Europa League betting and spectator preview: AZ Alkmaar and Napoli meet at AFAS Stadion to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Alkmaar and Napoli.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals.Overall Eredivisie stats at home this season for AZ Alkmaar are 2-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, AZ Alkmaar has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Alkmaar has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the FC Twente defeat 292 days ago. Hopes of three in a row are alive for AZ Alkmaar after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Alkmaar enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Heracles's place. The match ended 2-1 with Teun Koopmeiners and Myron Boadu scoring. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Real Sociedad that ended 0-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as FC Groningen are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from AZ Alkmaar in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, AZ Alkmaar have conceded only 3 goals.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Arsenal.Playing away, Napoli have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Serie A this season. Total Europa League statistics for Napoli: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. It’s been three wins in a row for Napoli on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Napoli go into this game after a win, the home game against Roma that ended 4-0. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Rijeka in the Europa League.
As mentioned above, Napoli was the only team on the pitch versus Roma in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Crotone.
The visiting Napoli have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Napoli are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Napoli - AZ Alkmaar 0-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  D. de Wit 3 goals |  T. Koopmeiners 3 goals |  M. Boadu 3 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
Napoli missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 13 | 49 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.8 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 6.4 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 37 | 27 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | PSV | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Willem II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Heracles | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 3 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 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 | Milan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Napoli | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | Inter | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Sassuolo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Roma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Juventus | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Hellas Verona | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Lazio | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Cagliari | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Spezia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Benevento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Parma | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Torino | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 2 |