Utrecht hosts AZ Alkmaar in round 1 of the Dutch Eredivisie. The match will be played on Sunday, December 27th at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht)
Utrecht can boast of one league title and three victories in the national cup. Such achievements are very solid for the not-so-formidable Dutch club. Now Utrecht cannot break out of the middle of the elite division standings and make a qualitative breakthrough into the European Cup zone. In the last five rounds, the team gained only one victory and three draws. The coach Rene Hake is faced with a difficult task to make progress with his charges in the coming matches. Such footballers as goalkeeper Paes, defenders Janssen and Hoogma, midfielders van de Streek, Maher and Ramselaar, and forward Kerk are the leaders of modern Utrecht.
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This year AZ Alkmaar was on the verge of reaching the Champions League group but failed to eliminate Dynamo Kyiv. After that, Cheeseheads performed unsuccessfully in the group stage of the Europa League, where they took only third place. Now AZ takes an intermediate seventh place in the Eredivisie standings. The gap to the Champions League zone is six points. AZ has quite a few talented football players (their average age is 24 years). Among the experienced performers, it is worth noting Bizot, Indi, Vlaar, and Clasie. Boadu, Stengs, Wijndal, and Koopmeiners are the main young talents of the Alkmaar team. With such a talent pool, the club is capable of competing for the top three of the Dutch championship.
The upcoming game promises to be very interesting and intriguing in terms of the outcome. AZ is the favorite on paper, but the hosts of the arena have a reputation of an unyielding and tough club with serious chances of taking points from Alkmaar. Do not forget that this is a match in the Dutch championship, which has always been famous for the highest performance indicators.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
