The new Eredivisie season is here! On Sunday night, 4 games will be played and one of them is going to be between AZ Alkmaar and Groningen. In this duel, I predict AZ Alkmaar's win.

Let's look at last year's results. AZ Alkmaar finished in 5th place with 16 wins in 34 games and a total of 57 points. The season wasn't so great for Groningen, which finished in 13th position with 10 wins and a total of 39 points. As we see, there's a big difference between the teams. If we look at their values, there's another big gap. AZ Alkmaar's worth is valued at 114 million euros, while Groningen's worth is around 18 million. It's a huge difference.

AZ Alkmaar is already in game shape because they are playing on the international stage. The team's goal is to qualify for the UEFA Conference League. At the end of July, AZ Alkmaar couldn't beat Ilves on the road (3:4), but it was followed by a strong home performance, crushing the opponents 5:0. This week, AZ hosted a team from Liechtenstein, Vaduz, and beat them 3:0. 2nd-leg game will be next week, but AZ Alkmaar is already in a prime position to qualify for the next round.

Groningen played a couple of friendly games before the season. While they had a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, I can't say the opponents were the hardest. The only loss was against NEC, which also plays in the Eredivisie and last season finished 8th. Budget and strength-wise, Groningen is much closer to NEC than to AZ Alkmaar, but they lost.

Last season, AZ Alkmaar won 8 out of 17 home games, scoring a total of 30 goals and conceding 17. Groningen struggled a lot on the road as they had just 2 wins and 3 draws in 17 games, a total of 13 goals scored and 39 conceded. With Alkmaar being in better shape, I really do like their chances to start the season with a win.

新赛季的荷甲联赛来了！周日晚上将有4场比赛，其中一场是阿尔克马尔和格罗宁根之间的比赛。在这场决斗中，我预测阿兹·阿尔克马尔会赢。

让我们看看去年的结果。阿尔克马尔在34场比赛中取得16胜，总共得到57分，排名第5。对于格罗宁根来说，这个赛季并没有那么好，他以10胜39分的成绩排在第13位。正如我们所看到的，两支球队之间有很大的不同。如果我们看看他们的价值观，还有一个很大的差距。阿尔克马尔的身价为1.14亿欧元，而格罗宁根的身价约为1800万欧元。这是一个巨大的差异。

阿尔克马尔已经处于比赛状态，因为他们正在国际舞台上比赛。球队的目标是晋级欧洲联盟联赛。7月底，阿尔克马尔在客场（3:4）没能击败伊尔维斯，但随后的主场表现强劲，5:0碾压对手。本周，阿斯利康主场迎战来自列支敦士登的瓦杜兹队，并以3:0击败他们。第二回合比赛将在下周进行，但阿尔克马尔已经处于晋级下一轮的最佳位置。

格罗宁根在赛季开始前打了几场友谊赛。虽然他们有4胜1负的战绩，但我不能说对手是最难对付的。唯一的一次失利是对阵NEC，这支球队也参加了荷甲联赛，上赛季排名第八。预算和实力方面，格罗宁根更接近NEC而不是阿兹阿尔克马尔，但他们输了。

上赛季，阿尔克马尔在17场主场比赛中赢了8场，进了30个球，丢了17个球。格罗宁根在客场表现不佳，他们在17场比赛中只有2胜3平，进13球失39球。随着阿尔克马尔状态的好转，我真的很看好他们以一场胜利开始新赛季的机会。