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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 25
Mar 10, 2024 at 11.15am UK
AFAS Stadion
Excelsior

AZ
4 - 0
Excelsior

de Wit (13'), Pavlidis (15'), Mijnans (25', 72')
FT(HT: 3-0)

de Moes (83')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sparta 1-1 AZ
Saturday, March 2 at 8pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sittard 5-2 Excelsior
Sunday, March 3 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 SBV Excelsior

AZ's form has been indifferent in recent months, but they are still in a commanding position to qualify for Europe once again, meaning they will be determined to return to winning ways. Excelsior have lost five straight matches and we are predicting a sixth successive defeat for the visitors, even if they have enough attacking quality to make an interesting game of it. 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 75.37%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 9.71%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.37%) and 2-1 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.9%), while for a SBV Excelsior win it was 1-2 (2.92%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawSBV Excelsior
75.37% (0.783 0.78) 14.92% (-0.109 -0.11) 9.71% (-0.671 -0.67)
Both teams to score 52.98% (-2.475 -2.48)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.42% (-1.717 -1.72)32.57% (1.719 1.72)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.77% (-2.016 -2.02)54.23% (2.018 2.02)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.77% (-0.23399999999999 -0.23)7.23% (0.2369 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.78% (-0.623 -0.62)26.22% (0.626 0.63)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.11% (-2.516 -2.52)42.89% (2.519 2.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.8% (-2.205 -2.21)79.19% (2.208 2.21)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 75.36%
    SBV Excelsior 9.71%
    Draw 14.92%
AZ AlkmaarDrawSBV Excelsior
2-0 @ 10.69% (0.702 0.7)
3-0 @ 9.37% (0.511 0.51)
2-1 @ 9.06% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.14% (0.635 0.64)
3-1 @ 7.93% (-0.104 -0.1)
4-0 @ 6.15% (0.262 0.26)
4-1 @ 5.21% (-0.135 -0.14)
3-2 @ 3.36% (-0.288 -0.29)
5-0 @ 3.23% (0.099 0.1)
5-1 @ 2.74% (-0.106 -0.11)
4-2 @ 2.21% (-0.219 -0.22)
6-0 @ 1.42% (0.026 0.03)
6-1 @ 1.2% (-0.063 -0.06)
5-2 @ 1.16% (-0.131 -0.13)
Other @ 3.51%
Total : 75.36%
1-1 @ 6.9% (0.082999999999999 0.08)
2-2 @ 3.83% (-0.276 -0.28)
0-0 @ 3.1% (0.277 0.28)
3-3 @ 0.95% (-0.155 -0.16)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 14.92%
1-2 @ 2.92% (-0.171 -0.17)
0-1 @ 2.63% (0.064 0.06)
0-2 @ 1.11% (-0.05 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.08% (-0.161 -0.16)
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 9.71%

How you voted: AZ vs Excelsior

AZ Alkmaar
94.1%
Draw
5.9%
SBV Excelsior
0.0%
17
Head to Head
Nov 4, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 11
Excelsior
1-1
AZ
Sandra (90+1')
Lamprou (7'), Baas (71')
Lahdo (72')
de Wit (25'), Bazoer (68'), Moller Wolfe (88')
Feb 10, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 21
AZ
5-0
Excelsior
Mijnans (20', 30'), Karlsson (27'), Odgaard (35'), Pavlidis (38')
Oct 23, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 11
Excelsior
2-1
AZ
Horemans (6'), Azarkan (31')
Sugawara (48')
May 15, 2019 6.30pm
Gameweek 33
Excelsior
4-2
AZ
Fortes (21'), Van Rhijn (51' og.), Bruins (60' pen.), Omarsson (66')
Mattheij (41')
Koopmeiners (30'), Johnsen (70')
Gudmundsson (59')
Dec 15, 2018 6.45pm
Gameweek 16
AZ
2-1
Excelsior
Til (39'), Johnsen (94')
Ouwejan (57')
Mahmudov (30')
Fortes (75')
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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