In a weekend match in week 24, on Fri Mar 3rd, Vitesse and AZ Alkmaar will play a match in Arnhem in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Vitesse recorded a 1-2 loss against Ajax. Marco van Ginkel struck first for Vitesse in the 30th minute, but Davy Klaassen got the equalizer for Ajax in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Edson Álvarez. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 2-1 win against SC Cambuur. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 40th minute, then Wouter Goes added another in the 73rd minute. AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Jan 7th, AZ Alkmaar hosted Vitesse in their last match together. AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse battled to a 1-1 draw. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 77th minute, then Mohamed Sankoh tied it up for Vitesse in the 87th minute on a feed from Carlens Arcus squeezing out at least the one point for Vitesse.
For AZ Alkmaar, their top scorers are Jens Odgaard and Jesper Karlsson, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Million Manhoef has been the most effective weapon for Vitesse lately. The Dutch midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Vitesse will be without Sondre Tronstad and Maximilian Wittek, while Pascal Jansen’s AZ Alkmaar squad will be without Zinho Vanheusden, Dani De Wit, Riechedly Bazoer and Bruno Martins Indi.