AZ Alkmaar (Home)
- AZ Alkmaar have only scored once in one home game in this year’s Conference League.
- The Dutch club have been in poor form of late, losing their last three games in a row and winning just two of their last five in all competitions, but the AZ Alkmaar vs Shelbourne FC betting tips suggest they could find a way to break their slump at home.
- Maarten Martens’ Alkmaar are a modern Dutch side that play a high-tempo possession-based game, using their 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 shapes to overload the midfield and press aggressively when out of possession.
- The Netherlands side have only played once at home in the competition and won with a shutout, but they’ve lost their last two Eredivisie games, losing 1-5 at home to PSV Eindhoven and 3-1 away to SC Heerenveen.
Shelbourne FC (Away)
- Shelbourne FC are averaging 1.00 goals conceded per away game in this season’s UEFA Conference League.
- Shelbourne are an Irish side in their first major European group stage and will be relishing the challenge of playing in front of the big stage.
- Shelbourne FC boss Joey O’Brien has set his players up to be disciplined, pragmatic and compact, implementing a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 system that doesn’t try to dominate possession, but instead sits deep, defends well, picks off set-piece opportunities and looks to hurt the opposition on the counter-attack.
Key Players
- Troy Parrott is in fine form for AZ with three goals in their last five across all competitions, while Denso Kasius has been a creative spark in the Conference League with one assist in two appearances so far.
- John Martin has been the main man in their attack recently with two of the team's five goals in their last five outings, while Sven Mijnans has been AZ’s Conference League hero with two goals in three games.
Betting Insights
- AZ Alkmaar are the clear favourites to defeat Shelbourne FC in the UEFA Conference League and with odds of 1.24, our AZ Alkmaar vs Shelbourne FC betting tips highlight the potential value in taking the draw at 6.75 for this group stage matchup.
- Both Teams to Score is currently available at 1.73.
Prediction
The odds are certainly against them with AZ a significantly superior team and a much better tactical structure, but our AZ Alkmaar vs Shelbourne FC prediction is that they could score on the break or from a set-piece and keep it interesting.
