AZ Alkmaar hosts Ajax in the Dutch KNVB Beker semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 3rd at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar)
Pascal Jansen's team started its way in the tournament from the 2nd round. AZ Alkmaar eliminated Heracles (4-1), Twente (2-1), and Waalwijk (4-0). The Cheese Farmers are having a good season. They made it to the semifinals of the Dutch Cup, gained a foothold in fourth place in the Eredivisie standings, and reached the 1/8 finals of the Conference League, where they will face Norwegian Bodo/Glimt. Jansen's players have achieved such success thanks to an impressive unbeaten streak of 18 official matches in a row. In the last game, held on February 27 in Alkmaar, the Cheese Farmers defeated Feyenoord (2-1). The outcome of the match was determined by Jesper Karlsson, who scored a brace due to two converted penalties.
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Ajax also started their performance in the Dutch Cup from the 2nd round. The current trophy holders knocked out Barendrecht (4-0), Excelsior Maassluis (9-0), and Vitesse (5-0). Ajax could boast of a 10-match winning streak in the league and the Dutch Cup until last week, but the last two matches showed that Sons of the Gods also have recessions. On February 23, they lost a victory in an energy-consuming Champions League match against Benfica in Lisbon (2-2), and four days later they unexpectedly lost to Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer (2-1).
The teams crossed paths in the match of the 16th round of the Dutch Eredivisie. They met in Amsterdam on December 12 last year. The guests from Alkmaar defeated the hosts with a score of 2-1. Vangelis Pavlidis and Zakaria Aboukhlal scored for the Cheese Farmers, and Ajax responded with an accurate shot by Sebastian Haller. AZ may surprise Sons of the Gods again. Despite the status of the favorite, they may experience problems against the Farmers who have gained momentum and have not lost for a long time. The powerful attack of Ajax has scored in the last 17 games, so there is almost no doubt that it will convert at least one dangerous scoring chance in the upcoming game. At the same time, AZ Alkmaar has scored in 14 of the previous 15 home games. It is likely that the hosts will upset Sons of the Gods in front of their native stands.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
