AZ Alkmaar is in the shadow of Ajax and PSV every season and somehow they are always the "third" team in the Netherlands even though every season they cause big problems to the biggest clubs. AZ has created a very high-quality team, as can be seen from the results, there are Dani de Witt, Hakon Evjen and the great Greek Vangelis Pavlidis. Coach Pascal Jansen leads the team brilliantly, he likes to attack the flanks and plays a similar game as Antonio Conte, he looks for sharp balls in the penalty area mainly by Vangelis Pavlidis or Dani de Witt, who then finishes the actions also midfield players are reluctant to shoot outside the penalty area. It was Jordi Clasie with a great shot from 20 meters that brought a narrow victory to his team against Cambuur in the last round. The game was tied until Cambuur went down with 10 players and from then on AZ completely dominated. This was their 6th win in a row in all competitions and apart from that unfortunate defeat in Scotland against Dundee Utd, AZ played all the other games perfectly. As for the NEC guests, like every season, their primary goal is to stay in the Eredivisie and I think they have the quality to be in the company of the best Dutch clubs. Nijmegen opened the season with a home defeat against Twente, then they scored 4 goals on the road against newcomers Volendam and in the last game they shared the spoils with Groningen at their stadium. NEC is a mediocre team and I predict that they will be in the middle of the table. At this moment AZ is a much better team, the momentum is at a very high level as well as the form of key players, therefore bet falls on the home team to win this game. As for a -1.5 Asian handicap, it is very possible but I will go with a safer bet as this game can easily finish 1-0 or 2-1.

My prediction;

Outcome: AZ to win

阿尔克马尔每个赛季都在阿贾克斯和埃因霍温的阴影下，不知何故，他们总是荷兰的“第三”球队，尽管每个赛季他们都会给最大的俱乐部带来大问题。阿尔克马尔造就了一支非常高素质的球队，从成绩上可以看出，有Dani de Witt、Hakon Evjen和伟大的希腊人Vangelis Pavlidis。教练帕斯卡尔-詹森带领球队发挥出色，他喜欢边路进攻，打法和孔蒂类似，他在禁区内寻找锋利的球主要是由万吉利斯帕夫利迪斯或丹尼德维特完成，中场球员也是不愿在禁区外射门。正是乔尔迪·克拉西（Jordi Clasie）在 20 米外的一记精彩射门为他的球队在上轮对阵坎布尔的比赛中带来了微弱的胜利。比赛一直打成平手，直到 Cambuur 以 10 名球员倒下，从那时起阿尔克马尔完全占据主导地位。这是他们在所有比赛中连续第六次获胜，除了在苏格兰不幸失利Dundee Utd, 阿尔克马尔在其他所有比赛中都打得很好。至于N客队奈梅亨，就像每个赛季一样，他们的主要目标是留在荷甲，我认为他们有能力与最好的荷兰俱乐部在一起。奈梅亨以主场负于特温特的比赛开场，随后他们在客场对阵新人沃伦丹时打进 4 球，在上一场比赛中，他们在主场与格罗宁根分道扬镳。 NEC 是一支平庸的队伍，我预测他们将处于积分榜的中间位置。目前阿尔克马尔是一支更好的球队，气势很高，主力球员的状态也很好，所以这场比赛的赌注落在了主队身上。至于-1.5的让步，也是很有可能的，但我会选择更安全的选项，这场比赛很可能1-0或2-1结束。

预测：阿尔克马尔胜