Vitesse – AZ Alkmaar

In form Vitesse hosts AZ Alkmaar in a derby clash in the 27th round of the Eredivisie.

2014 was mostly a year to forget for Vitesse and 2015 started even worse with 4 defeats out of 4 matches in January. But the hosts managed to turn things around and are now on a roll … they have 6 wins and 1 draw in the last 7 matches, with the draw coming last round at Heracles after Vitesse led until the 94th minute. The hosts beat teams like Ajax or Twente and are undefeated since January, scoring in each match since than. They are on the 6th place but can realistically hope for a Top 3 finish with the current form … of course, they need to keep winning, especially vs. rivals like Alkmaar.

The good news do not stop here … Vitesse has no injuries or suspensions, so the Peter Bosz (what a turnaround he made with this team) can field his best lineup today.

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AZ Alkmaar is playing all out attacking football at the moment … they scored at least two goals in each of the last 5 games (3 wins, 2 draws), even in the last round when they were demolished 6-2 by Utrecht. It was a shock defeat considering the good season Alkmaar is having … 4th place, only 1 point behind Feyenoord. It is expected that they enter this match with focus and play much better football than last week. Ortiz and Gudelj will not be in the lineup for Alkmaar today.

The visitors are scoring goals for fun at the moment and it looks very likely that they can bang in at least one today … despite Vitesse’s good form. The hosts of course are expected to score a couple themselves looking at the way they are playing and creating chances. Three of the last five matches of each team saw both teams to score. With this in mind my tip will be both to score and I think Alkmaar could actually get a result after last week’s humiliation … they will be very motivated and the odds for a bet on Vitesse to win are way too short in my opinion. Correct score prediction: Vitesse – AZ Alkmaar 2-2.

Pick: Both to score
Odds: 1.62 @ Bet365
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 4.96
Event date: 13 March