Juventus’s one-point Europa League edge faces AZ’s perfect home record
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AZ Alkmaar and Juventus meet in Europa League League Stage - 4 with Juventus one point ahead in the provisional standings. Both sides have won their only home or away league match this season, while each has conceded once in that scope.
Before kickoff
Juventus carry a one-point lead into Alkmaar
The key question is whether AZ Alkmaar can turn their unbeaten home record in this league season into an attacking advantage against Juventus. AZ are ranked #10 with 6 points from 3 games, while Juventus are ranked #7 with 7 points from 3 games. The match begins at 20:00 UTC on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at AFAS Stadion.
Tight home and away numbers
AZ’s home record this season is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 2 goals scored and 1 conceded in home games. Juventus have the same 1-win, 0-draw, 0-loss record in away games, also scoring 2 and conceding 1. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in that scope.
AZ’s recent form is Loss, Win, Win across 3 matches, while Juventus are unbeaten across their 3-match sample with Win, Win, Draw. The formations used most often have been AZ’s 4-2-3-1 and Juventus’s 3-4-2-1, each used in 2 matches.
Absences add a selection test
AZ list J. Hornkamp, S. Resink and K. Smit as missing through injury, while H. Verhulst is off the roster and J. Zoet is inactive. Juventus list Z. Celik, F. Conceicao, N. Gonzalez, K. Grabara, M. Locatelli, W. McKennie, K. Thuram and K. Yildiz with injuries; A. Milik is inactive, and D. Rugani and E. Zhegrova are off the roster.
Juventus are 1 point ahead of AZ, while the provisional league leaders, Benfica, have 9 points. At kickoff, can AZ’s 2-goal home return overcome Juventus’s matching away record?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Benfica | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bournemouth | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ferencvarosi TC | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Union St. Gilloise | WDW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Juventus | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | Beşiktaş | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | WWL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Omonia Nicosia | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Lyon | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 13 | Rennes | DWD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | DLW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sparta Praha | LDW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 | Levski Sofia | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | LWD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 19 | Sturm Graz | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 20 | NEC Nijmegen | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 21 | Red Bull Salzburg | DLW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 22 | Anderlecht | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 | 1899 Hoffenheim | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 24 | AC Milan | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 25 | Celta Vigo | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 26 | OFI | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | Jagiellonia | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 28 | Torreense | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 29 | Celje | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 30 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | LLD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 31 | Lillestrom | LDL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 32 | Lech Poznan | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 33 | Plzen | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 34 | Marseille | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | Celtic | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |