Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Vitesse
Match Time & Date:
05/03/2023
14:30
Prediction: 1-2
AZ
Vitesse and AZ Alkmaar square off against each other at GelreDome on day 24 of the 2022/2023 Eredivisie campaign. The Vitas suffered a 2-1 loss to Ajax at the weekend, but their display in Sunday’s clash was anything but poor. Important defender Carlens Arcus returns from suspension, while midfielder Dany Propper has yet to overcome a knee injury.
AZ, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Feyenoord, with the team beating Cambuur in their last league match. Pascal Jansen has no fresh injury worries, but experienced midfielder Jordy Clasie serves a one-game ban. Anyhow, away win should be considered as AZ Alkmaar are eager to keep their title hopes alive. You should bear in mind that AZ scored 11 goals in total in the previous four meetings with Vitesse. In the first half of the season the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
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 (Vitesse):
Nicknamed Vitas, the proud of Gelderland, Vitesse are a Dutch football club based in Arnhem. Vitesse compete in the Dutch Eredivisie and they have yet to win the national championship. However, they finished as runners-up in the Dutch elite division on five occasions (1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15), while clinching third place in the standings in the 1997/1998 season.
Vitesse did remarkably well to win the 2016/2017 Dutch Cup title, with the team beating AZ Alkmaar in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. As a result, the Vitas booked their place in the Europa League group stages where they face the likes of Lazio, Nice and Zulte-Waregem.
Vitesse are well known for their yellow jerseys with black stripes, while the club’s away colour is black. GelreDome is the home ground of the Dutch team and the capacity of the venue is 21.248. It has to be noted that famous Spanish footballer Albert Ferrer was in charge of the club in the 2010/2011 season.
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