This Thursday, Alkmaar receives LASK on the occasion of the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League. Both teams want to keep all of their chances of qualifying for the return match.
Alkmaar vs LASK Soccer Betting Tips
In order to validate his ticket for the 16th finals of the Europa League, Alkmaar took 2nd place in group L, behind Manchester United but ahead of Partizan and Astana. Undefeated in the first 5 days, AZ, already qualified for the knockout matches, let escape 1st place following this heavy loss conceded in the lair of Manchester United (4-0). Rather convincing since the start of the championship, the Bataves appear in 2nd place in the ranking with 6 units behind 1st place. After lining up 2 successes in a row, they fell to Twente last weekend (2-0).
Present in Group D of the Europa League, LASK surprised all observers by finishing at the top of the ranking, ahead of Sporting, PSV and Rosenborg. The Linz-based team has lost only on the Sporting turf and closed this group phase by winning their last 3 games against PSV (4-1), Rosenborg (1-2) and Sporting ( 3-0). Impressive on the national scene also, the Austrians are currently leading their championship with 1 point ahead of their dolphin Salzburg. Last Friday, they performed an excellent operation by winning in … Salzburg (2-3).
The staff for Alkmaar vs LASK
For Alkmaar, experienced defender Ron Vlaar and potential incumbent Chatzidiakos are stranded in the hospital wing. Real revelation of this season, the young striker Myron Boadu (19 years old) constitutes the main offensive threat of this formation.
On the LASK side, only the defender used sparingly Markus Wostry is unavailable for this meeting, injured. Young Brazilian striker Joao Klauss is expected to start on Thursday.
Soccer Betting Tips Alkmaar vs LASK
Convincing since the start of the season, Alkmaar seems to have the assets to gain the upper hand, in front of his supporters, on a surprising LASK formation during the group stage but still within its reach.
Betting Tips: Alkmaar Victory
Odds: 2.20
