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The Eredivisie fixture at AFAS Stadion on Sunday will see home team AZ ready themselves for the challenge from opponents Excelsior.
Our tips, poll and stats for AZ v Excelsior can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
AZ
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AZ prepare for this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Eredivisie drawn game vs Sparta Rotterdam.
In that game, AZ had 55% possession and 15 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for AZ was Yukinari Sugawara (25'). At the other end, Sparta Rotterdam had 14 shots on goal with 6 on target. Arno Verschueren (74') was the scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
Under three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where AZ have been involved. In terms of the goal attribution during this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 5 and AZ managed the sum of 5.
Coming into this contest, AZ haven't lost in the league to Excelsior in their last 2 games.
Excelsior
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie action, Excelsior and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Excelsior had 52% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For Excelsior, goals were scored by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (61') and Richie Omorowa (82'). Fortuna Sittard had 17 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Justin Lonwijk (13'), Kaj Sierhuis (15', 29', 34') and Rodrigo Guth (68') scored for Fortuna Sittard.
Illustrating their partiality to high-scoring matches, goals have been seen as many as 24 times in the prior six games in which Excelsior have sent out their troops, giving an average of 4 goals each clash. Opposing teams have managed 17 from this total. That kind of trend wonโt necessarily be continued into this next game, however.
A look at their previous results shows us that Excelsior:
- have not beaten AZ when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 9 league matches. It's not a good run at all.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes stretching back to 15/12/2018 shows us that AZ have won 3 of these & Excelsior 2, with the tally of drawn results being 1.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 24 in all which averages out at 4 goals per match.
The previous league clash featuring these sides was Eredivisie match day 16 on 04/11/2023 and the score finished Excelsior 1-1 AZ.
The match was refereed by Laurens Gerrets.
โน๏ธ Team News: AZ
Sem Westerveld (Meniscus injury) and Hobie Verhulst (Meniscus injury) are unavailable for AZ manager Maarten Martens.
It looks as if AZ will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 formation this time featuring Mathew Ryan, Yukinari Sugawara, Wouter Goes, Riechedly Bazoer, David Moeller Wolfe, Kristijan Belic, Tiago Dantas, Sven Mijnans, Dani de Wit, Ruben van Bommel and Vangelis Pavlidis.
๐ฐ Team News: Excelsior
Excelsior manager Marinus Dijkhuizen has to choose a team with limited availability. Kik Pierie (Foot injury), Lennard Hartjes (Knee injury) and Ian Smeulers (unknown injury) are not ready for selection.
We believe Roodzwarten seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Stijn van Gassel, Siebe Horemans, Casper Widell, Sven Nieuwpoort, Mimeirhel Benita, Julian Baas, Cisse Sandra, D. Sanches Fernandes, Lance Duijvestijn, Kenzo Goudmijn and Richie Omorowa.
๐ก Prediction
Itโs looking like Excelsior will have a tough assignment to find the net against a AZ team who have the quality to win well here.
Weโre therefore predicting a very comprehensive 3-0 win for AZ when the referee blows the final whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 11:02 10/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
AZ
Formed: 1967
Stadium: AFAS Stadion (19,478)
Captain: Bruno Martins Indi
Chairman: Renรฉ Neelissen
Manager: Maarten Martens
Competitions: Eredivisie position 4, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
๐ Key Man: Ruben van Bommel
Customarily taking up the Left Wing position, Ruben van Bommel was born in Meerssen, Netherlands. After having made a senior debut playing for MVV in the 2022 - 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has managed to score 4 league goals in the Eredivisie 2023 - 2024 season so far in 19 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 69 | WWWDW |
2 |
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24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 56 | WWWWD |
3 |
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25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 53 | WLWWW |
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24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 43 | LDWWD |
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24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 39 | DLDLW |
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25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 37 | DWLWL |
7 |
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24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | WLDWW |
8 |
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25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 33 | WWWLD |
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24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 31 | DWLWW |
10 |
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24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -13 | 30 | DLLWW |
11 |
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25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 30 | LWLDL |
12 |
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25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -17 | 29 | DWLDD |
13 |
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24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 27 | WDLLL |
14 |
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24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -24 | 23 | LWLLD |
15 |
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24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 21 | LLLLL |
16 |
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25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -19 | 21 | WLLLW |
17 |
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25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -32 | 16 | LDWLL |
18 |
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24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -37 | 13 | LLDLL |
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FC Zwolle |
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Goals scored | 2.3 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 24 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 1.3 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 2.6 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
Vangelis Pavlidis | 23 |
Dani de Wit | 8 |
Ruben van Bommel | 4 |
Mayckel Lahdo | 3 |
Sven Mijnans | 3 |
Troy Parrott | 7 |
Nikolas Agrafiotis | 5 |
Couhaib Driouech | 4 |
Siebe Horemans | 3 |
Lazaros Lamprou | 3 |
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