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AZ Alkmaar
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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
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Heerenveen
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NEC
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Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 30
Apr 23, 2023 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Waalwijk logo

AZ
3 - 0
RKC Waalwijk

Mijnans (8'), Lahdo (50'), van Brederode (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)

van den Buijs (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 2-0 Anderlecht (4-1 pen.)
Thursday, April 20 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Wednesday, April 19 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 RKC Waalwijk

Given their hectic fixture schedule, AZ will not be as sharp as they could be for this fixture. However, they should still have too much quality in their ranks for RKC, whose inconsistency seems likely to continue. 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 78.33%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 7.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.75%) and 1-0 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.62%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 0-1 (2.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawRKC Waalwijk
78.33% (0.0050000000000097 0.01) 13.97% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 7.7% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Both teams to score 47.1% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.8% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)35.2% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.79% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)57.21% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.78% (0.0010000000000048 0)7.22% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.81% (0.0040000000000049 0)26.19% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.77%49.23%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.88% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)84.12% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 78.32%
    RKC Waalwijk 7.7%
    Draw 13.97%
AZ AlkmaarDrawRKC Waalwijk
2-0 @ 12.27%
3-0 @ 10.75%
1-0 @ 9.34% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-1 @ 8.7%
3-1 @ 7.62% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 7.07% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 5.01%
5-0 @ 3.72% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.7%
5-1 @ 2.63% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.78%
6-0 @ 1.63%
6-1 @ 1.15% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 78.32%
1-1 @ 6.62% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.55% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-2 @ 3.08% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 13.97%
0-1 @ 2.52% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-2 @ 2.35% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 7.7%

How you voted: AZ vs RKC Waalwijk

AZ Alkmaar
88.9%
Draw
11.1%
RKC Waalwijk
0.0%
18
Head to Head
Nov 6, 2022 3.45pm
gameweek 13
RKC Waalwijk
3-1
AZ
Bel Hassani (32'), Bakkali (87', 90+1')
Anita (22')
May 15, 2022 1.30pm
gameweek 30
AZ
1-3
RKC Waalwijk
De Wit (45+1')
Stokkers (18'), Gaari (64'), Kuijpers (79')
Feb 9, 2022 6pm
Quarter-Finals
RKC Waalwijk
0-4
AZ

Nieuwpoort (60')
De Wit (8'), Pavlidis (23'), Karlsson (33' pen.), Aboukhlal (71')
Reijnders (87')
Aug 14, 2021 3.30pm
gameweek 1
RKC Waalwijk
1-0
AZ
Kramer (44')

Gudmundsson (75'), Sugawara (89')
May 1, 2021 7pm
gameweek 31
RKC Waalwijk
1-3
AZ
Oosting (17')
Sow (69')
Gudmundsson (28'), Boadu (63'), Stengs (82')
Letschert (69'), Sugawara (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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