AZ Alkmaar v Juventus preview: Europa League meeting on 5 November

The occasion and the table

AZ Alkmaar host Juventus in the UEFA Europa League at 20:00 on 5 November 2026, and only a single point separates the two clubs in the table.

Juventus sit 7th with 7 points from 3 matches. They have won 2 and drawn 1, so they are still unbeaten in the competition, and they have scored 9 goals while conceding 3.

AZ Alkmaar are 10th with 6 points from their 3 matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat, with 6 goals scored and 2 conceded. That is the lower goals-against figure of the two sides in this competition.

On those numbers, a home win would take AZ Alkmaar past Juventus on points, while the visitors will be looking to protect their unbeaten record in the competition.

Recent form and home/away records

Both clubs arrive with the same tally from their last 5 matches: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The individual results behind those figures, however, are quite different.

AZ Alkmaar come into this match on the back of 2 defeats in which they failed to score. Their most recent outing was a 0-1 loss away to Ajax, and before that they were beaten 0-2 at home by Twente. Before the Twente match their results were stronger: they won 4-0 away at Ararat-Armenia. Before that they drew 2-2 away at Cambuur, and before that they beat Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 at home.

Juventus have produced a more mixed sequence. Their latest result was a 2-0 home win over Napoli. Before that they lost 0-2 away to Genoa, and before that they won 2-0 away at Lecce. Going further back, they drew 2-2 at home with Rennes and, before that, lost 0-3 at home to Lazio.

In the UEFA Europa League this season, AZ Alkmaar have played 1 home match and won it, scoring 2 goals and conceding 1. Juventus have exactly the same record on the road: 1 away match, 1 win, 2 goals scored and 1 conceded.

Goals scored and conceded

AZ Alkmaar scored in 3 of their last 5 matches and kept a clean sheet in 1 of them, the 4-0 win at Ararat-Armenia. Both teams found the net in 2 of those 5 matches, the 2-2 draw at Cambuur and the 2-1 home win over Hapoel Beer Sheva. The other side of the picture is the 2 most recent matches, in which AZ Alkmaar did not score.

Juventus also scored in 3 of their last 5 matches, but they kept 2 clean sheets, both in 2-0 wins, against Napoli and Lecce. Both teams scored in only 1 of their last 5 matches, the 2-2 draw with Rennes. Like their hosts, Juventus drew a blank in 2 of those matches, against Genoa and Lazio.

In the competition itself, Juventus have the higher scoring return with 9 goals from 3 matches, against 6 for AZ Alkmaar. The hosts, meanwhile, have conceded 2 to the 3 let in by Juventus. The match therefore brings together the more prolific attack and the tighter defence of the two sides in the UEFA Europa League so far.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, put AZ Alkmaar at 26%, a draw at 25% and Juventus at 49%. These figures are estimates derived from market data and are not a prediction of the result.

With a point between them in the table and matching tallies from their last 5 matches, this meeting at 20:00 on 5 November 2026 carries clear significance for both clubs' standing in the UEFA Europa League.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.