Alkmaar, Netherlands — AZ Alkmaar go host NAC Breda for AFAS Stadion on April 24, 2025, at 17:45 as both teams dey fight for different goals in Eredivisie. AZ wan climb di table while NAC dey try escape relegation.
Current league standing show say AZ dey sixth with 46 points after 13 wins, 7 draws, and 9 losses. Them don score 47 goals but concede 33, show say dem get solid attack but defensive issues dey. Coach Maarten Martens dey face pressure after dem lose 0-1 to Heracles Almelo in di last match. Dis bad form don make fans dey worry as dem don only win one match in di last five.
Marten’s style dey focus on attacking with quick counterplays, but inconsistency don affect di team’s performance in di league. AZ don perform better for home, where them record 7 wins out of 14 matches. Dis match go be chance for dem to get back di winning form.
For di other side, NAC Breda dey struggle for survival for di 15th position, with just 31 points. Dem record of 8 wins, 7 draws, and 14 losses no dey encouraging as dem don score only 31 goals while dem concede 49. Di last match wey dem play end 2-3 loss to Sparta Rotterdam, and dem no fit win any of dia last five matches.
Coach Carl Hoefkens dey experiment with different tactics, but di lack of cohesion dey show as di team no fit defend well, especially for away matches, where dem don suffer 10 defeats. NAC go hope to turn their fortune around as dem last win for AFAS stadium wan be back in 2020.
Historically, AZ don dey dominate NAC for di league with 4 wins out of di last 5 encounters, including a 2-1 victory in di last meeting. Despite di recent form, AZ still dey favored to win dis match, and bettings odds dey favor dem for home victory with 1.41 odds.
Di match fit also see NAC fail to score based on dia recent struggles in front of goal, which make di betting option “both teams to score: No” quite attractive as well.
For AZ Alkmaar, dem go likely start with Owusu-Oduro; Wolfe, Indi, Goes, Maikuma; Koopmeiners, Smit; Bommel, Mijnans, Poku; Parrott, who sabi find di net well as him don score 14 goals for di league season. NAC on di other hand go lack some key players due to injuries and suspension, especially captain Van den Bergh.
With both teams dey need di points for different reasons, dis match go surely get tension. Fans dey expect AZ to fire back with win and show dem control for dis important clash.
