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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Go Ahead Eagles

AZ
2 - 0
Go Ahead Eagles

Pavlidis (70'), van Brederode (86')
de Wit (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Adekanye (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Go Ahead Eagles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

AZ Alkmaar

Last Six:
    Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-0 AZ
    Thursday, August 4 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

    Go Ahead Eagles

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Heerenveen 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles
      Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

      We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles

       While Go Ahead Eagles will be looking to build on last Friday's win and end their losing streak in the Eredivisie, they go up against a solid AZ side who are unbeaten in seven of their last eight meetings. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, we are backing AZ to claim a comfortable win on Sunday. Read more.

      Data Analysis

      Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 62.44%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 16.54%.

      The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.86%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.97%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

      Result
      AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
      62.44% (0.78700000000001 0.79) 21.01% (-0.135 -0.13) 16.54% (-0.648 -0.65)
      Both teams to score 51.68% (-0.93 -0.93)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      55.46% (-0.547 -0.55)44.54% (0.551 0.55)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      33.09% (-0.531 -0.53)66.9% (0.536 0.54)
      AZ Alkmaar Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      86.32% (0.066999999999993 0.07)13.67% (-0.063000000000001 -0.06)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      59.11% (0.126 0.13)40.88% (-0.121 -0.12)
      Go Ahead Eagles Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      59.87% (-1.122 -1.12)40.13% (1.127 1.13)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      23.23% (-1.039 -1.04)76.77% (1.044 1.04)
      Score Analysis
          AZ Alkmaar 62.43%
          Go Ahead Eagles 16.54%
          Draw 21.01%
      AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
      1-0 @ 10.91% (0.28 0.28)
      2-0 @ 10.86% (0.31 0.31)
      2-1 @ 9.92% (-0.022 -0.02)
      3-0 @ 7.2% (0.219 0.22)
      3-1 @ 6.58%
      4-0 @ 3.58% (0.116 0.12)
      4-1 @ 3.27% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
      3-2 @ 3% (-0.094 -0.09)
      4-2 @ 1.49% (-0.043 -0.04)
      5-0 @ 1.43% (0.05 0.05)
      5-1 @ 1.3% (0.006 0.01)
      Other @ 2.89%
      Total : 62.43%
      		1-1 @ 9.97% (-0.041 -0.04)
      0-0 @ 5.49% (0.13 0.13)
      2-2 @ 4.53% (-0.152 -0.15)
      3-3 @ 0.91% (-0.058 -0.06)
      Other @ 0.11%
      Total : 21.01%
      		0-1 @ 5.01% (-0.034 -0.03)
      1-2 @ 4.55% (-0.163 -0.16)
      0-2 @ 2.29% (-0.088 -0.09)
      1-3 @ 1.39% (-0.094 -0.09)
      2-3 @ 1.38% (-0.09 -0.09)
      Other @ 1.93%
      Total : 16.54%

      How you voted: AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles

      AZ Alkmaar
      93.8%
      Draw
      0.0%
      Go Ahead Eagles
      6.3%
      16
      Head to Head
      Feb 13, 2022 11.15am
      Go Ahead Eagles
      1-4
      AZ
      Brouwers (25')
      Beukema (28', 85'), Pavlidis (33', 42')
      Midtsjo (15')
      Sep 26, 2021 1.30pm
      AZ
      5-0
      Go Ahead Eagles
      Karlsson (4', 83' pen.), De Wit (29'), Aboukhlal (86'), Reijnders (90+1')
      de Wit (51'), Pavlidis (58')

      Hahn (82'), Deijl (90'), Nauber (90+1')
      Jan 13, 2017 7pm
      Go Ahead Eagles
      1-3
      AZ
      Antonia (89' pen.)
      Achenteh (81')
      Weghorst (69'), Jahanbakhsh (85', 93')
      Jahanbakhsh (81'), Weghorst (81'), Johansson (88'), Bel Hassani (91')
      Sep 24, 2016 7.45pm
      AZ
      2-2
      Go Ahead Eagles
      Weghorst (36' pen., 52')
      Luckassen (38')
      Duits (66'), Hendriks (87')
      Lambooij (36')
      Feb 21, 2015 6.45pm
      Go Ahead Eagles
      0-2
      AZ

      Duits (41'), Van der Linden (66')
      Poulsen (33'), Muhren (58')
      Hoedt (41'), Hupperts (68'), Johansson (75')
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      1PSV EindhovenPSV1211014093133
      2FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
      3Ajax1182125111426
      4Feyenoord1274128131525
      5FC Twente1264224111322
      6AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
      7Fortuna SittardSittard125251316-317
      8NECNijmegen125161910916
      9Willem II124351312115
      10Go Ahead Eagles124351520-515
      11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
      12Heerenveen124261323-1014
      13Groningen123361219-712
      14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
      15Heracles123361223-1112
      16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
      17Almere CityAlmere City12138627-216
      18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1211101031-214
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