The Eredivisie will return to action this weekend as hosts RKC Waalwijk welcomes AZ Alkmaar to the Mandemakers Stadion on Sunday.

RKC Waalwijk will be going into this game following a 3-0 horrible defeat in their previous game against FC Twente. That game was reflective of their season so far as the home side have been fairly inconsistent with issues all round. It has been quite rare in recent time that RKC Waalwijk have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. They have struggled greatly and have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping a whooping 13 goals in the process. This horrendous defensive performances has placed them at 9th position with only 14 points all season. This position, however comfortable it seems is only 4 points away from the relegation zone. RKC Waalwijk are currently on a 4 game winless run, with 3 huge defeats and one goalless draw. In that time period, they have conceded a total of 9 goals and scored only 1. This defensive weakness and attacking impotency will surely be exploited by their high flying visitors, AZ.

The Visitors on the other hand, AZ Alkmaar, will go into this clash on the back of a 2-1 Conference League win over Dnipro-1 in their last fixture and will be looking to build on that momentum. The visitors, currently sit in 3rd place, with 26 points so far, 2 away from first placed Ajax. They have been clinical on the attack, converting as many as 23 goals so far this season to earn their place, while only conceding 13 in that same time period, showing a defensive steel. Going into this game, AZ Alkmaar are on a 3 game winning streak and will be hoping to extend that record.

Records dating back to 2020 shows that of the 6 games played between these two sides, AZ Alkmaar have the upper hand, having won 4 out of those 6 as opposed to the home side's 2. The visitors clearly have the upper hand in this game and to compound things for the home side, RKC Waalwijk are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league. We are predicting an away win here with AZ Alkmaar coming out of this game with all 3 points.

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本周末球队将回归，东道主RKC walalwijk将在周日的曼德梅克球场迎来阿兹阿尔克马尔。

RKC Waalwijk将参加这场比赛，因为他们在上一场对阵特温特的比赛中0 - 3惨败。那场比赛反映了他们这个赛季到目前为止的表现，因为主队在所有问题上都相当不稳定。在最近的时间里，RKC Waalwijk成功坚持了整整90分钟是非常罕见的。他们一直在苦苦挣扎，在之前的6场比赛中有5场被对手打进了球，在这一过程中打入了13球。这种糟糕的防守表现让他们整个赛季只得到14分，排名第九。这个位置，无论看起来多么舒适，离降级区只有4分的距离。RKC Waalwijk目前已经4场全胜，3场惨败，1场平局。在此期间，他们总共丢了9球，只进了1球。这种防守的弱点和进攻的无能肯定会被他们高高在上的客队阿斯利康利用。

另一方面，客队阿兹阿尔克马尔将在上一场联赛中2-1战胜德尼普罗后进入这场比赛，他们将寻求建立这种势头。客队目前排名第三，目前积26分，距离第一名阿贾克斯2分。他们在进攻上表现得很冷静，本赛季到目前为止，他们打进了多达23粒进球，从而赢得了自己的位置，而在同一时期，他们只丢了13球，显示出了防守的钢铁。进入这场比赛，阿兹阿尔克马尔是一个3连胜，将希望扩大这一记录。

追溯到2020年的记录显示，在两队之间的6场比赛中，阿兹阿尔克马尔占了上风，在这6场比赛中赢得了4场，而主队则赢得了2场。客队显然在这场比赛中占了上风，对于主队来说情况更加复杂，RKC Waalwijk在过去的两场联赛中没有在主场赢过球。我们预测阿兹·阿尔克马尔将在客场取胜，并在本场比赛中获得全部3分。