On Dec 21st, FC Groningen will travel to Alkmaar to battle AZ Alkmaar in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 4-1 win against Heracles. Vangelis Pavlidis struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 2nd minute on a feed from Dani De Wit, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Yukinari Sugawara. AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 4-2 win against Excelsior. Niemeijer scored the first goal for Excelsior in the 23rd minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Mo El Hankouri sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cyril Ngonge But luckily in the 111th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jörgen Strand Larsen. FC Groningen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar and FC Groningen last played eachother at the Euroborg on Oct 24th. FC Groningen won by a score of 2 to 0. Cyril Ngonge scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 20th minute, then Michael De Leeuw added another in the 71st minute In the end, AZ Alkmaar was frustrated by FC Groningen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Groningen ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jörgen Strand Larsen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for FC Groningen. Jesper Karlsson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for AZ Alkmaar.