AZ Alkmaar vs FK Viktoria Plzen Predictions

• Viktoria Plzen lost the away leg and the tie in their opening matches in both European competitions last season
• AZ won five of their last six Eredivisie matches
• AZ didn’t concede in any of their first four European qualifiers last season

AZ impressed in the Eredivisie last season to return to the Champions League, while they were putting up a fight for the title with Ajax before the season was cut short. They now return to Europe’s biggest stage, with Viktoria Plzen up first.

Last season saw Plzen dumped out of this competition with a 4-0 loss at Olympiakos in their first qualifier, while they lost at Antwerp in the Europa League after that to immediately drop out of that competition.

Meanwhile, AZ looked impressive in their final league games before the season was halted. They won five of their last six matches to stay in second, while they also impressed in Europe.

AZ came through their first four Europa League qualifiers without conceding last term, then they dumped out Plzen’s conquerors Antwerp. The Dutch side finished second behind Manchester United to make the knockout stage, so we’re confident they can win this clash. A home victory is our first pick, with 2-0 our correct score prediction.