Alkmaar – Plzen will be played on Wednesday, August 26, starting with 15:30 in the Champions League preliminaries, second round.
The Dutch championship was interrupted at the beginning of March due to the COVID 19 pandemic and was not resumed. So, Alkmaar, although it was tied on points with the Ajax leader, had a lower goal average and ranked 2nd. Very important is the fact that the team led by Arne Slot has not played an official match for almost 6 months.
On the other hand, the guest team also finished 2nd in the last championship, 9 lengths away from the leader Slavia Prague. Unlike his opponent in this match, the team led by the Slovak Adrian Gula debuted this weekend in the new season. Plzen comes after winning the domestic competition 3-1 in the dispute with Opava in the first round.
According to the bookmakers, the host team has the first chance to qualify, but we must highlight the fact that Alkmaar played only 5 friendlies before this match, and before these confrontations there were almost 5 months of sports inactivity. Moreover, the Dutch team registered only one victory and 4 defeats in the 5 test matches.
PREDICTION: AZ Alkmaar to win @ 2,05
