FC Noah will travel to the Netherlands with a lead in this tie having valiantly overcome AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in Armenia last week.
AZ had 70% of the possession in Armenia but were unable to turn this into goals, missing three big chances.
The Dutch side should enter this match with confidence having convincingly seen off Sparta Rotterdam, only two places below them in the Eredivisie, 3-1 at home at the weekend.
AZ will know they have to score at least twice to confirm progression in this tie and given their strong home form in this competition, winning five and drawing one of their matches dating back to the qualifying rounds, I’m backing them to achieve this feat against FC Noah.
The visitors drew two and lost one of their league phase matches on their travels and I anticipate them finding it tough to keep AZ at bay away from home.
