On the 29th of May, Vitesse will travel to Alkmaar to battle AZ Alkmaar in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against SC Heerenveen. Dani De Wit struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 5th minute, then Zakaria Aboukhlal added another in the 88th minute on a feed from Jordy Clasie In the end, SC Heerenveen couldn’t muster any offence and AZ Alkmaar ran away with the shutout win. AZ Alkmaar is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Vitesse, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against FC Utrecht. Manhoef struck first for Vitesse in the 39th minute, then Sondre Tronstad added another in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Utrecht couldn’t manage to score, and Vitesse took the shutout win. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Vitesse and AZ Alkmaar last played eachother at the Afas Stadion on Apr 2nd. AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 32nd minute, then Jacob Rasmussen added another on an own goal in the 56th minute.
Loïs Openda has been the most effective weapon for Vitesse lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Vangelis Pavlidis has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar will be without Jordy Clasie, while Vitesse will be without Yann Gboho, Maximilian Wittek and Jacob Rasmussen.