Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
All eyes will be on AFAS Stadion when AZ Alkmaar and PSV go head to head in the Eredivisie round 34. AZ Alkmaar aim to build on back-to-back wins over Emmen (5-1) and Nijmegen (3-0), but they face a difficult task against the Champions League-chasing visitors. Barring any fresh injury worries, boss Pascal Jansen is unlikely to make changes to the team that outplayed NEC at the weekend. Jens Odgaard misses out with a foot injury, while both Sem Westerveld and Bruno Martins Indi are major doubts.
The visitors, on the other hand, came from two goals behind to share the spoils with Heerenveen in their last league match. PSV are eager to book their place in the Champions League and seeing that they are only one point away from meeting the goal, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Ruud van Nistelrooy should have a full squad to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Jordy Clasie):
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Jordy Clasie is a product of the Feyenoord youth academy who plays for AZ Alkmaar as a midfielder. His main position is defensive midfield, but he is capable of producing fine displays as both central midfielder and centre-back as well.
Clasie played for the likes of Feyenoord, Excelsior (loan), Southampton, and Club Brugge (loan) before returning to Rotterdam. After ending his second spell with Feyenoord, the Dutch footballer joined AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2019. He made his AZ debut in the Eredivisie on August 4, 2019 in a 4-0 win over Fortuna Sittard.
Jordie Clasie has 12 caps with the Netherlands U21 team, and he made his senior debut in a 1-1 draw with Italy on February 6, 2013. Thanks to his elegant style of play, Clasie has earned the nickname of “Dutch Xavi”. The AZ Alkmaar midfielder was born in Haarlem, Netherlands on June 27, 1991.
Highlighted Team (PSV):
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Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.