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Sunderland v AZ : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Wednesday night at the Stadium of Light, and it’s a Europa League showdown between Sunderland and AZ. Régis Le Bris and Leeroy Echteld going all-out to guide their side to victory. You'll see stats supporting our top of Sunderland to win below, but there are 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Sunderland's next match is v Man City at 14:00 on Sunday 20th September
AZ's next match is v Telstar at 13:30 on Sunday 20th September
The last European Europa League meeting between Sunderland and AZ Alkmaar was on Wednesday 16th September 2026
European Europa League
September 16th 2026
Sunderland 1
0 AZ Alkmaar
 
E. Le Fée 66'
 
SUN
AZ
Shots On
5
2
Shots Off
11
3
Corners
12
5
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
14
13
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
SunderlandAZ Alkmaar
 
R. Roefs
K. Danso (C. Rigg 84')
O. Alderete Fernández (D. Ballard 52')
R. Mandava
W. Isidor (N. Angulo Ramírez 67')
N. Mukiele Mulere
T. Hume (T. Meunier 67')
N. Sadiki
E. Le Féefootball icon
G. Xhaka
M. Fofana (B. Brobbey 67')
W. Goes
(C. Stengs 83') L. Schouten
M. Chávez García
P. Koopmeiners
(D. Kwakman 76') J. Clasie
(V. Byskov Andreasen 59') K. Smit
J. De Busser
E. Dijkstra
(J. Hornkamp 83') M. Meerdink
(W. Pinto Batista 46') A. Oufkir
R. Daal

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Best Tip: Sunderland to win

As the Sunderland players ready themselves for this fixture, the bookies are predicting a win for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we use in our predictive algorithms. The Stadium of Light has not been a happy hunting ground for for AZ Alkmaar in the past, and we expect more of the same come Wednesday night. A win / draw / win home win is the bet.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sunderland are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 66% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
66%
12/25
11%
-
Draw
20%
10/3
11%
-
AZ Alkmaar
14%
11/2
50%
-
Sunderland 2-0
12%
11/2
28%
-
Sunderland 1-0
11%
11/2
24%
-
Sunderland 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1
7%
-
Sunderland 3-0
8%
9/1
23%
-
Sunderland 3-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
27%
-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
27%
-
Sunderland 4-0
4%
18/1
27%
-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
4%
20/1
40%
-
Sunderland 4-1
3%
22/1-
Sunderland 3-2
3%
28/1
38%
-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
2%
33/1
48%
-
Sunderland 5-0
2%
40/1
20%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
10/11
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
10/11
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
59%
4/9
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
21/10
24%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
27%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/1
18%
-
BTTS - No
50%
3/4
15%
-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
5/2
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
5/1
20%
-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12/1
73%
-
Home/draw
86%
1/9
8%
-
Away/draw
34%
13/8
22%
-
Home/away
80%
1/5
4%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/7
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
11/4
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
11/5
16%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/11
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5/1
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/8
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1
10%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
27%
-
Home DNB
80%
1/6
10%
-
Away DNB
28%
4/1
47%
-
Sunderland win to nil
38%
5/4
31%
-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
7%
10/1
22%
-
Sunderland / Sunderland
37%
6/5
15%
-
Sunderland / AZ Alkmaar
2%
40/1
21%
-
Sunderland / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Sunderland
19%
3/1
16%
-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
6%
12/1
30%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
5/1
8%
-
AZ Alkmaar / Sunderland
4%
20/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
8%
11/1
60%
-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
5%
18/1
27%
-
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Win / draw / win form
Sunderland 7TH
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
0
Conceded
0
Games: Scored
0 / 0
Conceded
0 / 0
Clean sheets
0 / 0
Failed to score
0 / 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
0
Conceded
0
Games: Scored
0 / 0
Conceded
0 / 0
Clean sheets
0 / 0
Failed to score
0 / 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar 32ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shakhtar3 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Sparta0 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Noah1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Drita0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
C Palace3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
AEK Larnaca4 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Levski0 - 2AZ Alkmaar
FC Vaduz0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
ILVES4 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Spurs3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Galatasaray2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Ferencvaros4 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Ludogorets2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Spurs1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
A.Bilbao2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
L. Warsaw2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
A Villa2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar4 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Brann3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Santa Coloma0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2Shakhtar
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 3Shakhtar
AAZ Alkmaar4 - 0Sparta
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Sparta
HAZ Alkmaar4 - 0Noah
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 1Noah
HAZ Alkmaar0 - 0Jagiellonia
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 0Drita
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Shelbourne
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 3C Palace
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0S. Bratislava
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 4AEK Larnaca
HAZ Alkmaar4 - 1Levski
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Levski
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 0FC Vaduz
HAZ Alkmaar3 - 0FC Vaduz
HAZ Alkmaar5 - 0ILVES
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 4ILVES
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 3Spurs
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Spurs
Goal Statistics
Sunderland 7th AZ Alkmaar 32nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Sunderland will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of AZ Alkmaar scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
AZ Alkmaar
2.1
0.8
Attack rating
SUN
AZ
34%
better
view stats
Games scored14
16
Failed to score6
4
Scored first8
15
Goals scored20
41
Avg. goals scored1
2.1
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
16
Avg. XG for1.4
2
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
SUN
AZ
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
13
Clean sheets6
7
Conceded first11
4
Goals conceded25
25
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Sunderland Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1101
R RoefsE FéeN Mukiele
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Roefs GLK1
-
N Mukiele DEF1
1
-
K Danso DEF1
-
O Alderete DEF1
1
-
R Mandava DEF1
-
G Xhaka MID1
-
N Sadiki MID1
-
T Hume MID1
1
-
E Fée MID11
-
M Fofana MID1
-
W Isidor FWD1
-
Subs
S Moore GLK
-
D Ballard DEF1
-
D. Methalie DEF
-
T Meunier DEF1
-
J. Jones DEF
-
C Rigg MID1
-
L O'Nien MID
-
J. Ahoka Jules MID
-
T. Proctor MID
-
B Brobbey FWD1
-
N Angulo FWD1
-
T. Tuterov FWD
-
AZ Alkmaar Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2001
V AndreasenA. Oufkir
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Busser GLK1
-
E. Dijkstra DEF1
-
W Goes DEF1
-
L Schouten DEF1
-
M. Chávez García DEF1
-
J Clasie MID1
-
P Koopmeiners MID1
-
A. Oufkir MID1
1
-
K. Smit MID1
-
R. Daal MID1
-
M Meerdink FWD1
-
Subs
R Owusu-Oduro GLK
-
W Hoedt DEF
-
R Ichihara DEF
-
M Wit DEF
-
S Maikuma DEF
-
C Stengs MID1
-
V Andreasen MID1
-
D. Kwakman MID1
-
J Hornkamp FWD1
-
Weslley FWD1
1
-
Bendegúz Kovács FWD
-