AZ Alkmaar hosts Viktoria Plzen in the quarterfinals of the Champions League qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 26th at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar)
AZ took second place in the season interrupted ahead of schedule in the Netherlands. It gained the same number of points with Ajax but lost to the Jews in terms of additional indicators. Nevertheless, the players of AZ can be pleased with themselves because they return to the Champions League after a significant break, so far only in qualification. The team is very balanced, plays according to the 4-3-3 scheme and takes its toll due to the high-quality and fast movement of the ball. Nevertheless, the hosts have played only friendly matches after March, so they may have problems in the game with Viktoria. Moreover, the preseason with one win and four losses is not impressive at all.
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Viktoria Plzen is in a much better game tone because it has already started a new championship. Gula's men took second place in the last tournament and noticeably lost to Slavia Prague, but Viktoria is an interesting team - it plays attacking football, so we will see a great number of goal attempts. The visitors have a slight advantage since they are in a better game tone. Plzen started the new season with a 3-1 win over Opava on Friday. The team uses a 3-5-2 scheme, and it will actively counterattack. Gibs, Kayamba and Mihalik will not play for the visitors due to injuries.
The teams have never played against each other. The hosts, as a moderate favorite, have big problems in terms of the lack of official matches since March, and the preseason turned out to be difficult in terms of results. Nevertheless, the attack led by Boadu is very dangerous and has a higher class than the defensive line of the visitors. On the other hand, Viktoria also has the right to count on a goal against the opponents. The visitors are better in terms of physics, quickly counterattack and are very good on the flanks, so they must also score their goal. And the attacking styles of the teams allow us to count on the exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
