alkmaar's attacking play is working. Alkmaar are not conceding a lot of goals here at AFAS Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Viktoria Plzeň form and stats

Viktoria's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Olympiakos Piraeus.

Viktoria had fun at their own home (AFAS Stadion) last time out, beating Slovan Liberec 4-0. Aleš Čermák (2), Jan Kovařík and Ondrej Mihalik scored. Before that, Viktoria secured a home win against Slovan Liberec with the score 4-0.

As you can tell from the results above, Viktoria Plzeň was very dominant against Slovan Liberec, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Aleš Čermák (2), Jan Kovařík and Ondrej Mihalik providing the goals.

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AZ Alkmaar missing players

Viktoria Plzeň missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AZ Alkmaar Viktoria Plzeň
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   16 25
14 8   Won W   11 20
2 2   Drew D   3 3
9 4   Lost L   2 2
42 25   Scored S   26 55
27 13   Conceded C   9 13
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   81% 88%
84% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 72%
56% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 48%
28% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 24%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 16%
28% 36%   BTTS BTTS   31% 32%
44% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   62% 64%
28% 14%   Failed to Score F T   25% 16%
 
6.4 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.7
3.4 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3
1.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.1
3 2   Red cards R C   0 1
 
306 178   Total Shots T S   103 193
118 59   Shots on Target S O   45 90
34% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   53% 59%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 25 18 2 5 68 23 13 11 0 2 40 8 12 7 2 3 28 15 45 56
2 AZ Alkmaar 25 18 2 5 54 17 13 10 1 2 32 8 12 8 1 3 22 9 37 56
3 Feyenoord 25 14 8 3 50 35 13 9 3 1 29 15 12 5 5 2 21 20 15 50
4 PSV 26 14 7 5 54 28 12 8 3 1 32 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 26 49
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 6 1 6 20 25 3 44
6 FC Utrecht 25 12 5 8 50 34 12 8 0 4 30 12 13 4 5 4 20 22 16 41
7 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 45 35 13 7 3 3 24 15 13 5 2 6 21 20 10 41
8 Heracles 26 10 6 10 40 34 13 8 1 4 31 17 13 2 5 6 9 17 6 36
9 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 13 7 1 5 17 10 13 3 4 6 10 16 1 35
10 SC Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 14 3 8 3 17 18 12 5 1 6 24 23 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 13 7 3 3 30 16 13 2 3 8 11 29 -4 33
12 FC Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 13 9 2 2 26 12 13 0 3 10 6 33 -13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 13 5 3 5 14 21 13 3 1 9 10 30 -27 28
14 FC Twente 26 7 6 13 34 46 13 5 3 5 23 22 13 2 3 8 11 24 -12 27
15 PEC Zwolle 26 7 5 14 37 55 12 5 2 5 28 30 14 2 3 9 9 25 -18 26
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 8 12 29 52 13 6 4 3 22 17 13 0 4 9 7 35 -23 26
17 ADO Den Haag 26 4 7 15 25 54 13 2 6 5 11 17 13 2 1 10 14 37 -29 19
18 RKC Waalwijk 26 4 3 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 13 20 13 1 1 11 14 40 -33 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 25 18 2 5 68 23 13 11 0 2 40 8 12 7 2 3 28 15 45 56
2 AZ Alkmaar 25 18 2 5 54 17 13 10 1 2 32 8 12 8 1 3 22 9 37 56
3 Feyenoord 25 14 8 3 50 35 13 9 3 1 29 15 12 5 5 2 21 20 15 50
4 PSV 26 14 7 5 54 28 12 8 3 1 32 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 26 49
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 6 1 6 20 25 3 44
6 FC Utrecht 25 12 5 8 50 34 12 8 0 4 30 12 13 4 5 4 20 22 16 41
7 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 45 35 13 7 3 3 24 15 13 5 2 6 21 20 10 41
8 Heracles 26 10 6 10 40 34 13 8 1 4 31 17 13 2 5 6 9 17 6 36
9 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 13 7 1 5 17 10 13 3 4 6 10 16 1 35
10 SC Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 14 3 8 3 17 18 12 5 1 6 24 23 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 13 7 3 3 30 16 13 2 3 8 11 29 -4 33
12 FC Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 13 9 2 2 26 12 13 0 3 10 6 33 -13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 13 5 3 5 14 21 13 3 1 9 10 30 -27 28
14 FC Twente 26 7 6 13 34 46 13 5 3 5 23 22 13 2 3 8 11 24 -12 27
15 PEC Zwolle 26 7 5 14 37 55 12 5 2 5 28 30 14 2 3 9 9 25 -18 26
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 8 12 29 52 13 6 4 3 22 17 13 0 4 9 7 35 -23 26
17 ADO Den Haag 26 4 7 15 25 54 13 2 6 5 11 17 13 2 1 10 14 37 -29 19
18 RKC Waalwijk 26 4 3 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 13 20 13 1 1 11 14 40 -33 15

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