AZ Alkmaar and Bodo / Glimt will face each other at the AFAS Stadion in the second leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League round-of-16 tie. Showdown is set for 17th March 2022 at 20:45 EAT.
AZ Alkmaar is placed in the fourth place with 51 points in the Eredivisie standings. AZ was granted immediate access to the round of 16 after their group stage endeavors and they have lost just three times across the 15 competitive games since then. In their last five matches they have two wins and three loses.
AZ Alkmaar will be looking to bounce from the 0-1 Eredivisie loss to FC Twente in their last game. In that match, AZ Alkmaar had 57% possession and seven shots with none of them on target. The opponent, FC Twente got seven shots with three of them on target and a goal by Joshua Brenet 62’.
After knocking Celtic out of the Conference League, Bodo/Glimt has already made history in their small town in Norway. Bodo/Glimt drew all three of their matches on the road before defeating Celtic on their turf 3-1, and the fact they already have the experience of going through a knockout stage in this competition. In their last five matches they have four wins.
Bodo will aim for double against AZ Alkmaar coming off 2-1 Europa League victory vs Alkmaar in their last game and the first leg of this fixture. In that match, Bodo / Glimt had 48% possession, 11 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Ahmal Pellegrino 39’ and Ola Solbakken 90+1(P0. AZ Alkmaar got six shots with three of them on target and goal a goal by Zakaria Aboulkhlal 73’.
AZ Alkmaar vs Bodo/Glimt head to head
This will be the second meeting between these two teams after the first leg of this fixture.
- Bodoe/Glimt 2-1 Alkmaar 10/03/22
Home
- Alkmaar 0-1 Enschede
- Bodoe/Glimt 2-1 Alkmaar
- Nijmegen 1-3 Alkmaar
- Alkmaar 0-2 Ajax
- Alkmaar 2-1 Feyenoord
Away
- Bodoe/Glimt 2-1 Alkmaar
- Aalesund ⓘ Bodoe/Glimt
- Bodoe/Glimt 2-0 Celtic
- Celtic 1-3 Bodoe/Glimt
- Bodoe/Glimt 1-0 Aarhus
AZ Alkmaar team news
Fredrik Midtsjo and Jelle Duin have been ruled out with injuries, while Yusuf Barasi is a doubt for the home team.
Bodo / Glimt team news
The visitors will be without, Sondre Sorli is still ruled out with a knee injury.
Prediction and odds
The first leg proved to be a closely-fought match, and that is likely to be the case once again, as there is not much to separate the teams in terms of quality and form.
- Draw
- Bodo/Glimt win
- Goals over 2.5
