Week 7 features a match on Sun Sep 18th, where AZ Alkmaar plays host to Ajax in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, AZ Alkmaar recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Twente. Jens Odgaard scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 54th minute, then in the 81st minute, Joshua Brenet sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Manfred Ugalde earning them at least the one point. AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Ajax, recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Mohamed Salah scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 17th minute, then in the 27th minute, Steven Berghuis sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kudus Mohammed. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar and Ajax last played eachother at the Afas Stadion on the 3rd of March. Ajax took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Steven Berghuis struck first for Ajax in the 11th minute, then Davy Klaassen added another in the 89th minute In the end, AZ Alkmaar was frustrated by Ajax’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajax ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kudus Mohammed has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Ajax. AZ Alkmaar’s most prolific scorer has been Jens Odgaard. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Zinho Vanheusden, Riechedly Bazoer, Bruno Martins Indi and Jesper Karlsson, while Alfred Schreuder’s squad will be without Owen Wijndal.