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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 15
Jan 7, 2023 at 5.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Vitesse

AZ
1 - 1
Vitesse

Pavlidis (77')
Sugawara (42'), de Wit (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sankoh (87')
Vidovic (34')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: PSV 0-1 AZ
Saturday, November 12 at 8pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 Vitesse
Sunday, November 13 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Vitesse

AZ's record on home turf this term means that it is difficult to look past them coming away with all three points here, and while we expect Vitesse to put up a decent fight, we expect the hosts to emerge triumphant in a relatively comfortable manner. 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 61.28%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Vitesse had a probability of 18.34%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.29%) and 1-0 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for a Vitesse win it was 1-2 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawVitesse
61.28% (0.082999999999998 0.08) 20.37% (0.037000000000003 0.04) 18.34% (-0.118 -0.12)
Both teams to score 57.64% (-0.374 -0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.53% (-0.383 -0.38)38.47% (0.385 0.38)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.24% (-0.407 -0.41)60.76% (0.41 0.41)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.87% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)12.12% (0.097 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.3% (-0.2 -0.2)37.7% (0.20200000000001 0.2)
Vitesse Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.59% (-0.35499999999999 -0.35)34.4% (0.356 0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.88% (-0.382 -0.38)71.11% (0.384 0.38)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 61.28%
    Vitesse 18.34%
    Draw 20.37%
AZ AlkmaarDrawVitesse
2-1 @ 9.91% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
2-0 @ 9.29% (0.1 0.1)
1-0 @ 8.8% (0.128 0.13)
3-1 @ 6.97% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-0 @ 6.53% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
3-2 @ 3.72% (-0.046 -0.05)
4-1 @ 3.68% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-0 @ 3.45% (0.012 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.96% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.55% (-0.015 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.45% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.98%
Total : 61.28%
1-1 @ 9.39% (0.045 0.04)
2-2 @ 5.29% (-0.046 -0.05)
0-0 @ 4.17% (0.076 0.08)
3-3 @ 1.32% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 20.37%
1-2 @ 5.01% (-0.024 -0.02)
0-1 @ 4.45% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 2.37% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 1.88% (-0.034 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.78% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 18.34%

How you voted: AZ vs Vitesse

AZ Alkmaar
96.3%
Draw
3.7%
Vitesse
0.0%
27
Head to Head
May 29, 2022 1.30pm
AZ
6-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (3'), Reijnders (13', 52'), De Wit (41'), Karlsson (75', 89')
Evjen (8')
Bazoer (78')
Bero (29'), Tronstad (69'), Openda (69')
May 26, 2022 7pm
Vitesse
2-1
AZ
Buitink (22'), Openda (86')
Hajek (49')
Clasie (59')
Apr 2, 2022 7pm
AZ
3-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (32'), Rasmussen (56' og.), Karlsson (83' pen.)
Pavlidis (77')
Tronstad (63')
Bero (58'), Wittek (90+5')
Nov 28, 2021 7pm
Mar 7, 2021 3.45pm
Vitesse
2-1
AZ
Openda (31'), Rasmussen (72')
Bero (12'), Tannane (12'), Dasa (90+3')
Cornelisse (79')
Karlsson (81')
De Wit (19')
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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