Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
After suffering a loss to Feyenoord before the international break, AZ Alkmaar will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Eredivisie when they host NEC to their AFAS Stadion. AZ have been performing below expectations in the 2021/2022 season, and, as a result, they sit in the bottom half of the table ahead of the visit of NEC. The hosts are desperate to pick up all three points from the match, and they should go all guns blazing at the newcomers.
Head coach Pascal Jansen should have a full squad to choose from. Nijmegen, on the other hand, sit in the Conference League playoffs berth, and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of trip to Alkmaar. Rogier Meijer’s men, though, are not regarded as good travelers, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Bruno Martins Indi):
Bruno Martins Indi was born in Portugal, but his family quickly moved to Rotterdam, where he joined Feyenoord’s youth set-up in 2005. Netherlands international has made his professional debut in 2010 with Feyenoord, where he spent four years as mainstay before a move to FC Porto on the back of impressive display at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Bruno Martins Indi spent most of his career playing as centre-back, but he can equally fill in on various positions in defence. Bruno Martins Indi had been deemed a victim to the extreme recolution in Porto’s central defensive department, having fallen out of favour with Nuno Espirito Santo and even being punished with a place in Porto’s reserves.
During the summer transfer window the 24-year-old defender insisted on a move away from the club with Premier League being his preferred destination. On the final day of the transfer marked Bruno Martins Indi has been set to Stoke City on a season long loan.