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AZ v Shakhtar Donetsk : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 16th Apr, 17:45 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Thursday evening sees Leeroy Echteld’s AZ and Arda Turan’s Shakhtar Donetsk go up against one another in a Europa Conference clash at the AFAS Stadion. Analysing both teams' last 20 Europa Conference matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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AZ Alkmaar
58%
--
Draw
22%
--
Shakhtar
20%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
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AZ Alkmaar 2-1
10%
--
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
10%
--
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
9%
--
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
6%
--
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
6%
--
Shakhtar 2-1
5%
--
Shakhtar 1-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
3%
--
AZ Alkmaar 4-1
3%
--
AZ Alkmaar 4-0
3%
--
Shakhtar 2-0
3%
--
Shakhtar 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
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Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
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BTTS - No
44%
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BTTS - Home Win
28%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
42%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
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Over 4.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
36%
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AZ Alkmaar win to nil
30%
--
Shakhtar win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win Europa Conference table
Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
Shakhtar
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Strasbourg6510616 
-
-
-
-
2
Rakow6420714 
-
-
-
-
3
AEK6411713 
-
-
-
-
4
Sparta6411713 
-
-
-
-
5
R.Vallecano6411613 
-
-
-
-
6
Shakhtar6411513 
-
-
-
-
7
Mainz6411413 
-
-
-
-
8
AEK Larnaca6330612 
-
l
 
4-0A
-
-
9
Lausanne6321311 
-
-
-
-
10
C Palace6312510 
-
l
 
3-1A
-
-
11
Lech Poznan6312410 
-
-
-
-
12
Samsunspor6312410 
-
-
-
-
13
Celje6312110 
-
-
-
-
14
AZ Alkmaar6312010 
-
-
-
-
15
Fiorentina630339 
-
-
-
-
16
Rijeka623139 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
-
17
Jagiellonia623119 
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
-
18
Omnia Nicosia622218 
-
-
-
-
19
Noah6222-18 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
20
Drita6222-48 
-
w
 
0-3F
-
-
21
Kuopio PS614117 
-
-
-
-
22
Skendija 796213-17 
-
-
-
-
23
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar6213-27 
-
-
-
-
24
SK Sigma6213-27 
-
-
-
-
25
Universitatea Craiova6213-27 
-
-
-
-
26
Lincoln Red Imps6213-87 
-
-
-
-
27
Dynamo Kyiv620406 
-
-
-
-
28
L. Warsaw620406 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
-
29
S. Bratislava6204-46 
w
 
1-0F
-
-
-
30
Breiðablik6123-55 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
31
Shamrock6114-64 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2F
32
Häcken6033-33 
-
-
-
-
33
Hamrun Spartans6105-73 
-
-
-
w
 
0-2F
34
Shelbourne6024-72 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
35
Aberdeen6024-112 
-
-
-
w
 
2-3A
36
Rapid Wien6015-111 
-
-
-
-
37
ILVES 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
4-3A
-
-
38
FC Vaduz 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
39
Levski 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
40
Servette 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
4
Shakhtar have won 4 consecutive away european games
14
AZ Alkmaar have not lost in 14 consecutive home european games
8
Shakhtar have not lost in 8 consecutive away european games
AZ Alkmaar 14TH
20 league games
Home
14
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
Shakhtar 6TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goal Statistics

AZ's defensive record is to be admired, L. Echteld's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive Europa Conference matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Shakhtar Donetsk makes sense in this context.

AZ Alkmaar 14th Shakhtar 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Shakhtar will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
Shakhtar have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season
AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
Shakhtar
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
AZ
SDK
2%
better
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Games scored15
16
Failed to score4
4
Scored first11
10
Goals scored32
34
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
AZ
SDK
9%
better
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Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets7
9
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded23
23
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+9%

The line-ups for the Europa Conference match between AZ Alkmaar v Shakhtar will show here when available.

AZ Alkmaar Europa Conference squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151066
P KoopmeinersT ParrottK. SmitW Goes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Koopmeiners MID162
1
-
I Jensen FWD1643
4
-
M Wit DEF1525
1
-
W Goes DEF15
6
-
A Penetra DEF15
1
S Mijnans MID1573
2
-
K. Smit MID156
1
-
T Parrott FWD14102
3
-
R. Daal FWD1323
2
1
E. Dijkstra DEF11
1
-
I Sadiq FWD114
3
-
R Owusu-Oduro GLK10
-
D Kasius DEF1013
2
-
M Meerdink FWD1032
1
-
M. Chávez García DEF8
3
-
J Zoet GLK6
-
D. Kwakman MID6
1
-
Z Buurmeester MID5
1
-
J Clasie MID4
1
-
L Zeefuik FWD41
-
M Dekker DEF3
-
B Duijl DEF2
-
Shakhtar Europa Conference squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE