Dutch Eredivisie: FC Twente, Ajax Amsterdam, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven – Preview
AZ Alkmaar vs. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede
Dutch Eredivisie reigning champions, FC Twente Enschede, await a tricky fixture as they travel to Alkmaar on Sunday to play AZ Alkmaar.
AZ recorded an impressive 2 – 0 away win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Heerenveen-c40463 last week. The home side will be high on confidence as they take on the Eredivisie title hopefuls. The home side have a good record playing in front of their home crowd. They will be looking
to continue their good run with a win over the Tukkers.
Team manager, Gertjan Verbeek, knows that their opponents are a tough side to beat with many players who can turn the game around very quickly.
He said, “In their squad they also have a few specialists like Nacer Chadli, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Janssen-c34871, who can break a game. If they want to compete for the title, they must win from us on Sunday”
The home side are currently placed sixth in the league table, acquiring 40 points from 24 matches. Verbeek will be hoping that his side claims a good result in their upcoming fixture. He will be aiming to finish the season remaining in the top five
Eredivisie teams, as a spot in the UEFA Champions League looks farfetched with 10 games left to play in the season.
The Tukkers enthralled their supporters after they qualified for the Europa League Round of 16, defeating the Russian giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rubin-Kazan-c39193 4 – 2 (aggregate). The Reds are en route to defend their title successfully, as they sit second in the table
and trail the league leaders PSV Eindhoven by just two points.
The Reds were surprisingly held to a 1 – 1 draw in their last week home match by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen and PSV took advantage of the Tukkers spilling two points, and stretched their lead at the top of the table. Team manager, Michel Preud’homme, has remained
confident for his side to defend the title successfully. He has remained determined throughout the season, as he played every match with the intention to win.
However, he was disappointed with his side’s effort on the pitch last week. Preud’homme will be hoping that Ajax win their match against PSV, allowing his side to take over the top spot in the league table by claiming a win against AZ.
Head-to-Head statistics
AZ have won three of their last five encounters against the Tukkers and lost the remaining two matches. The home side managed to defeat the Eredivisie reigning champions 2-1 earlier this season. They will be hoping to repeat the performance at home.
Prediction
It will be a hard fought encounter between the two sides. The home side has better record against the Tukkers. However, the Reds recent form suggest that it will be a 1 – 0 win in favour of the visitors.
PSV Eindhoven vs. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228 Amsterdam
Week 25 of the Dutch Eredivisie is bound to glue viewers to the TV screens as the table toppers, PSV Eindhoven will clash with their archrivals, AFC Ajax Amsterdam at Philips Stadion on Sunday. The match promises to be a fascinating encounter.
The Boeren have remained in supreme form throughout the season so far. Consequently, they sit atop the league table. However, the Boeren cannot afford a slipup, as FC Twente Enschede are trailing the Boeren by just two points.
Team manager, Fred Rutten, is pleased with his side’s performance. He was delighted with his side’s efforts on the pitch after his side eliminated the Ligue 1 leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800 from the UEFA Europa League.
He said, “Relief may be too big a word, but we are certainly delighted with the victory and our performance after we have eliminated Lille. We are determined to take all three points. That is what we want and that is what the home crowd demands. We
are brimming with confidence and have home advantage”
On the other hand, the Amsterdammers staged a poor performance last week against VVV-Venlo, but eventually cruised to a 1 – 0 victory in the end. De Joden are currently placed third in the league table, trailing the league leaders by five points. Team
manager, Frank de Boer, will be hoping to bag all three points from this encounter in order to keep the side’s title hopes alive.
Head-to-Head statistics
There is not much to choose between the two sides, as they have won two of their last five encounters each. One game ended in a stalemate.
Prediction
Perhaps the visitors would defy the odds and go on to beat the league leaders on their own turf. It will be a 2 – 1 win for the visitors.
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