Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
23/04/2023
20:00
Prediction: 2-0
Waalwijk
Sunday’s football game between AZ Almaar and Waalwijk will bring down the curtain on the Eredivisie round 30. AZ aim to build on a 3-0 win over Fortuna Sittard, and they are seen as hot favourites to beat RKC in front of home fans. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Vangelis Pavlidis, who scored his 12th goal of the season at the weekend, while Jesper Karlsson remain in the recovery room. Dani de Wit will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Groningen, but seeing that AZ Alkmaar are desperate to keep their Champions League hopes alive, home win should be considered. In the first half of the season Joseph Oosting’s troops emerged triumphant, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. There are no fresh injury worries 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 (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.
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