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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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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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      TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
      1PSV EindhovenPSV77002542121
      2AZ AlkmaarAZ65101621416
      3FC UtrechtUtrecht541095413
      4FC Twente6321125711
      5Feyenoord523011569
      6Groningen623110739
      7Sparta RotterdamSparta62317619
      8Heracles723269-39
      9Willem II722310918
      10Ajax42118357
      11Go Ahead Eagles621359-47
      12Heerenveen7214916-77
      13NECNijmegen620467-16
      14Fortuna SittardSittard6204612-66
      15NAC BredaNAC Breda6204513-86
      16PEC Zwolle6114610-44
      17Almere CityAlmere City6024217-152
      18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk6006317-140
      > Eredivisie Full Table


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