Week 5 brings us a match on Sep 4th where FC Emmen hosts AZ Alkmaar at De Oude Meerdijk in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 12th placed FC Emmen, recorded a 0-4 loss against Feyenoord. Quinten Timber struck first for Feyenoord in the 60th minute, then Santiago Giménez added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Alireza Jahanbakhsh In the end, FC Emmen was frustrated by Feyenoord’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Feyenoord ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Emmen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against SC Cambuur. Jordy Clasie struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, SC Cambuur was frustrated by AZ Alkmaar’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AZ Alkmaar ended the match with the shutout victory. AZ Alkmaar is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
AZ Alkmaar’s most prolific scorer has been Vangelis Pavlidis. The Greek attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Ole Romeny has been the most effective weapon for FC Emmen lately. The Dutch attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches
Dick Lukkien’s squad will be without Météhan Guclu and van Dorp, while Zinho Vanheusden and Jesper Karlsson are unavailable to play for AZ Alkmaar.