Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
01/12/2024
14:30
Prediction: 2-1
Heracles
AZ Alkmaar will be aiming to build on a 2-1 win over Sparta Rotterdam when they take on Heracles in the Eredivisie round 14. The Cheese Farmers quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Willem II, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. AZ Alkmaar aim to give fans yet another reason to celebrate and they are seen as hot favourites to win Sunday’s clash. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team ahead of the visit of Heracles.
The Black and Whites, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating NAC Breda, losing to Utrecht, while sharing the spoils with RKC Waalwijk. Heracles, though, are not regarded as good travellers and given their three-game losing run on the road, we predict that AZ Alkmaar are going to pick up all three points from Sunday’s clash. Jizz Hornkamp is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last league match.
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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