Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
03/12/2023
15:45
Prediction: 1-1
AZ
Sunday’s football game between Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar will bring down the curtain on the Eredivisie round 14. Utrecht aim to build on a 2-1 win over Sparta Rotterdam and a triumph over AZ should see them escape the relegation zone. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but defender Mike van der Hoorn continues to miss out with a broken rib.
AZ, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in a 3-0 win over Volendam, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Utrecht, who are tough to beat at home. The share of spoils is on the horizon at Stadion Galgenwaard and we predict the two sides are going to share the spoils in the Eredivisie round 14. Defender Mees de Wit misses out with a foot injury, but he should be the only absentee in the visiting team.
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 (Utrecht):
Established on July 1, 1970, Utrecht is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. The club was founded as a merger of VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk, and Velox, and it has to be noted that VV DOS did well to win the Eredivisie trophy back in 1958.
Utrecht, on the other hand, have yet to win the national championship, but they have lifted three KNVB Cup trophies (1984/85, 2002/03, 2003/04). Leo van Veen is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 153 goals. Speaking of the club’s colours, they were white and red shirts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Due to the hooligan clashes, Utrecht have a rivalry with Dutch giants Ajax. The games between the two clubs have always been very tense on the field. Utrecht welcome their rivals at Stadion Galgenwaard, the venue which can hold up to 23,750 people. The stadium was opened back in May 1936.
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