Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heracles
Match Time & Date:
19/09/2021
16:45
Prediction: 0-2
AZ
Heracles and AZ Alkmaar square off against each other at Erve Asito in what is expected to be an entertaining Eredivisie encounter. Heracles are after their first win of the season, but they will have a mountain to climb in Sunday’s football game. Considering that important attacker Sinan Bakis misses the match through suspension, we are not tempted to put our money on the underdogs. Lundig Jakobsen remains in the recovery room, while all Quagliata, Bakboord, and Rente are rated doubtful for the game.
AZ Alkmaar, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a heart-breaking 3-0 loss to PSV, and they should take advantage of Sinan Bakis’ absence. Pascal Jansen should have a full squad to choose from for the Erve Asito showdown. You should bear in mind that AZ emerged triumphant in each of the previous four meetings with Heracles in the Dutch elite division.
Highlighted Player (Janis Blaswich):
Janis Blawich is a German footballer who plays for Heracles Almelo as a goalkeeper. Blaswich started his senior career at Borussia Monchengladbach, make 125 appearances for the reserve team. In the 2015/16 season he was loaned to Dynamo Dresden where he made 30 league appearances.
Following his loan spell with the Yellow and Blacks, the 193-cm-tall shot-stopper moved to fellow German side Hansa Rostock, signing yet another loan deal. In 2018 he joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo, and he has been playing for the Heraclieden ever since. Janis Blaswich made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Heracles, and he managed to keep his first clean sheet in the Dutch top flight the following month in a 4-0 win over De Graafschap.
The goalkeeper was born in Willich, Germany on May 2, 1991, and his preferred foot is right. Janis Blaswich wears the No. 1 shirt at Heracles.
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.
