Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Waalwijk
Match Time & Date:
01/05/2021
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
AZ
RKC and AZ Alkmaar, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table, face each other at Mandemakers Stadion on Matchday 31. RKC are on a three-game losing run in the Eredivisie, and, as a result, their elite division status is in great danger. Since the relegation strugglers are low on confidence ahead of the visit of AZ Alkmaar, we do not believe that home win should be considered.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to stay in the Champions League race. AZ Alkmaar failed to spoil Ajax’ party in Amsterdam at the weekend, but they are surely capable of beating the out-of-sorts hosts at Mandemakers Stadion. Despite failing to find the net in the 2-0 loss to Ajax, Boadu should continue to lead the line for the visiting team. In the first half of the season AZ Alkmaar recorded a routine 3-0 win over RKC.
Highlighted Player (Konstantinos Lamprou):
Konstantinos Lamprou is a Greek goalkeeper who plays for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Kostas is a product of the famous Ajax football academy, but he eventually decided to join Feyenoord football school. The 178-cm-tall shot-stopper continued playing for Feyenoord at senior level, making 14 league appearances for De Trots van Zuid.
During his spell with Feyenoord, Kostas Lamprou played for the likes of Excelsior and Willem II on loan as well. In 2017 he returned to Ajax, but made no more than three appearances in the Eredivisie with the Amsterdammers.
In the 2019/20 season he did not see any game action with Vitesse, and, as a result, he decided to join RKC Waalwijk at the end of the campaign. Born in Athens on September 18, 1991, Konstantinos Lamprou has 14 caps for the Greece U21 team. He has yet to make his debut with the senior team. His preferred foot is left and he wears the No. 31 shirt at RKC Waalwijk.
Highlighted Team (AZ):
AZ Alkmaar are a professional football club that play their home matches at AFAS Stadion. The venue was opened on 4 August, 2006 and the construction of the stadium cost €38 million. AFAS Stadion is able to hold 17 023 spectators.
The Cheeseheads were founded on 10 May, 1967 and they won their first trophy in 1981, finishing the season 12 points clear of Dutch giants Ajax. 18 years later AZ clinched their second Eredivisie trophy, with the team finishing the 2008/2009 campaign with 80 points, 11 clear of second-placed Twente. In 1981 the club made it to the UEFA Cup final, but English side Ipswich Town proved to be a big catch for the Dutch team.
AZ’s home kits are red and white and they wear black shirts when playing on the road. The likes of Shota Arveladze, Jozy Altidore, Ron Vlaar, Joris Mathijsen, Graziano Pelle, Simon Poulsen, Moussa Dembele and Sergio Romero are notable footballers who played for AZ in the past.
