AZ Alkmaar (Home)
- AZ Alkmaar have gone unbeaten in two home matches (W1, D1).
- AZ will come into the contest fresh from consecutive wins against Telstar (2-1) and AFC Ajax (0-2) in Eredivisie action, making the AZ Alkmaar vs SK Slovan Bratislava prediction an intriguing one.
SK Slovan Bratislava (Away)
- SK Slovan Bratislava have not lost in their last three away matches (W2, D1).
- The Bratislava side’s away form is particularly good with two wins and a draw from their last three, including a 2-0 win at FC Spartak Trnava in the Super Liga.
Betting Insights
- Maarten Martens has done a great job of implementing his possession-based, pressing game.
- AZ’s usual setup will be a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3, a system where they dominate the ball, dictate play through the middle third and close down the opposition in an effort to regain the ball.
- In contrast, Vladimir Weiss’ Slovan Bratislava, who have been in charge since 2021, favour a more disciplined approach to soccer.
- They play compact, sit deep, and pick their moments to press before counterattacking or playing out of set-pieces to catch the opponent off guard.
- This is a classic clash of styles, with possession-based versus transition-based tactics, making our AZ Alkmaar vs SK Slovan Bratislava betting tips especially relevant for punters.
- AZ are the heavy favorites at 1.31, so Slovan Bratislava are 9.75 long shots.
Prediction
The visitors have a knack of pulling off a surprise, so we’ll take the long odds on the underdogs, but AZ’s form is so strong that they should be able to gain all the points.
