Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
12/11/2022
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
AZ
All eyes will be on Philips Stadion when PSV and AZ Alkmaar take on each other in the Eredivisie derby on Saturday evening. PSV proved their worth in the triumph over reigning champions Ajax at the weekend, with the team climbing to top position, but they need to keep on winning if they are to regain the trophy. With no fresh injury concerns to report, head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Amsterdammers at Johan Cruijff Arena.
De Kaasboeren, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team losing three of their last four league fixtures, and that is yet another reason why home win should be considered. As for the away side, Dani de Wit has yet to serve his ban, while all Zinho Vanheusden, Bruno Martins Indi, and Hakon Evjen remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
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.
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