Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Ajax
Match Time & Date:
12/12/2021
16:45
Prediction: 2-0
AZ
All eyes will be on Johan Cruijff Arena when Ajax and AZ Alkmaar take on each other in a highly-anticipated Eredivisie game. The Amsterdammers are on a three-game winning run in the national championship, and they head into the match following the Champions League win over Sporting CP. Ajax have been impressive at the back in the Eredivisie this term, with the team conceding no more than two goals in the process, and we predict that they are going to keep yet another clean sheet against AZ.
Key player Dusan Tadic returns to the starting XI after he was rested in the Champions League game, while all Klaiber, Baas, Kudus, and Stekelenburg remain in the recovery room. AZ Alkmaar, on the other hand, did well to beat both Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam in front of home fans, but given their three-game winless run on the road, home win should be considered. Jordy Clasie is sidelined through illness, whilst Jelle Duin is injured.
Highlighted Player (Steven Berghuis):
Born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on December 19, 1991, Steven Berghuis is a Dutch winger who plays for Ajax in the Eredivisie. Berghuis played for the likes of Vitesse/AGOVV, WSV Apeldoorn, and Go Ahead Eagles during his youth career before joining Twente in 2009.
The 183-cm-tall footballer continued playing for the Reds at senior level. After ending his loan spell with VVV-Venlo, Steven Berghuis joined AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2012, and three years later signed a deal with the Premier League club Watford. After making no more than nine appearances in the English top flight, Berghuis moved to Feyenoord in August 2016, and he has been playing De club aan de Maas ever since.
His main position is right winger, but he is capable of producing fine displays as both left winger and attacking midfielder as well. He made his Netherlands debut on May 27, 2016 in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.
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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