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AZ Alkmaar vs Zwolle Prediction & Betting tips
Where the Alkmaarders lick the wounds after the lost cup final, PEC Zwolle probably still needs points to secure the Play-Offs. Whether the club from Zwolle has something to look for is a second one.
AZ Alkmaar:
In Alkmaar people still look back with a double feeling on this season. On the one hand, there was the very clever third place, on the other hand the team of John van den Brom let slip the chance of a tangible prize. In the final of the cup, AZ did not play at home against Feyenoord, allowing the cup to remain in the Rotterdam Kuip. The defeat typified the season.
There were enough good footballers in Alkmaar service on the field, although Van den Brom did not manage to put the team a good pot on the mat against a top club. As it is now known, AZ did not take a point this season against a team from the traditional top three (PSV, Ajax and Feyenoord). It is immediately clear to Van den Brom what it is about.
The coach from Amersfoort exchanged a lot of tactics in the big matches, which was especially critical of the lost cup final. According to the critic, Van den Brom had better hold on to his successful 4-4-3. Against opponents like PSV and Feyenoord the coach decided to play football with an extra central defender. This did not work out well afterwards.
Zwolle :
For opponents PEC Zwolle there is definitely still something at stake. De Zwollenaren had a great first half of the season and still have a view of the Play-Offs for European football despite a bad 2018. The team of trainer John van ‘t Schip has to keep ADO Den Haag under them. The Hagenezen have as many points, but have a slightly less good goal balance.
For PEC Zwolle it would be a reward for the good season. Before the winter break the club surprised friend and foe with fun and sparkling football. PEC Zwolle managed to combine that with return, which meant that the team was in the subtop for a long time. In the new year the Zwollenaren went a lot less well. There were only three victories in 2018, so a small free fall was used.
Last Sunday, 0-1 was lost at home, which resulted in quite a flute concert of the supporters. The team said goodbye to the home crowd, but did not do so with a match as we saw it before the turn of the year. In that respect, the supporters of the Blauwvingers will wonder aloud whether the club has something to look for in the Play-Offs.
AZ Alkmaar vs Zwolle head to head matches
31.01.18 KNV AZ Alkmaar Zwolle 4 : 1
12.12.17 ERE Zwolle AZ Alkmaar 1 : 1
26.02.17 ERE AZ Alkmaar Zwolle 1 : 1
18.09.16 ERE Zwolle AZ Alkmaar 0 : 2
16.04.16 ERE AZ Alkmaar Zwolle 5 : 1