Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
06/04/2024
18:45
Prediction: 2-0
AZ
All eyes will be on Philips Stadion when PSV and AZ Alkmaar lock horns in the Eredivisie derby on Saturday afternoon. The league leaders faced no difficulties in a 2-0 win over Excelsior in midweek and they are seen as favourites to beat the Cheese Farmers as well. Barring any fresh injury worries, Peter Bosz is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Rotterdammers.
AZ Alkmaar, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-0 defeat to Heracles, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on PSV. When the two teams met at AFAS Stadion earlier this term PSV recorded a routine 4-0 win over AZ and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Both Addai and van Bommel are pushing for a start as duo Goes – Belic failed to impress in the embarrassing loss to Heracles.
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 (PSV):
Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.
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