AZ Alkmaar vs Celtic: AZ Alkmaar faces Celtic in their 2nd leg match of the Europa League Qualification playoff on Thursday at the AFAS Stadion.
Match Details:
Teams: AZ Alkmaar vs Celtic
Venue: AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands
Date: Thursday 26th August, 2021
Time: 11:45 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.celticfc.tv/
😕 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 | Celtic FC – AZ
⚽️ 12. Furuhashi 1-0
⚽️ 61. Forrest 2-0#AZ #celaz #coybir❤️ pic.twitter.com/gR8G7UJ9qn— AZ (@AZAlkmaar) August 18, 2021
Preview
AZ Alkmaar have it all to do as they face Celtic at home on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League qualification play off 2nd leg match.
Also read: The Netherlands side were convincingly beaten in the 1st leg at Glasgow last week and will need to turn things around, if they are to enter the UEFA Europa league group stage.
This was a poor result considering that they lost their previous domestic league match 1-0 against RKC Waalwijk.
On the other hand, Celtic will be upbeat to complete the job in this leg as they hold a 2-0 advantage.
Goals from Furuhashi and Letschert (OG) gave the advantage to the Scottish side.
📺 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨… @Kyogo_Furuhashi stars again as the Hoops clinch #UEL 1st leg play-off win over @AZAlkmaar! 💫
Watch on YouTube ⤵️#CELAZ | #COYBIG 🍀
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 19, 2021
This was followed by a 6-0 thumping win over St. Mirren in the Premiership with Turbull scoring a hat-trick followed by Abada’s brace and Edouard’s strike.
Form Guide
AZ Alkmaar: WWWLL
Celtic: WWWWW
🎙️ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
💬 Koopmeiners: “Genoeg aanknopingspunten die perspectief bieden.”
💬 Jansen: “Wijndal staat er goed op, maar nog niet goed genoeg voor donderdag.”#AZ #azcel #UEL #coybir❤️
— AZ (@AZAlkmaar) August 25, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Celtic 2-0 AZ Alkmaar
Celtic 6-0 St. Mirren
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of AZ Alkmaar vs Celtic in India?
The match can be live streamed on the club’s official website. Meanwhile, the broadcast is available on the Sony Sports Network channels in India.
Team News
Wijndal is ruled out for the home side due to a groin injury.
On the other hand, Celtic will have Jullien, Dembele and Johnston ruled out of this clash due to a knee, ankle and Hamstring injury respectively.
AZ Alkmaar possible 11:
Verhulst, Sugawara, Martins Indi, Chatzidiakos, Gullit, Koopmeiners, Clasie, de Wit, Pavlidis, Gudmundsson and Aboukhlal
Celtic possible 11:
Hart, Ralston, Welsh, Starfelt, Taylor, Rogic, McGregor, Turnbull, Abada, Edouard and Furuhashi
Prediction: AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Celtic
Celtic is in fine form heading into this one having won their last 5 matches across all competitions while Alkmaar have lost their previous two games.
The Scottish side have got back their rhythm post the exit from the UCL Qualifiers and are in scintillating form.
With a 2-0 lead, we expect them to complete the formalities in this match and secure their spot in the UEFA Europa league.
Players to watch out for: Gudmundsson, Aboukhlal, Edouard and Furuhashi.
