AZ Alkmaar – Roma. Forecast and announcement for the Europa League match

On January 23, AFAS will host a match of the 7th round of the Europa League, in which AZ will meet with Roma. The match will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.

AZ

The team is fairly stable at a good level. Since 2014, she has finished in 6th position only once, and last season she again finished 4th in the Eredivisie. Thus, the cheese farmers again went to the Europa League. However, Martens’ wards are not doing well there. Yes, they were able to win against Elfsborg and Fenerbahce at home, but at the same time they lost to the giants, Athletic and Tottenham. And at the end of 2024, there were only draws with Galatasaray and Ludogorets. So, at the moment, the Dutch have not guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs. But at the same time, having won, you can close this question at home without delaying it until the trip to Ferencvaros – there is always such an atmosphere in Budapest that it will be difficult for any guest to achieve a positive result.

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Roma

This season, the club is playing under the leadership of its third coach. However, the Giallorossi bosses fired their legend, De Rossi, even before the start of the Europa League. Yurich worked unsuccessfully in Rome, including in the international arena. At home, they started with a draw against Athletic, after which the Italians lost to Elfsborg altogether. Yes, they won with Dynamo Kyiv, but, on the other hand, with an opponent who failed the tournament and fielded a second team, Dovbyk scored the only goal against his compatriots from the penalty spot. At the same time, the mentor was still tied with Royal Union, and then Ranieri returned to Rome. This brought long-awaited progress, including in the Europa League. In the end, Claudio’s men won a draw on the field of Tottenham and defeated Braga. But they won’t be hurt by more points now either.

Statistics of personal meetings

The clubs are playing against each other for the first time – before that there were not even control matches.

Forecast

Bookmakers believe more in the success of wolves in the Netherlands. But it is still worth insuring yourself, using a zero handicap as a bet on the victory of Claudio Raniera’s wards (coefficient – 1.666).