AZ Alkmaar vs Austria Vienna - UEFA Europe League

AZ Alkmaar vs Austria Vienna
UEFA Europa League, group F 3rd matchday
Date : 20. October 2011 7:00 pm CET
Stadium : AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar)
Referee : Alexandru Dan Tudor

On Thursday the 20th of October, AZ Alkmaar hosts Austria Vienna during the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Europa League in group F. The hosts from Netherlands showed an excellent kind of football during this season and it will be very hard for the Austrians to beat Alkmaar at home.

AZ Alkmaar made a 2:2 draw against Ajax Amsterdam during the last game of the Eredivise. During the last 5 games, the team from manager Gertjan Verbeek was able to win three games, for example the home game against Feyenoord Rotterdam (2:1). In the national league of Holland, AZ Alkmaar is on the first position with two points advance on PSV Eindhoven. During the first game of the UEFA Europa League, Alkmaar won the game against Malmö FF with 4:1. The second ended with a 1:1 drawn against Metalist Kharkiv.

Austria Vienna lost their last game of the Bundesliga against SV Ried with 1:2. During the last 5 games, the team from manager Karl Daxbacher was able to win four games. These wins were made against Sturm Graz (2:1), Red Bull Salzburg (3:2) and Malmö FF (2:1). In the Austrian league table, Austria Vienna is on the second position with two point's handicap on leader Trenkwalder Admira. In the UEFA Europa League, the team from Vienna lost the home game against Metalist Kharkiv with 1:2. But the away game against Malmö FF was won with 2:1.

Recent Performance :
AZ Alkmaar - D/W/D/W/W
Austria Vienna - L/W/W/W/W

Possible Line-Ups :
AZ Alkmaar : Esteban - Poulsen, Viergever, Moisander, Marcellis, Wernbloom, Elm, Maher, Beerens, Altidore, Benschop.
Austria Vienna : P. Grünwald - Suttner, Ortlechner, Margreitter, Klein, Junuzovic, Dilaver, Mader, Jun, Gorgon, Barazite.

Betting Tip/Prediction :
Our predict for this game is a win by AZ Alkmaar.