Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: AZ Alkmaar – Excelsior Rotterdam
Despite their recent inconsistent form, AZ is determined not to relinquish the fourth position to Ajax, who currently trail by four points. With eight points from their last four matches, AZ has been finding their rhythm under club legend Maarten Martens in recent weeks. The wingers still haven’t achieved the desired output, but with talented teenagers like Ruben van Bommel and Jayden Addai, it seems only a matter of time before they also make a significant contribution.
Van Bommel recently took the spotlight by scoring both goals in the 0-2 victory over Ajax and has been consistently starting as the left winger in recent weeks. Midfielder Sven Mijnans has been operating on the right flank lately, while Kristijan Belic and Wouter Goes also seem to have cemented their places in the starting lineup under the new coach. The 18-year-old Goes has kept out the 36-time Dutch international and captain Bruno Martins Indi from the starting XI.
Excelsior Rotterdam
After suffering five consecutive defeats, Excelsior finds themselves just above the relegation zone, with their latest setback being a 5-2 defeat against Fortuna Sittard. The Kralingers had given lowly Vitesse their only league victory of 2024 the week before, which has heightened concerns for the team that only suffered one defeat in the first eight matches of this season.
Excelsior has scored almost twice as many goals as their rivals in the lower regions of the league, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in eighteen of their last nineteen matches across all competitions. With fifteen different goal scorers, they have plenty of attacking prowess, but goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel has conceded at least two goals in each of his last five matches, indicating that there is still room for improvement defensively.
Hot Stats
Players to watch: Sven Mijnans marked his debut in the AZ starting lineup over a year ago with two goals and an assist against Excelsior. In their earlier encounter this season, he provided another decisive assist. Lance Duijvestijn was involved in a goal in each of his first three starts for Excelsior (2 goals, 1 assist).
Hot stat: Excelsior has conceded at least two goals in each of their last eight away matches in the Eredivisie, but they have also scored in all of those matches.
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