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Vitesse vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting tips
The match between Vitesse and AZ is definitely one to look forward to. The Arnhemmers will be the head of the Eredivisie after two matches and would like to be there again if the Eredivisie is resumed in two weeks. Does Henk Fraser’s team succeed in settling with the first real serious opponent of this season? Or does AZ know the success of ADO The Hague in Arnhem?
Vitesse :
After the 1-4 win on NAC Breda two weeks ago, Vitesse’s purchase policy was already praised and that was confirmed last weekend. In the home game against NAC scored three acquisitions and last week on Friday, Roda JC visited the purchases again. The acquisitions Tim Matavž and Thomas Bruns just managed to find against the Bredanians and captain Guram Kashia made the final goal on behalf of the Arnhemmers. Vitesse also received a counter attack for the third match in a row, although Remko Pasveer could not do much to Simon Gustafson’s penalty shootout.
Vitesse played in the Johan Cruijff Scale 1-1 against Feyenoord and the Arnhemmers therefore managed to win NAC and Roda JC. At the game against both Feyenoord and NAC, nothing was noticeable, but against Roda JC it was a lot less according to goalkeeper Thomas Bruns. “We win a bad game,” said Bruns, who found it easy to win Vitesse with 1-3 in Kerkrade. “But you win 1-3, there you can be proud of.”
If Vitesse can play against AZ as against Feyenoord and NAC, then the Arnhemmers should be able to win in their own home just this AZ. It is quite striking that this Vitesse is from the very first moment because there are, as mentioned more often, a lot of players left that were important last season. The Arnhemmers also can not complain about the program, because with matches against NAC Breda, Roda JC, AZ, Excelsior and VVV-Venlo, you can not say that the Arnhemmers have a difficult start to the competition. The points must also be caught in the first five games of the season, because after that there is a short Ajax out, FC Utrecht home and PSV home on the program.
AZ Alkmaar:
At AZ they also enter the first three points of this season. The Alkmaarders started the match with a 3-2 defeat at PSV, but at the Philips Stadium, AZ could also play the same. Last week, the Alkmaarders played a home match against ADO The Hague and that duel was won by John van den Brom’s team: 2-0. In addition, it has to be said that AZ was helped by Arbitrator Danny Makkelie who Wilfried Kanon sent his second yellow card within half an hour. The ADO defender pulled AZ captain Ron Vlaar into his own penalty area and Wout Weghorst took advantage of the penalty shootout. Talent Guus Til made the seventh minute the second hit on behalf of the Alkmaarders.
The Alkmaarders won by 2-0 from ADO The Hague, but according to John van den Brom, AZ could get a lot more profit from the man-more situation: “We could do a lot more. That’s why I’m not so happy either. “The AZ coach rightly thought that Kanon was sent from the field and the Alkmaarders got a penalty. The problem with this kind of situation is always that trainers will find it unfair if their player is sent in a similar situation of the field. The rules for holding in the penalty area are so different with each referee, so nobody knows what you’re up to.
Against ADO The Hague, the Alkmaar was held zero, but it could just be that she did not succeed again against Vitesse. At AZ they want to perform less volatile than last season, but I’ve got a hard head in there. It is interesting to see to what extent AZ can compete with a club like Vitesse this season. The Alkmaarders have at least Fredrik Midtsjo in their last race than at last. The Noor first played this week with his club Rosenborg against Ajax, which makes it unlikely that all paperwork for Friday afternoon has been submitted to the KNVB. It is remarkable, however, that AZ reported last week that they have been on the scouting list for Midtjylland’s 24-year-old.
Vitesse vs AZ Alkmaar head to head matches
30.04.17 KNV AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 0 : 2
29.01.17 ERE Vitesse AZ Alkmaar 2 : 1
15.10.16 ERE AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 2 : 2
06.02.16 ERE AZ Alkmaar Vitesse 1 : 0
08.11.15 ERE Vitesse AZ Alkmaar 0 : 2