AZ Alkmaar finished fourth in the Eredivisie last season, securing direct qualification for the UEFA Europa League under their new coach, Maarten Martens, who was appointed in January 2024. Despite losing key players Vangelis Pavlidis and Yukinari Sugawara in the summer, new signing Troy Parrott has filled the gap effectively, scoring four goals in the Eredivisie. AZ has started the season in great form, remaining unbeaten in the Eredivisie, collecting 16 out of 18 possible points, and becoming the closest rivals to league leaders PSV Eindhoven. AZ has gone eleven consecutive competitive matches without defeat (nine wins, two draws), and this strong form makes them favorites for their home game against Elfsborg. AZ’s defensive performance has been excellent, conceding only two goals in six Eredivisie games, making them the best defense in the league. This defensive stability, combined with their offensive capabilities (only PSV has scored more goals), sets them up well for their Europa League campaign, where they face tough competition from teams like Athletic Bilbao, Tottenham, and AS Roma. Elfsborg's form and European campaign Elfsborg, based in Borås, Sweden, has a rich history, with six national championships and three Swedish Cups, although their last title came in 2012. They finished second in the Allsvenskan last season but are currently only sixth in the league. Despite this, they had a strong Europa League qualifying campaign, eliminating teams like Sheriff Tiraspol, Rijeka, and Molde, the latter of which they defeated on penalties. Since Oscar Hiljemark took over as head coach in June 2024, Elfsborg has only lost one of their last twelve competitive matches, showing a clear improvement. However, their Europa League history is not strong, as they last participated in the 2013/14 group stage, where they only collected four points.Although Elfsborg is in good form, they face a tough challenge against AZ. While the Swedish runners-up have been on the rise, they will need a strong performance to compete against the in-form Dutch side.

阿尔克马尔上赛季在荷甲联赛中排名第四，在2024年1月任命的新教练马腾·马滕斯的带领下，直接获得了参加欧联杯的资格。尽管在夏天失去了关键球员帕夫利迪斯和Sugawara，新签入的特洛伊·帕罗特有效地填补了空缺，在欧甲打进4球。阿尔茨海默本赛季开局状态良好，在荷甲保持不败，拿到了18分中的16分，成为联赛领头羊埃因霍温最接近的对手。阿斯利康已经连续11场比赛没有失利(9胜2平)，这种强劲的状态使他们在主场对阵埃尔夫斯堡的比赛中成为夺冠热门。阿斯利康的防守表现非常出色，在六场荷甲比赛中只丢了两个球，这使他们成为联赛中防守最好的球队。这种稳定的防守，加上他们的进攻能力(只有埃因霍温进了更多的球)，为他们的欧联杯比赛奠定了良好的基础，在欧联杯比赛中，他们将面对毕尔巴鄂竞技、托特纳姆热刺和罗马等球队的激烈竞争。埃尔夫斯堡总部位于瑞典博拉斯，拥有丰富的历史，六次全国冠军和三次瑞典杯，尽管他们的最后一次冠军是在2012年。他们上赛季在阿尔斯温斯坎联赛中排名第二，但目前在联赛中仅排名第六。尽管如此，他们在欧联杯预选赛中表现强劲，淘汰了警长蒂拉斯波尔、里耶卡和莫尔德等球队，后者他们在点球大战中被击败。自从奥斯卡·希勒马克于2024年6月接任主教练以来，埃尔夫斯堡在最近的12场比赛中只输了一场，表现出明显的进步。然而，他们的欧联杯历史并不强，因为他们上一次参加欧联杯是在2013/14赛季的小组赛阶段，当时他们只拿到了4分。虽然埃尔夫斯堡的状态很好，但他们面临着对阿斯利康的严峻挑战。虽然亚军瑞典人一直在上升，但他们需要一个强劲的表现来与状态良好的荷兰队竞争。