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AZ, Recent FormAZ manager Maarten Martens will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 5-1 away defeat by PSV. They came away from that fixture with 41% of the possession and clocked up 10 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, PSV managed 18 attempts on goal, with 8 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 11 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and when playing at home this season, they've notched up 7 clean sheets in 14 games.
On an individual basis, Vangelis Pavlidis will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 25 goals in AZ's 29 league games this season.
RKC Waalwijk, Recent FormThe 3-2 away defeat to FC Volendam will not have sat easily with the RKC Waalwijk squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. In that game they recorded 59 % of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 8 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 20 shots on goal.
When it comes to attacking power Henk Fraser will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 7 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 7 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, and playing away from home, they have failed to score in 7 of their 14 games this season.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 8 games.
Michiel Kramer has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against AZ.
Not many saw the outcome of the last meeting between these sides as a surprise, with AZ running out winners in a match that ended 1-3.
The RKC defence has struggled at AFAS Stadion, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 13 visits.
AZ has won the last 2 games they've played against RKC in the league.
Dani de Wit has scored in each of AZ's last 2 league games against RKC.
RKC Waalwijk 0 - 4 AZAZ manager Maarten Martens has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Mayckel Lahdo (Unknown), Bruno Martins Indi (Back), Sem Westerveld (Meniscus) and Lequincio Zeefuik (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Shawn Adewoye (Unknown) and Nouri El Harmazi (Shoulder) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Henk Fraser will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
AZ Playing at home | RKC Waalwijk Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 26' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.1 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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