Europa Conference League betting and spectator preview: AZ and Aston Villa meet at AFAS Stadion to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Aston Villa could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.
AZ form and stats
Overall Eredivisie stats playing at home this season for AZ are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The AZ fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host SC Heerenveen and win 3-0. Pavlidis was absolutely essential when AZ beat SC Heerenveen 3-0, scoring three goals. The versatile forward Pavlidis outshone all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 9.4 out of 10. Pavlidis scored three goals and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Ajax.The match schedule is unforgiving for AZ as they have a new game in only three days, a Eredivisie match thankfully also at home. NEC are visiting.
Defensively AZ have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aston Villa form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Aston Villa go into this game after a win, the home game against West Ham United that ended 4-1. Luiz got a match rating of 9.32 in that game, top player of the team. Luiz scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 64 successful passes (of 73 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers.A quick return to home after this game, as Aston Villa are hosting Luton Town in the Premier League only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Aston Villa have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Pavlidis 13 goals |   O. Watkins 5 goals |  D. Soares de Paulo 5 goals |
AZ missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| AZ | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 57 | 34 | Scored | S | 22 | 54 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 42% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Zrinjski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Legia Warszawa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | AZ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Heracles | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | NEC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 17 | Ajax | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
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