Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
23/02/2025
16:45
Prediction: 2-0
Sittard
AFAS Stadion will host Sunday’s football game between AZ Alkmaar and Fortuna Sittard. As the Cheese Farmers aim to move closer to the Champions League berth, we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Fortuna. Boss Maarten Martens will be watching the game from the stands following his sending-off in a 2-0 win over Zwolle, while both Jayden Addai and Denso Kasius are major doubts.
The visitors, on the other hand, suffered yet another dip in form. With Fortuna Sittard losing four of their last five Eredivisie games, we believe that there is a big value in betting on AZ Alkmaar, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. All Samuel Bastien, Makan Aiko, Ivo Pinto, Onur Demir, and Kaj Sierhuis should miss out with injuries for the away team. Earlier this season, Fortuna Sittard defeated AZ Alkmaar 1-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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.
