Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
23/04/2022
18:45
Prediction: 2-0
Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar and Heerenveen face each other at AFAS Stadion in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Saturday’s program. AZ aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Zwolle, and the bookies see them as favourites to win the match. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Vangelis Pavlidis, who found the net in the last league match, while both Yusuf Barasi and Jelle Duin should recover in time to face Heerenveen.
De Superfriezen, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-1 home win over Groningen, but given their anything but good away record, we are tempted to put our money on AZ Alkmaar. You should bear in mind that AZ Alkmaar are eyeing their fifth consecutive win over Heerenveen in the Dutch top flight.
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 (Heerenveen):
Heerenveen is a Dutch football club that is well known for their white shirts with blue stripes. De Superfriezen (The Super Frisians) play home matches at Abe Lenstra Stadium, which has the capacity of 26,400 people.
Heerenveen have yet to win the Eredivisie title, but they impressed in the 1999/00 season, with the team finishing the process in second position in the standings. Thanks to a top-two finish, the club booked their place in the Champions League. Heerenveen, though, recorded only one in the group stages of the elite competition as they defeated Olympiakos 1-0 at home ground. De Superfizien retain a fierce rivals with Cambuur, and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two teams.
It has to be noted that Heerenveen won the Dutch Cup in the 2008/09 season, with the team beating Twente on penalties in the title game. New Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech played for Heerenveen at the start of his senior career.
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