AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia - team news, lineups, predictions

AZ Alkmaar and Levski Sofia face off this Thursday at the AFAS Stadion in Europa Conference League [Qualifiers].

AZ Alkmaar head into this clash on the back of a 0-2 win against Levski Sofia (UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 2025/26), while Levski Sofia lost 0-2 to AZ Alkmaar (UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 2025/26). Going into the encounter, Maarten Martens's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past five, in the UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 25/26. When we analyse the previous encounters between the two clubs, AZ Alkmaar and Julio Velázquez's team have faced each other three times, with Maarten Martens's team holding the upper hand: 2 victories, as opposed to 0 victories for Levski Sofia. At AFAS Stadion, AZ Alkmaar hold the historical advantage against Julio Velázquez's team with 1 win in 1 game.

In relation to Europa Conference League [Qualifiers] action has there have been one game between the two teams, with AZ Alkmaar boasting the better record overall.

Considering the UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 25/26, from AZ Alkmaar's most influential players, Alexandre Penetra has entered the field 5 times, and Wouter Goes is the one with more minutes played (450). Troy Parrott is the current best scorer with 7 goals. As for Levski Sofia, Karl Fabien has entered the pitch 3 times, and Aldair Neves has played the most minutes (270). Mazire Soula has scored 1 goal, the most across Levski Sofia's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with AZ Alkmaar winning 2-0. Maarten Martens's team is given the favouritism to win this match.