On Wednesday Jan 25th, in week 18, Go Ahead Eagles will host AZ Alkmaar in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Go Ahead Eagles sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Utrecht. Willum Thor Willumsson struck first for FC Utrecht on an own goal in the 3rd minute, but Bobby Adekanye got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 10th minute . Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, AZ Alkmaar recorded a 2-0 shutout win against SC Heerenveen. Dani De Wit struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 33rd minute, then Tijani Reijnders added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Yukinari Sugawara In the end, SC Heerenveen 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. With 19 points in their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
AZ Alkmaar and Go Ahead Eagles last played eachother at the Afas Stadion on the 7th of August. AZ Alkmaar won by a score of 2 to 0. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 70th minute, then added another in the 86th minute In the end, Go Ahead Eagles couldn’t muster any offence and AZ Alkmaar ran away with the shutout win.
AZ Alkmaar’s most prolific scorer has been Jesper Karlsson. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. For Go Ahead Eagles, their top scorers are Rommens and Bobby Adekanye, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
René Hake’s Go Ahead Eagles squad will be without Kuipers and Sam Beukema, while Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Bruno Martins Indi.