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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 3
Sep 1, 2022 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
NEC

AZ
1 - 1
NEC

Odgaard (57')
de Wit (31')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Marquez (54')
Bruijn (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NEC 1-1 Groningen
Friday, August 26 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 NEC

Although NEC have taken four points from their last two games, we think that they will fail to take anything off an AZ Alkmaar side who are enjoying an impressive run of form. 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 76.46%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for NEC had a probability of 8.82%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.05%) and 1-0 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.93%), while for a NEC win it was 0-1 (2.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
76.46% (0.166 0.17) 14.73% (-0.137 -0.14) 8.82% (-0.0251 -0.03)
Both teams to score 49.67% (0.44600000000001 0.45)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.24% (0.616 0.62)34.76% (-0.613 -0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.28% (0.686 0.69)56.72% (-0.683 -0.68)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.49% (0.176 0.18)7.51% (-0.173 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.06% (0.45 0.45)26.94% (-0.446 -0.45)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.7% (0.383 0.38)46.3% (-0.38 -0.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.05% (0.291 0.29)81.95% (-0.288 -0.29)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 76.45%
    NEC 8.82%
    Draw 14.73%
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
2-0 @ 11.65% (-0.15 -0.15)
3-0 @ 10.05% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
1-0 @ 9% (-0.202 -0.2)
2-1 @ 8.97% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 7.74% (0.048 0.05)
4-0 @ 6.51% (0.029 0.03)
4-1 @ 5.01% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
5-0 @ 3.37% (0.045 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.98% (0.05 0.05)
5-1 @ 2.6% (0.062 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.93% (0.049 0.05)
6-0 @ 1.46% (0.032 0.03)
6-1 @ 1.12% (0.037 0.04)
5-2 @ 1% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 76.45%
1-1 @ 6.93% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-0 @ 3.48% (-0.109 -0.11)
2-2 @ 3.45% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 14.73%
0-1 @ 2.68% (-0.055 -0.05)
1-2 @ 2.67% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 1.03% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 8.82%

How you voted: AZ vs NEC

AZ Alkmaar
89.5%
Draw
6.8%
NEC
3.8%
133
Head to Head
Mar 6, 2022 3.45pm
NEC
1-3
AZ
Guth (44')
Karlsson (8', 70'), Evjen (76')
Vindahl Jensen (42')
Nov 20, 2021 7pm
May 7, 2017 1.30pm
NEC
2-1
AZ
Von Haacke (30'), Awoniyi (89')
Danjuma (63'), Awoniyi (89')
Jahanbakhsh (43')
Wuytens (50'), Jahanbakhsh (82')
Haps (60')
Aug 28, 2016 3.45pm
AZ
2-0
NEC
Dos Santos (44'), Jahanbakhsh (73')
dos Santos (52')

von Haacke (33')
von Haacke (53')
Jan 30, 2016 7.45pm
NEC
0-3
AZ

Woudenberg (56'), Limbombe (60')
Henriksen (1'), Jahanbakhsh (15'), Garcia (72')
Johansson (59')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax25203253183563
2PSV EindhovenPSV25174475304555
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2514744638849
4FC Twente25137550311946
5Feyenoord24128448272144
6AZ AlkmaarAZ24134740241643
7Go Ahead Eagles2512584640641
8Fortuna SittardSittard2595113242-1032
9Heerenveen2586113145-1430
10Groningen2477102333-1028
11NAC BredaNAC Breda2584132743-1628
12Heracles2569103246-1427
13NECNijmegen2575133637-126
14PEC Zwolle2567122940-1125
15Sparta RotterdamSparta2559112434-1024
16Willem II2566132841-1324
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2445153249-1717
18Almere CityAlmere City2535171549-3414


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