Antwerp hosts AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the Europa League qualification finals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 29th at King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels)
Antwerp managed to achieve an acceptable result in Holland. It not only did not lose there but also managed to score an away goal. In the 1st half, Batubinsika turned out to be the quickest of all. He shot the goal of the hosts from almost point-blank range. By the way, he is a defender, which suggests that not only forwards of Antwerp pose a threat to the goal of rivals. Antwerp liked to score in the 2nd half. Rafaelov hit the post.
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AZ, as befits the home team, tried to press the opponent to its penalty area in the 1st half of the game. It even owned the initiative from time to time but conceded a goal. And who knows whether AZ would have been able to equalize if defender Buta had not picked up a red card at the end of the match. To the honor of the Dutch, 9 minutes were enough for them to take advantage of their majority and to level the score. And AZ gave its fans the hope of reaching the group stage of the Europa League.
The visitors must score in any case. And sooner or later, they will expose their back areas as much as Antwerp needs to catch them on a mistake. As I have already noted above, even the defender of the Belgians can score. But if it happens, AZ won’t lose hope for the advancing further. Having leveled the score, it will be able to lead the match to extra time. That means it will not stop attacking and will open even more. And Antwerp will have a chance to score a second goal. However, it would be wise to secure the bet slightly and choose Antwerp to score over 1.0 goal. The hosts cannot count on defender Buta because of his red card in the first game. Forward Bolingi won’t be able to play too. But coach Boloni has equal replacements for them. So, given the need of AZ to win back and the fact that Antwerp is quite annoying in the attack (it did not score only once in the last 10 matches), it is quite possible to count on a goal or even a couple performed by the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Antwerp to score over 1.0 goal
