On the 9th of October, in this week 9 match, AZ Alkmaar will travel to Utrecht to battle FC Utrecht in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. FC Utrecht sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Excelsior. Sander van de Streek struck first for FC Utrecht in the 31st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Excelsior was frustrated by FC Utrecht’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Utrecht ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 4-1 win against FC Groningen. Dani De Wit scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 3rd minute, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Tijani Reijnders. AZ Alkmaar is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season AZ Alkmaar won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jens Odgaard has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for AZ Alkmaar. FC Utrecht’s most prolific scorer has been Douvikas. The Greek attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Henk Fraser’s squad will be without Bart Ramselaar, Mike Van der Hoorn and Ramon Hendriks, while Hakon Evjen, Bruno Martins Indi and Jesper Karlsson are unavailable to play for Pascal Jansen’s team.