Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 16/02/2023, 11:13  by Kennedy Kechula in Eredivisie Predictions

Round 22 of the Dutch Eredivisie will see a top-of-the-table clash when leaders Feyenoord host second-placed AZ Alkmaar on Saturday. The two teams are separated by two points at the top of the standings – Feyenoord on 46 points and AZ on 44. The hosts have 13 wins and seven draws but have been plagued by inconsistency since the start of the year. This has enabled AZ as well as the rest of the top five to close in on them. Feyenoord have won just two of their last five matches but to be fair to them, the three draws in which they have played out have come against teams inside the top five. Arne Slot’s men beat Heerenveen 2-1 away from home last time out to end a run of two matches without a win in the league. They have kept just one clean sheet in their last five matches and conceded four in the KNVB Cup at home to NEC Nijmegen last week.

AZ Alkmaar have been rampant this year; they’ve so far netted 21 goals in seven matches in the league. In that tally of goals, 11 have come in the last three matches. Pascal Jansen’s side comes to this high-stakes match with Feyenoord having put five past Excelsior without reply. Were it not for successive draws against Utrecht and Volendam, AZ would be top right now. Anything other than a win will not only see them lose the chance to go top, but they can also find themselves down to fourth by the time the round concludes.