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Go Ahead Eagles and AZ Alkmaar play at De Adelaarshorst in a match of the 18th round of the Eredivisie. In the final confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 24-09-2016, the final result was a draw for (2-2). The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Go Ahead Eagles
The home team is currently in 18th place with 12 points earned after 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to PSV Eindhoven by (1-0). In the last match, they tied off to Groningen for (1-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last eight home games for the league, the Go Ahead Eagles have won 3, 1 draw and 4 losses, having won 10 points out of 24. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score.
The Eagles are poorly placed on the leaderboard, currently only occupy eighteenth on the table and their recent form is not good. In the last 6 games they had only 2 wins, having a draw and three defeats. Their last match was a 1-1 draw at Groningen when they played away from home.
His trio of midfielders has been the highlight of this season’s team, with greater brilliance from Antonia who already has three assists.
For this game, they will play in the tactical system 4-2-3-1 and have some embezzlements: Chris David, Tom Damen and Sinan Bytyqi.
AZ Alkmaar
After 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 5th place, having won 28 points. In the last match, he beat Twente by (1-2), having lost at home in a game against Feyenoord by (0-4). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 25 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 28 goals scored and 20 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a draw with Augsburg for (1-1). In the championship, AZ Alkmaar had 15 points in 27 chances, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games he played as a visitor. The team have conceded goals in 9 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 matches in this competition. In their games away to this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 6 of the last 9 that disputed there were less of 3 goals. In 17 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoring in the 6 games in which he conceded the first goal.
AZ Alkmaar are very well placed on the leaderboard, currently ranked fifth with 28 points, 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 games. His recent form is good, in the last 6 games they have won 2, drawn 3 and lost only 1, with Feyenoord 0-4. Their last match was against Twente, they won 2-1 away from home.
In the last 4 AZ games, they all finished in more than 2 goals.
The team is confirmed to be active in the 4-2-3-1 system, but still has some issues with the game: Rens van Eijaps and Ron Vlaar are injured and are no longer available for this match.
Prediction: AZ Alkmaar Win @ 1.70
