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Almere City vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting tips
The last game in this round of the KNVB Cup is between Almere City and AZ. At the Yanmar Stadium, the next round will have a lot less priority with the Almenaars than with the visitors from Alkmaar, because they see cup profit as a quick road to success.
Almere City :
At Almere City, they will not jump from their seats a few weeks ago when they heard that a home match against AZ would be the next game in the Cup. A match against the visitors from Alkmaar is, of course, fun for the Black Sheep, but if you have to play against an Eredivisionist so early in the cup, you’d rather pick up a Feyenoord or Ajax. The chance that Almere City will know the next round of an Eredivisie club is of course very small, despite the fact that it was the Black Sheep in 2014 to turn off ADO The Hague after punishments.
If there is anything possible for the team of Jack de Gier against the Alkmaarers Thursday evening, it should also happen in the own Yanmar Stadium. Almere City does not play this season in the Jupiler League, but at home, the Allemans did not lose any duel. Almere City won this season in his own Yanmar Stadium, winning Helmond Sport (3-1) and MVV Maastricht (3-0), while FC Den Bosch (1-1), FC Oss (2- 2) and SC Cambuur (1-1). The league against the Leeuwarders came on last Friday evening and De Gier’s team took the lead 86 minutes into the game by Dennis van der Heijden, but Cambuur was still in the lead for the injury time.
AZ Alkmaar :
It’s been over half a year since AZ played the cup final against Vitesse. The Alkmaarders were better than Arnhemmers then, but then lost 0-2 and are also not active in the Europa League this season. John van de Brom’s team could also post the European football playoffs last season, but initially the focus was mainly on winning the Cup. That’s why the Alkmaarders did not succeed last season and so it’s Van den Brom’s men this season all the way to win the Dennenappel.
The Alkmaarers took a bit of revenge on Sunday afternoon when it comes to losing Europa League football this season. FC Utrecht was the last season in the play-off final to be too strong for the Alkmaarders after penalty kicking and that was remarkable. Van den Brom’s team won in the first match with 3-0 from FC Utrecht and the Alkmaarders were then disabled by the Domstedelingen at the Galgenwaard. On Sunday, FC Utrecht again got 3-0 on the pants in the AFAS Stadium and that victory could be used well in Alkmaar. AZ did not win the last three matches and the last victory was at MVV Maastricht in the Cup.
The visitors from Alkmaar will only want to play the cup finals this season and therefore Almere City can not be underestimated on Thursday evening. Van den Brom says: “We know how beautiful it is to perform well in this tournament. In this mission, we want to see a further round. Yes, we are obliged to win on Thursday. Ready. But underestimation may and may not be. ”
Almere City vs AZ Alkmaar head to head matches
16.07.16 CF AZ Alkmaar Almere City 4 : 0