Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
AZ
Match Time & Date:
10/04/2021
20:00
Prediction: 3-2
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam take on each other at AFAS Stadion in what is expected to be an entertaining Eredivisie encounter. AZ are on a three-game winning run ahead of the visit of Sparta, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners is banned for the match, but boss Pascal Jansen can count on key attackers for the match.
The Rotterdamers, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-2 win over Zwolle. Sparta have been in a fine form of late, but given AZ Alkmaar’s four-game winning run on home soil, we predict that the visitors will return to Rotterdam empty-handed. Both Coremans and Vriends are likely to miss the game with injuries for the visiting team. You should bear in mind that the two sides played out a thrilling 4-4 draw in the first half of the season.
Highlighted Player (Jordy Clasie):
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 (Sparta Rotterdam):
Founded back on April 1, 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is considered one of the oldest clubs in the Netherlands. De Kasteelheren (the Castle Lords) welcome their opponents at Het Kasteel, and they have a great rivalry with Feyenoord. Yet another Rotterdam club Excelsior are considered Sparta’s fierce rivals as well.
Sparta Rotterdam wear white shirts with red strips when playing on home soil, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. De Kasteelheren have won six Eredivisie trophies. Sparta were the dominant force in the Dutch football in the 1910s, with the team winning their last league title in the 1958/59 season.
De Kasteelheren have won three Dutch Cup trophies as well (1957/58, 1961/62, 1965/66). In the 1985/86 season Sparta last participated in the UEFA Cup, with the team beating Hamburger SC in round 1, while suffering elimination to Borussia Monchengladbach in the second round. Sparta’s stadium Het Kasteel can hold up to 11,926 spectators.
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