Eredivisie 2025-2026 season Ratings and comments

SC Heerenveen - FC Groningen

 

11136

AZ Alkmaar - Excelsior

first half stats

 

11149

 

11619

PSV - Feyenoord
The absentees The question is, of course, with what complaints the players from last weekend's duels and this week in Europe have come. Both teams have to miss at least these players:
❌ PSV: Ruben van Bommel, Alassane Pléa, Ricardo Pepi and Nick Olij
❌ Feyenoord: Thomas Beelen, Gernot Trauner, Malcolm Jeng, Givairo Read, Gijs Smal, Gaoussou Diarra, Sem Steijn, Tsuyoshi Watanabe and Shaqueel van Persie.
❓Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jeremiah St. Juste and Ayase Ueda are uncertain. At PSV, Myron Boadu may return to the selection.

 

11743

Excelsior - Ajax

 

PSV - Feyenoord

 

11948

Sunday, 2.30 p.m.: AZ - AJAX
- Referee: Makkelie
- AZ remained unbeaten in the last 10 matches with Ajax; Last month 6-0 in the cup.
- AZ - Ajax played 47 times before, with 13 wins AZ and 22 wins for Ajax; Last in 2021: 0-3. AZ won the last three editions; Last season 2-1, and 2-0 in the cup.
- Ajax-AZ was 0-2 this season; goals Patati and Parrott. AZ has won only 2x in the last 10 league matches. Ajax is unbeaten in 8 matches. AZ player
De Wit, Wijndal, Weghorst and Berghuis of Ajax face their old club.

 

11981

This weekend is going to of very big importance, given the matches scheduled:


given the ranking atm.

 

Sunday, 12.15 p.m.: FC UTRECHT - FEYENOORD
- Referee: Van den Kerkhof
- Played 55 times before, with 13 wins for Utrecht and 25 wins for Feyenoord; 3x 0-4 and 1-5 in penultimate edition. In 2021, Utrecht won at home against Feyenoord: 3-1.
- Feyenoord won at home this season: 3-2; 2x Ueda; 1x Steijn; goals Utrecht from Feyenoord loanee Zechiël and Murkin.
- FC Utrecht have not won in their last eight matches. Feyenoord have won only one of their last 6 matches without a goal from Ueda.
Borges of Feyenoord is suspended.

 

Ajax is looking for revenge against AZ: "After the 6-0 in Alkmaar, something is brewing in the selection"
"As a sportsman, you always have a certain honor. If you lose 6-0 in Alkmaar, then it seems logical to me that there is something within the selection to take revenge on that," said Grim on Friday morning at the press conference.

Wonder how much the energy has suffered at AZ after a hard fight into extra time just days before the clash with Ajax.

 

Mike Verweij, follower of Ajax on behalf of De Telegraaf, first comes up with another – striking – name: "What you hear is that Jordi Cruijff is very charmed by Slot. Maybe he will throw a line at that," says the journalist.

 

A stomach flu virus has taken a big toll on Ajax's selection, coach Fred Grim said at the press conference in the run-up to the match against AZ. Kian Fitz-Jim, Oscar Gloukh and Owen Wijndal were all affected by stomach flu and two of them lost weight as a result, reports the coach on Friday afternoon.

Ahem, ....are they already shitting their pants?

 

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For Ajax, the duel against AZ comes at a good time, now that the opponent has to deal with several personnel concerns. The Amsterdam team will visit Alkmaar on Sunday, where midfielder Kees Smit is probably missing.
"We have to make a decision about that on Saturday," says coach Leeroy Echteld to the Noordhollands Dagblad. His possible absence is a stroke of luck for Ajax, whom had a lot of trouble with the controlling midfield of the Alkmaar team in previous matches. Smit is not the only doubtful case. Sven Mijnans and Jordy Clasie are also still injured. As a result, the flush in midfield is thin for AZ, who won 6-0 against Ajax in the cup tournament earlier this season. Offensively, there is a slight recovery, as Mexx Meerdink returns to the selection. The striker, who was called up for the Dutch team last October but was injured, is against Ajax for the first time in months back in the group. He can only substitute in briefly.
At the back, AZ is still missing Denso Kasius, who trains separately from the group. However, winter acquisition Rion Ichihara is eligible to play. The Japanese defender could make his debut on Sunday. Despite the fact that AZ has good memories of the previous game, the situation is different now. With important forces eliminated and question marks around fitness, Ajax seems to have better cards on paper than during the cup disgrace earlier this year.

 

12238

 

FC Twente - SC Heerenveen

 

Fortuna Sittard - Sparta

 

Well, with NEC ahead of both Feyenoord and Ajax and AZ needing a win to keep up with the top 5, it's going to be an interesting day this sunday.
Sparta failed to make the most out of their dominance with the draw against Fortuna and missed the opportunity to stay within 3 points from Ajax.

 

12358

 

12358

Break at AZ Alkmaar - Ajax:

 

Not a very flattering conclusion about the first half:
A first half with very few highlights. And many fouls. Both only 1 shot between the posts. Typical also for the lack of brilliance: only 7 dribbles seen (source: FotMob). In short: AZ and Ajax in balance in mediocrity.

I think Ajax is very lucky Kees Smit is absent.

 

It is said the last matches for Ajax is a harder end run than Feyenoord's one.
I fail to see that to be true.

 

Remaining program of NEC: