AZ Alkmaar hosts Celtic in the second leg of the Europa League qualification final. The match will be played on Thursday, August 26th at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar)
AZ Alkmaar started its way in the European competitions in the final qualifying round of the Europa League. The confrontation against Celtic began on 18 August at Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. The match ended with the victory of the home team (2-0). In the 12th minute, the scoring was opened by the Japanese newcomer Kyogo Furuhashi, who also assisted James Forrest in the 2nd half. The calendar gave the advantage to Jansen's team. AZ Alkmaar did not play in the Netherlands championship last weekend, so the Cheese Farmers got a chance to calmly prepare for the return leg against Celtic in Alkmaar.
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Celtic FC started their fight in the European competition in the second Champions League qualifying round, where they were weaker than the Danish Midtjylland (1-1 and 1-2 after extra time). Moving to the Europa League qualification, the Celts confidently beat the Czech Jablonec twice (2-4 and 3-0). On August 21, Celtic hosted the underdog of the Scottish Championship, St. Mirren. The home team actually made the game in the 1st half, scoring four goals through the efforts of Liel Abada and David Turnbull, who scored two times each. After the break, the Celts breached the visitors' defense twice more. Goals were scored by Odsonne Edouard and Turnbull, who made a hat-trick. Celtic achieved the 6th victory in a row in all tournaments. And in the Scottish Championship, Postecoglou's charges moved up to 4th place with six points scored. Now the Celts are only one point behind the top three.
AZ Alkmaar has no backing room after the match in Scotland. The Cheese Farmers have to win back two goals, so they will go forward from the first minutes. They have scored at least one goal in six of their last seven European home games. There is little doubt that the aggressive home team upset the goalkeeper of Celtic, who has conceded in his last three away games in a row. The Scots will give tit for tat either. The match in Glasgow showed that the defense of the Alkmaar team cannot be called ideal, so the Celts will again call the Dutch on defensive mistakes. Given the fact that both teams must score in the upcoming game, we can wait for high production.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 goals scored
