On the 12th of November, in this week 14 match, PSV plays host to AZ Alkmaar in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed PSV is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ajax. Luuk de Jong struck first for PSV in the 23rd minute, then Érick Gutiérrez added another in the 50th minute. PSV should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed AZ Alkmaar, recorded a 1-3 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Jesper Karlsson struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 9th minute on a feed from Yukinari Sugawara, but Iliass Bel Hassani got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 32nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Zakaria Bakkali to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
For AZ Alkmaar, their top scorers are Yukinari Sugawara and Jens Odgaard, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. PSV’s top weapon lately has been Luuk de Jong, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Olivier Boscagli is unavailable to play for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s team, while Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Hakon Evjen and Bruno Martins Indi.