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Feyenoord lost last week for the first time since November 27 again points in the Premier League. The team of Giovanni van Bronckhorst went down to visit Sparta, but saw that Ajax is not optimal advantage of the point loss of the locals. The last four home games this season have all win Feyenoord on paper. Starting today with a match at De Kuip against AZ.
Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting tips
Feyenoord :
Feyenoord so went last weekend with 1-0 visiting Sparta. The Spartans were already in the first minute lead after Mathias Pogba headed a cross from former Feyenoord Jerson Cabral behind Brad Jones. Feyenoord got on Castle thirteen corners and shot ten times between the posts, but the leader of the early deficit did not exceed. Although a goal of Feyenoord was wrongly disallowed Van Bronckhorst did not blame slide into the shoes of the arbitrators’ Last week, take advantage of it had, now might disadvantage. That’s part of football, “said Van Bronckhorst about the moment in which the ball was well over the goal line. Captain Karim El Ahmadi also crossed the self-critical: “We were just too weak. It really was not worthy champion. Sparta was sharp, not us. ”
The Rotterdam thought last week that the gap would be reduced to two points with Ajax, but Ajax forfeited also points visiting FC Groningen. Altogether Feyenoord championship still in full control and you look in South Rotterdam eagerly awaiting the match in three weeks at the Amsterdam Arena. The Rotterdam to April 2, namely take a big step towards the 15th league title.
At Castle, Van Bronckhorst early stage by its drafts back and Feyenoord played a small part of the second half, even with ten men – Bilal Başaçıkoğlu came in for Eljero Elia field but got injured and was actually for bacon and beans at. The last few days the people of Rotterdam were faced with multiple injury cases. Brad Jones, Eljero Elia, Marko Vejinović, Bilal Başaçıkoğlu, Terence Kongolo and Nicolai Jorgensen missing this week in training because of multiple injuries. Only the Danish striker is fit in time to play against AZ. Incidentally Feyenoord today can still have Tonny Vilhena, because it is lodged an appeal against his suspension.
Probable lineup Feyenoord
Vermeer; Karsdorp, Botteghin, van der Heijden, Nelom; El Ahmadi, Kuyt, Vilhena; Toornstra, Jørgensen, Berghuis.
AZ Alkmaar :
AZ is in fifth place in the Premier League, but that is mainly due to the results of the winter break. Last weekend there were again lost points at a low flyer. The team of John van den Brom had last Thursday after penalties qualified for the cup final and took the Alkmaar last Sunday at home against Excelsior. The Alkmaar came in the first half or at the lead, but in the second half made a blunder by Ron Vlaar sure Excelsior striker Mike van Duinen the final provisions at 1-1.
Vlaar was last weekend so the underdog and taking today at De Kuip against his former employer. The Rotterdam Vlaar did not help with his rehabilitation and thus Ron Concrete thus ended up with AZ. Vlaar not think AZ is no chance at De Kuip: “I expect that we are going to make a very nice match. If we are good, we can just win. “Yet they will by AZ this week just looked back into the game on 11 December when AZ lost 0-4 at home was by the locals.
AZ seems almost certain the playoffs for European football and so the Alkmaar have two opportunities to qualify for the Europa League. The team of Van den Brom played seven matches and only then is the cup final at De Kuip against Vitesse on the program, but according Vlaar stand which matches the theme of the finale. “Every game is very important, which are actually between exams. Those games we will have to play well, so we are top in the Cup final. ”
Probable lineup AZ Alkmaar
Curl; Haps, Vlaar, Wuytens, Luck Assen; Bel Hassani, Rienstra of Overeem; Jahanbakhsh, Friday, Dos Santos
Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar head to head
11.12.16 ERE AZ Alkmaar Feyenoord 0 : 4
03.03.16 KNV Feyenoord AZ Alkmaar 3 : 1
24.01.16 ERE AZ Alkmaar Feyenoord 4 : 2
25.10.15 ERE Feyenoord AZ Alkmaar 3 : 1
05.04.15 ERE AZ Alkmaar Feyenoord 1 : 4