West Ham United host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League Semi-finals game. AZ will try their very best to bring a solid result back to AFAS Stadion before the return leg in 7 days.
West Ham United have less rest than AZ in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at London Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, AZ have had more rest.
West Ham United form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what West Ham United have to build on here at London Stadium in the Premier League. This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
West Ham's last game was hosting Manchester United and winning 1-0. Goalkeeper Fabiański got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.32 out of ten. Fabiański topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Manchester City (0-3).West Ham United are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Brentford awaits in three days.
West Ham United has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, West Ham United have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
AZ form and stats
AZ was sent out of Europa Conference League in the 8th finals last season, when Bodø / Glimt turned out to be too strong.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 4 losses in the Eredivisie. Total Europa Conference League statistics for AZ: 13 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. AZ goalkeeper Mathew Ryan is eager to challenge this, with his 315 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ajax in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Sugawara, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.5. Sugawara hit two key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie.A new game in only three days for AZ, the Eredivisie home match versus FC Emmen. Busy days.
AZ are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 16 away games so far. It's not easy to score on AZ as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() V. Pavlidis 12 goals | ![]() J. Odgaard 9 goals | ![]() M. Benrahma 6 goals |
West Ham United missing players
AZ missing players
| West Ham United | AZ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 49 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.5 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 43% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| 13.8 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 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 | Manchester City | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 58 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 44 | 81 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 32 | 65 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 63 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 62 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 57 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 55 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 54 |
| 9 | Brentford | 35 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 50 |
| 10 | Fulham | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 48 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -11 | 40 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -20 | 40 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 40 | -30 | 39 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 37 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 65 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | -31 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -21 | 32 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -15 | 30 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 38 | -25 | 30 |
| 20 | Southampton | 35 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 33 | -33 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 47 | 76 |
| 2 | PSV | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 47 | 68 |
| 3 | Ajax | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 47 | 63 |
| 4 | AZ | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 61 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 55 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 48 |
| 8 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -8 | 41 |
| 10 | NEC | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 35 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -28 | 30 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -25 | 28 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 68 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -41 | 28 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -32 | 18 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 31 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -42 | 16 |