Thursday evening, from 17:30 pm, Hacken (Sweden) receives the visit of AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), in the second leg of the preliminary round 2 of the UEFA Europa League. After the white draw in the round, the Dutch remain favored in qualifying, because any goal scored in the move has double value for the red and white.
The match between the two will be played in Gothenburg, and Hacken attaches the utmost importance to the qualifying mission. In the last game of the championship, the black and white men played in front of Djurgardens and lost 0-2 away. Alkmaar has not yet started the season in the Netherlands, which is why he failed to impose his game on the tour, when he was physically dominated. In return, Alkmaar will have to be much more dangerous.
The Batavas coach said that registering an away goal is absolutely necessary, but his team’s offensive did not work well in the last matches: 0-0 with Hacken, 0-2 with Gent and 0-3 with Telstar. However, Alkmaar hopes to repeat the good game of the match with Brugge (5-2), and the style of the two teams recommends a bet on goals in Thursday’s game.
In the first half only five shots were drawn at the gate (four for Alkmaar, one for Hacken). 11 corners were executed, but the dominance of the hosts did not materialize on the scoreboard, although the odds for goals were small, before the match!
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,73
