In this week 27 match, on Sunday Mar 20th, Willem II plays host to AZ Alkmaar in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Willem II sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Fortuna Sittard. Zian Flemming struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 52nd minute on a feed from Lisandro Semedo, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Willem II couldn’t manage to score, and Fortuna Sittard took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while 4th placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 0-1 loss against FC Twente. Joshua Brenet struck first for FC Twente in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed AZ Alkmaar couldn’t manage to score, and FC Twente took the shutout win. AZ Alkmaar is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, AZ Alkmaar won by a score of 4 to 1. Dani De Wit struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 9th minute, then Elton Kabangu tied it up for Willem II in the 36th minute on a feed from Ringo Meerveld.
Jesper Karlsson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for AZ Alkmaar.
Willem II will be without Pol Llonch, Dries Saddiki, Robbin Ruiter and , while Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Jordy Clasie and Fredrik Midtsjø.