Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ Alkmaar will be aiming to build on the Conference League triumph over Tuzla City when they kick off the new Eredivisie campaign with a home match against Go Ahead Eagles. AZ Alkmaar are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and seeing that the club chiefs managed to keep hold of key attacker Pavlidis in the summer, home win should definitely be considered. Keep in mind, though, that important left-back Owen Wijndal joined Ajax for a fee of €10.00m.
Go Ahead Eagles, on the other hand, rolled over OFI Crete 4-1 in their last warm-up game, but seeing that AZ do not suit them, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. Defender Yukinari Sugawara is injured for the home team, while there are no injury worries in the away side. You should know that AZ Alkmaar are eyeing their fourth consecutive win over Go Ahead Eagles.