Competition: Europa League, Group L
Game: Alkmaar vs Augsburg
Venue: AFAS Stadium
Date: 22/10/2015 @ 6pm
The odds, which imply that Augsburg is the favourite to win the game, don’t reflect the fact that Augsburg has had 1 win, 2 draws and 8 defeats in its 11 so far games in all competitions. Alkmaar is not performing a lot better (3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 9 games in the league) but it is worth mentioning that it has had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in its last 5 games.
Alkmaar has suffered a 3-2 away defeat from Partizan in its first game in the group but it then managed a 2-1 home win against Bilbao in its second game. Augsburg on the other hand has suffered 2 defeats with the same score (3-1) from Bilbao away from home and from Partizan at home.
It is worth mentioning that Alkmaar has had 6 over 2.5 goals outcomes in its last 8 games and 4 goal/goal and over 2.5 goals outcomes in its last 4 home games. Similarly, Augsburg has had 5 over 2.5 goals outcomes in its last 8 games and 3 over 2.5 goals and 4 goal/goal outcomes in its last 4 away games.
Prediction
Considering the fact that none of these 2 teams is in good form and the fact that both teams seem to score (especially Alkmaar) and concede (especially Augsburg) goals, with relative ease;
Bet: goal/goal & over 2.5 goals, odd: 2.10 @ BET365, Bet: 1, odd: 2.90 @ BET365