Gertjan Verbeek’s side would be keen to return to winning ways after recording back-to-back stalemates when they take on Ronald Koeman’s men on Sunday.
On matchday 14 in the Dutch top tier football, AZ Alkmaar will lock horns against the fallen Eredivisie giants, Feyenoord Rotterdam, at AFAS Stadion on Sunday, November 25.
AZ Alkmaar
The Alkmaar-based outfit recorded a hard fought 1-1 stalemate in their last league encounter against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119 at Euroborg Stadion on November 18.
After a goalless opening half, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Sparv-c35105 broke the deadlock in the 57th minute, before Adam Maher’s strike restored parity in the 72nd minute. Both sides failed to find the winner in the remaining action of the game, and the match ended
in a 1-1 draw.
AZ have been struggling to perform since the start of the new season. Occupying the 12th spot on the Eredivisie table, they have an overall record of 13 played, 3 won, 5 drawn and 5 lost.
Gertjan Verbeek, the Alkmaar outfit boss, has revealed that his troops are putting in their 100 percent, and has expressed confidence that they will start achieving good results.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam
The Rotterdam giants cruised to an emphatic 3-0 victory over the struggling http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg in their last week’s league encounter at De Kuip Stadion on November 18.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lex-Immers-c22181 opened the scoring for the home side in the 33rd minute, while a Graziano Pelle brace after the half-time break secured a comfortable win for the hosts at the end.
After finishing second on the league table last term, the Rotterdammers have set their sights on winning the title this season. However, they have failed to perform thus far consistently, dropping points on a regular basis.
Occupying the fifth spot on the league table, they have an overall record of 13 played, 7 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost.
The Stadiumclub head coach, Ronald Koeman, has urged his troops to put in another impressive show on Sunday, and bag all three points at the end of the 90 minutes with ease. However, the Dutch trainer has admitted that claiming a victory against AZ will
not be an easy task.
Head-to-Head statistics
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 have recorded wins in four of their last five games against Feyenoord, while the Rotterdammers managed to emerge victorious in the remaining fixture.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jozy-Altidore-c19634 – AZ Alkmaar
The American ace has made a bright start to the 2012/13 campaign. Netting nine goals while providing four valuable assists as well in 12 league games, the 23-year-old striker has proved to be a constant threat for the defenders. He will surely play an important
role should his side bag all three points on Sunday.
Graziano Pelle – Feyenoord Rotterdam
The 27-year-old forward has been making headlines for all the good reasons week in week out. The Italian ace has thus far netted eight goals while setting up two more in only nine appearances. He would be keen to add more to his tally in the upcoming encounter.
Prediction
AZ’s abysmal showings in the recent weeks make Feyenoord the favourites to emerge victorious.
Predicted score-line: AZ 2-3 Feyenoord.
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