AZ Alkmaar
He is on the third position in the championship with 42 points after 20 rounds.
It’s unbeaten by 4 matches and in 2 of them it has been imposed, so it’s in good shape.
Ten times played at home this season and only 3 times confused, always losing.
The offensive is the 4th in Eredisivie and has so far 37 successes.
The defense is still better, it’s 2 on a draw with Feyenoord and has scored 20 goals.
This season the Cup has passed by Maastricht, Almere City and Fortuna Sittard.
The last edition came to the finals but was defeated by Vitesse 2-0.
Stengs, Vejinovic and Boad are troubled players and are not likely to evolve.
Zwolle
He is 5th in Eredivisie with 36 points after 20 stages.
He looks inconsistent in the last 4 matches with 2 wins and 2 defeats.
In just two away games this season he lost, Ajax and ADO Den Haag.
He does not have a feared attack, only the 9th in the Dutch championship with 28 successes.
The defensive is on the same place as the team, on 5 and so far has won 23 goals so far.
In the current Cup season he defeated De Meern, Kozakken Boys and NEC Nijmegen.
The last edition could not pass by optimism being eliminated by Utrecht.
Koopers and Woudstra have a small chance to play because of injuries.
Direct meetings
There have been 17 such confrontations and Alkmaar is quite clear.
She has 8 wins, and Zwolle has 4 and 5 times finished in draw.
In the previous 4 meetings AZ did not lose and imposed twice.
Zwolle has never won AFAS Stadium and in 4 of the last 5 games he has lost.
My tip for AZ Alkmaar vs Zwolle
It is a Cup match that is played in one hand and that is why I expect both bands to be cautious, especially as they are strong teams in Eredivisie and there is probably some fear of the opponent both.
Both are based on weaker than defensive attacks, which I think says a lot about their game style, quite closed for a championship like the Dutch one.
PREDICTION: AZ Alkmaar win @ 1.53
