FC Groningen vs. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228 Amsterdam: Van Loo and Sulejmani to battle – Dutch Eredivisie preview
It will be an intriguing battle between FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam, when the two sides clash against each other at Euroborg Stadion on Sunday, October 2. The home side will look to achieve a good result while the Amsterdammers will be looking to keep
their unbeaten record intact.
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Pride of the North would be full of confidence following their back-to-back victories against De Graafschap and SBV Excelsior respectively. The Green-White-Army staged an impressive show in both these encounters and cruised to claim all three points at the
end.
Groningen have staged an exciting brand of football in front of their home crowd despite losing one of their three home matches. Currently sitting ninth in the league table, they have an overall record of 7 played, 3 won, 1 drawn and 3 lost.
Pieter Huistra, the Green-White-Army manager, believes that his troops can extract a good result in this encounter.
“Ajax will play in almost the same formation as they played against Real Madrid. We are going to this in usdual way and would like to put up a good show in front of home crowd”, Huistra said while talking to the journalists.
Ajax Amsterdam
The defending Eredivisie champions have yet to lose a match this season. However, their inconsistent performances have dropped them to third place in the league table, where they trail the league leaders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar by three points.
De Joden have been playing well away from home, winning two of their four encounters. They have an overall record of 7 played, 4 won and three drawn.
Frank de Boer, the Amsterdammers manager, admitted that his troops will need to perform at their best in this difficult away encounter.
“We have always faced difficulties at Euroborg. Last year, we were 2-0 up and the match still ended in a 2-2 draw. Although we are performing impressively, at times we are vulnerable. Therefore, we have to remain focused”, De Boer was quoted as saying to
the media.
The Amsterdammers lost points in their last two league encounters against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven. The Dutch mentor will not like to lose any more points as it would see them drop deeper on the points table.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Green-White-Army have managed to bag all three points only once in their last five fixtures against the Amsterdammers. The Dutch giants emerged victorious in three encounters while the remaining match ended in a draw.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brian-van-Loo-c8072 – FC Groningen
The 36-year-old goalkeeper will have to be on his toes at all times if his side are to take anything from this game. Should the gloves-man perform at his best, the home side will certainly achieve a good result.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miralem-Sulejmani-c25985 – Ajax Amsterdam
The Serbian ace has added phenomenal depth to the Amsterdammers attack. His impressive movement coupled with his goalscoring abilities makes him a constant menace on the right flank for any opposition.
Prediction
Ajax would be gunning to bag all three points in this fixture, away from home, while the Groningen outfit will also be eyeing the same. With both sides playing attacking football, goals would come aplenty.
The Amsterdam giants have a better squad with many match-winning players that puts them as the favourites to win this match 3-2.
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