In this week 8 match on Oct 1st, FC Groningen hosts AZ Alkmaar in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sparta Rotterdam. Ricardo Pepi struck first for FC Groningen in the 61st minute, then Mijnans tied it up for Sparta Rotterdam in the 73rd minute on a feed from Vito van Crooy But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 90th minute on a penalty goal by Vito van Crooy. FC Groningen is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed AZ Alkmaar is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ajax. Kudus Mohammed struck first for Ajax in the 12th minute, but Mees De Wit got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 50th minute on a goal by Jens Odgaard. With 20 points in their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
AZ Alkmaar is fortunate enough to have Jens Odgaard in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. FC Groningen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jeffrey De Lange and Laros Duarte, and they each have 1 goal.