AZ Alkmaar - FC Groningen

AZ Alkmaal are currently 6th in the league with a 9-2-5 record and 30-17 goals, and their last four games have been wins, including a 2-1 home win over Ajax. In the last edition of the KNVB Beker they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Feyenoord. Groningen are 10 points ahead of Waalwijk and Almere City in the relegation places, but they are only four points ahead of the play-off places and, perhaps most importantly, they have a match with a direct rival in the fight for survival against Herakles away on Saturday, so I am not convinced that this match will be a big priority for them. Their last five away games have been defeats and 17 goals conceded, with only one goal scored