Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Waalwijk
Match Time & Date:
30/08/2024
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
AZ
RKC Waalwijk will be aiming to claim a major scalp in Eredivisie round 4 when they take on AZ Alkmaar at their Mandemakers Stadion on Friday evening. RKC are eager to put an end to their three-game losing run, but they will have a big fish to fry against the Cheese Farmers. To make things even worse for the home side, Morocco midfielder Yassin Oukili is banned for the match.
AZ, on the other hand, failed to turn their dominance into victory in a goalless draw with Groningen, but they are surely capable of breaking the deadlock against the struggling Henk Fraser’s troops. As AZ Alkmaar are on a three-game winning run against RKC Waalwijk, away win should definitely be considered. Maxim Dekker misses the match through suspension, while fellow midfielder Sem Westerveld faces race against the clock to bet fit for Friday’s encounter.
Highlighted Player (Riechedly Bazoer):
Despite playing for PSV during his youth career, Riechedly Bazoer made his Eredivisie debut with Ajax. The central midfielder who was born on 12 October, 1996 in Utrecht, scored his first goal for Ajax on 15 February, 2015 in a 4-2 victory over Twente.
Four days later he made his European debut with the Amsterdammers, taking part in a 1-0 win over Legia in the Europa League. Bazoer scored five goals in 29 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 season, but he failed to win the domestic trophy with Frank de Boer’s troops.
Speaking of his international career, Bazoer has two caps for Netherlands U21 team and he made his debut for the first team on 13 November, 2015 against Wales. It has to be noted that he came as a late substitute in the 3-2 victory over the Dragons. Back in 2012 the right-footed midfielder won the UEFA U17 European Championship with the Dutch national team.
Highlighted Team (Waalwijk):
RKC Waalwijk is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. RKC returned to the Dutch top flight in the 2019/20 season, and they were more than fortunate not to suffer relegation back to Eerste Divisie. Fred Grim’s men were stuck at the bottom of the table when the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, they did not drop to the Dutch second tier. RKC play home games at Mandemakers Stadion, the venue which can hold only 7,500 spectators. RKC Waalwijk are well known for their yellow shirts with blue strips, but their away kit is mainly black. The Mandemakers Stadion outfit have never won the national championship.
RKC, though, represented the Netherlands in European competitions in the past, with team taking part in Intertoto Cup on four occasions. Willem II are seen as one of the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Brabantse derby.
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