Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
25/02/2024
16:45
Prediction: 2-2
Ajax
All eyes will be on AFAS Stadion when AZ Alkmaar and Ajax go head to head in the Eredivisie derby on Sunday afternoon. The Cheese Farmers did well to beat Fortuna Sittard 2-1 in their last league match, with the team putting an end to their six-game winless run in the Dutch top flight. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Greece forward Vangelis Pavlidis, who scored his 21st goal of the season, while all Ibrahim Sadiq, Sem Westerveld, and Hobie Verhulst remain in the treatment room.
The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 2-2 draw with NEC Nijmegen. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as John van 't Schip’s troops are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach. Steven Bergwijn remains on the sidelines with injury, while both Gaston Avila and Mika Godts are major doubts.
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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