How the bets settled
Match report
AZ Alkmaar lost 1-2 to Juventus. T. Koopmeiners scored in the 19th minute from R. Kolo Muani’s assist, and Kolo Muani made it 2-0 in the 37th from N. Woltemade’s assist. M. Meerdink pulled one back in the 88th from E. Dijkstra’s assist. There was no red card; yellow cards were AZ 1, Juventus 3.
AZ had 2.10 xG to Juventus’s 0.57, 56% possession to 44%, and 18 shots to 9, though shots on target were 3-3. AZ had the only big chance and led corners 4-2, so Juventus’s finishing decided a match in which AZ created more.
Before the match, AZ’s form was WWL and Juventus’s DWW. AZ’s both-teams-to-score rate was 33% and Juventus’s 67%, with the market at yes -176 and no +130; AZ’s over 2.5 rate was 67% and Juventus’s 100%. The three-goal, both-teams-scored result aligned with Juventus’s higher over and BTTS rates.
How the props finished
0 of 3 cleared
| Player | Line | Price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 shots | -143 |
1 Missed | |
| Over 0.5 fouls | -137 |
0 Missed | |
| Over 1.5 fouls won | -150 |
1 Missed |
Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the match, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.
Goals
- 19′ T. Koopmeiners, assist R. Kolo Muani Juventus
- 37′ R. Kolo Muani, assist N. Woltemade Juventus
- 88′ M. Meerdink, assist E. Dijkstra AZ Alkmaar
| Match stats | AZ Alkmaar | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.10 | 0.57 |
| Ball possession | 56% | 44% |
| Total shots | 18 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Big chances | 1 | 0 |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 2 |
| Passes | 90% (524/584) | 83% (377/452) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
How the key matchups went
- Stengs: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Cambiaso: 2 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card.
- Daal: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Kalulu: 3 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Meerdink: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Gatti: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Lucumi: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Kelly: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Woltemade: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Goes: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Schouten: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 50/53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 25/28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 55/63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 33/41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 51/56 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.96 | 0 | 9/13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 38/44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 | 4 | 37/42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 56/60 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 25/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| Oufkir A. | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 7/8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Dijkstra E. | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 14/15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Clasie J. | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 20/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hoedt W. | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 68/70 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Smit K. | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.38 | 3 | 12/15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Juventus
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 21/23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 35/41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21/28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 14/22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 54/59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 25/30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 18/22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 34/40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 52/66 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 36/43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 43/47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| Boga J. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ekhator J. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 3/4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Bremer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Cabal J. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Douglas Luiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus pre-game preview
AZ Alkmaar host Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET. Juventus are the three-way moneyline favorite at +100, with the draw and AZ both +275, and the total is 2.5.
AZ are 10th in the table with six points and a 2-0-1 record, form WWL most recent first, scoring 2.00 and conceding 0.67 per match. Juventus are seventh with seven points and a 2-1-0 record, form DWW, scoring 3.00 and conceding 1.00 per match. AZ are 1-0-0 at home and Juventus are 1-0-0 away. Juventus matches have gone over 2.5 in 100%, and both teams scored in 67% of their matches, while both teams scored in 33% of AZ matches.
Juventus list Conceicao, Celik, Gonzalez, McKennie, Thuram and Yildiz among the missing. AZ’s Byskov over 1.5 shots at -133 cleared in 7 of his last 10, and De Busser over 3.5 saves at -141 cleared in 6 of his last 10, two prop angles worth monitoring alongside the 2.5 total.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
AZ Alkmaar 4-3-3
Juventus 3-4-2-1
28 De Busser
30 Kasius
3 Goes
4 Schouten
34 de Wit
21 Kwakman
17 Byskov
6 Koopmeiners (C)
14 Stengs
9 Meerdink
11 Daal
25 Vicario
4 Gatti (C)
26 Lucumi
6 Kelly
15 Kalulu
29 Sarr
8 Koopmeiners
20 Cambiaso
9 Kolo Muani
17 Alajbegovic
27 WoltemadeAZ Alkmaar missing: J. Hornkamp (injury), S. Resink (knee), J. Zoet (inactive)
Juventus missing: Z. Celik (muscle), F. Conceicao (shoulder), N. Gonzalez (calf), K. Grabara (knee), M. Locatelli (knee), W. McKennie (groin), A. Milik (inactive), D. Rugani (off the roster), K. Thuram (knee), K. Yildiz (foot), E. Zhegrova (off the roster)
Form and head to head
AZ Alkmaar10th in the tableWWL2W 0D 1L · 2.00 points a match
Juventus7th in the tableDWW2W 1D 0L · 2.33 points a matchClean sheets and goal trends
AZ Alkmaar
Clean sheet1/3
Failed to score1/3
Both scored1/3
Over 2.52/3
Juventus
Clean sheet1/3
Failed to score0/3
Both scored2/3
Over 2.53/3
Attack and defense
Attacking
- 2.0Scored per match3.0
- 13.0Shots per match15.3
- 5.7Shots on target per match5.7
- 0.0Big chances per match0.0
Defensive
- 0.7Conceded per match1.0
- 10.3Shots against per match12.0
- 15.0Tackles per match16.3
- 14.0Fouls per match13.7
Per-match rates this season. Each spoke of the charts is scaled to the higher of the two clubs.
Recent results
| AZ Alkmaar | WWL | W 4-0 at Ararat-Armenia · W 2-1 vs Hapoel Be’ · L 0-1 at Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Juventus | DWW | D 2-2 vs Rennes · W 2-1 at CEL · W 5-0 vs NEC Nijmegen |
Last five Europa League results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| AZ Alkmaar | Juventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 10 (6 pts) | 7 (7 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-1 | 2-1-0 |
| Home / away record | 1-0-0 (2-1) home | 1-0-0 (2-1) away |
| Goals scored per match | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| Goals conceded per match | 0.67 | 1.00 |
| Shots / on target per match | 13.00 / 5.67 | 15.33 / 5.67 |
| Both teams scored | 33% | 67% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 67% / 67% / 33% | 100% / 100% / 67% |
| Clean sheets | 33% | 33% |
| Failed to score | 33% | 0% |
| Yellow cards per match | 2.00 | 1.33 |
| Corners per match | 5.33 | 4.67 |
This season, 3 and 3 matches.
Injury report
No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 5:28 PM ET.
Line movement chart
More on these teams: All Europa League predictions
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