Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
08/05/2021
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Sittard
AZ Alkmaar will be looking to stay in the Champions League race when they take on Fortuna Sittard on Matchday 32. AZ quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Ajax, with the team outplaying RKC Waalwijk 3-1 in their last league match. Pascal Jansen’s troops are eyeing their sixth consecutive home win in the Eredivisie, and they are seen as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash.
Both Chatzidiakos and Sedlacek are likely to miss the game with injuries for the home team. Fortuna, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Den Haag and Twente. The visitors are eyeing a place in the Conference League playoffs, but they should not be looking for points at AZ Alkmaar. It has to be noted that important defender Mickael Tirpan should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Jordy Clasie):
Jordy Clasie is a product of the Feyenoord youth academy who plays for AZ Alkmaar as a midfielder. His main position is defensive midfield, but he is capable of producing fine displays as both central midfielder and centre-back as well.
Clasie played for the likes of Feyenoord, Excelsior (loan), Southampton, and Club Brugge (loan) before returning to Rotterdam. After ending his second spell with Feyenoord, the Dutch footballer joined AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2019. He made his AZ debut in the Eredivisie on August 4, 2019 in a 4-0 win over Fortuna Sittard.
Jordie Clasie has 12 caps with the Netherlands U21 team, and he made his senior debut in a 1-1 draw with Italy on February 6, 2013. Thanks to his elegant style of play, Clasie has earned the nickname of “Dutch Xavi”. The AZ Alkmaar midfielder was born in Haarlem, Netherlands on June 27, 1991.
Highlighted Team (Sittard):
Fortuna Sittard is one of the newer additions to Dutch football as the club was founded on July 1, 1968. During the 1990s talented footballers such as Kevin Hofland, Mark van Bommel, and Fernando Ricksen played for the club, but they failed to close the gap between Dutch giants Ajax and PSV. In 1999, though, the Fortunezen did well to make it to the Dutch Cup final, with the team facing Ajax in the title game.
Amsterdammers defeated Fortuna Sittard 2-0 at De Kuip, with Jesper Gronkjaer scoring a brace. Fortuna Sittard players wear yellow shirts and green shorts when playing at home, while their away kit is white. The Fortunezen host their rivals at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. The venue was built in 1999, and it can hold up to 12,500 spectators.
Aforementioned midfielder Mark Van Bommel is the most notable footballer who played for the club. After ending his spell with Fortuna Sittard in 1999, Mark van Bommel played for the likes of PSV, Barcelona, Bayern Munchen, and Milan.
