TIPS - Crystal Palace F.C. VS AZ Alkmaar

[(Crystal Palace F.C.) Strength]:
1. Crystal Palace F.C. have got 1 win and 1 loss in the UEFA Conference League so far, ranking 16th in the table. The team need more points to increase their rankings, with full motivation in this match.
2. Jean-Philippe Mateta has performed well in the Premier League match recently, scoring first to break the deadlock.
3. As the England FA Cup champions last season, Crystal Palace F.C. have a lot of strong players, so they are stronger than the Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar overall.
4. In-form Crystal Palace F.C. defeated Brentford F.C. 2-0 in the last the Premier League match, making it two wins in a row among all events.
5. Crystal Palace F.C. have got 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 home matches with good performances.
6. Crystal Palace F.C. have scored 8 goals and conceded 5 in the last 5 matches with good offense and defense.
7. Crystal Palace F.C. have won all their last 3 matches in AH with performances as expected.

[(Crystal Palace F.C.) Neutral]:
1. Both teams haven't met in the past.

[(AZ Alkmaar) Strength]:
1. AZ Alkmaar have also got 1 win and 1 loss in the UEFA Conference League, ranking 21st in the table. The team should go all out to grab points in the upcoming matches in order to compete for the advancing qualification, fully motivated in this match.
2. Kees Smit has performed well in the recent Eredivisie match, scoring the only goal.
3. AZ Alkmaar defeated Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 in the last Eredivisie match, making it 5 wins in a row among all events. The team are in red-hot form recently.
4. AZ Alkmaar have won the last two away matches with good performances.
5. AZ Alkmaar have scored 10 goals and conceded 2 in the last 5 matches with good performances on both ends.
6. AZ Alkmaar have won the last two matches in AH with performances as expected.

[Tips]:
In-form Crystal Palace F.C. have grabbed back-to-back wins among all events recently. The team's recent home records are not bad and their home ability is reliable.

AZ Alkmaar have achieved 5 consecutive wins among all events so far, being in excellent form. The team have excellent records and performances in away matches recently.

AH market provided home team a -1/1.5 line for this match, which reveals their gap in overall strength.

Thus, we expect Crystal Palace F.C. to claim a victory.

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Crystal Palace F.C. (-1/1.5)