Week 33 brings us a match on May 11th, where AZ Alkmaar and FC Utrecht will play a match in Utrecht 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 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, FC Utrecht recorded a 1-1 draw against PEC Zwolle. Hidde ter Avest struck first for FC Utrecht in the 29th minute, then Daishawn Redan tied it up for PEC Zwolle in the 74th minute earning PEC Zwolle a comeback draw. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, AZ Alkmaar recorded a 1-1 draw against Sparta Rotterdam. Vangelis Pavlidis struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 48th minute, then Vito van Crooy tied it up for Sparta Rotterdam in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Sparta Rotterdam at least a draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Afas Stadion, AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Vangelis Pavlidis struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 6th minute on a feed from Albert Guðmundsson, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Owen Wijndal.
AZ Alkmaar’s most prolific scorer has been Vangelis Pavlidis. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Quinten Maduro and Bart Ramselaar are the top scorers for FC Utrecht in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Mark van der Maarel, Bart Ramselaar, Sander van de Streek, Mimoun Mahi and Naoki Maeda are unavailable to play for Rick Kruijs’s team, while Pascal Jansen’s squad will be without Mohamed Taabouni.