On the 11th of March, FC Groningen and AZ Alkmaar will play a match in Alkmaar in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vitesse. Jesper Karlsson scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 29th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and AZ Alkmaar ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fC Groningen sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Feyenoord. Oussama Idrissi scored the first goal for Feyenoord in the 88th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar and FC Groningen last played eachother at the Euroborg on the 1st of October. AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Dani De Wit struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 3rd minute, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 19th minute.
FC Groningen’s top weapon lately has been Ricardo Pepi, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Jesper Karlsson has been the most effective weapon for AZ Alkmaar lately. The Swedish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Jordy Clasie, Zinho Vanheusden, Dani De Wit, Riechedly Bazoer and Bruno Martins Indi, while Dennis van der Ree’s FC Groningen squad will be without Oliver Antman, Mads Bech Sørensen, P. Abraham and Ragnar Oratmangoen.