Napoli vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction

Napoli vs AZ Alkmaar prediction comes ahead of the important UEFA Europa League showdown on Thursday, October 22. Napoli go head-to-head with Alkmaar in what promises to be an entertaining contest at the Stadio San Paolo.

For the best betting tips online, scroll down and continue reading to discover our full match preview and correct score predictions, including the best odds and vital H2H statistics.

Napoli vs AZ Alkmaar Betting Tips

Europa League action returns to Italy, but this time it's not the finalist Inter Milan contending, it's the Blues from the city of Naples. Napoli take on Dutch top side Alkmaar in their Europa League opener on Thursday night. It's a bit of a tricky group this one with Napoli, Real Sociedad and Alkmaar all being decent contenders for the top-two positions which will go through to the round of 32.

Alkmaar have an interesting situation here. The Dutch visitors haven't lost in the last 4 games now, but haven't won in the last 7 too - which means complacent draws have been a regularity for the away side. Considering that, Napoli's form can be termed as turbulent with wins, losses and draws having equal measure.

There have been more than 2.5 goals in 7 of Napoli's last 8 games and while Alkmaar don't show a similar trend, 5 of their last 6 games have seen both the sides getting their names on the score-sheet. Napoli's strong defence though doesn't support the fact that they will concede here. But the Italians are sure to score in this one.

Overall, this game shows two really strong possibilities - A Napoli Win and Napoli keeping a clean sheet. But a Napoli Win has really low odds and so that isn't our best betting pick for the day. Thus, 'BTTS-No' comes out as the best bet for this Europa League clash as it is expected that Napoli will hold Alkmaar from scoring in the 90 minutes of play. An ACCA could also be created with a Napoli Win as it is almost certain the Italian hosts will clinch all 3 points.

Napoli vs AZ Alkmaar Correct Score Predictions

Napoli should score first as they have in 5 of their last 6 games, and Alkmaar also have the tendency to concede first (precisely in 8 of their last 10 games). After scoring, Napoli should be able to fend off any pressure from the visiting opposition and should score another goal too, to seal the night 2-0 in their favour.

• Single Bet: BTTS-No
• ACCA: BTTS-No + Napoli Win