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Eredivisie | Gameweek 17
Jan 13, 2024 at 5.45pm UK
De Grolsch Veste
AZ Alkmaar

FC Twente
2 - 1
AZ

Ugalde (42', 70')
Eiting (66'), Taha (86'), Propper (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Odgaard (4')
Martins Indi (65'), Bazoer (86')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sparta 2-2 FC Twente
Sunday, December 17 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Dortmund 2-2 AZ
Saturday, January 6 at 2pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: FC Twente 2-2 AZ Alkmaar

Goals have been a real feature of this fixture, and we are anticipating another entertaining affair here. That said, we are backing the sides to cancel each other and settle for a point apiece in the end. 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 FC Twente win with a probability of 46.3%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.33%) and 2-0 (7.06%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for FC Twente in this match.

Result
FC TwenteDrawAZ Alkmaar
46.3% (-0.42 -0.42) 23.79% (0.296 0.3) 29.91% (0.119 0.12)
Both teams to score 59.77% (-0.985 -0.98)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.94% (-1.327 -1.33)42.06% (1.323 1.32)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.53% (-1.345 -1.35)64.46% (1.342 1.34)
FC Twente Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.61% (-0.688 -0.69)18.38% (0.683 0.68)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.47% (-1.173 -1.17)49.52% (1.17 1.17)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.23% (-0.587 -0.59)26.76% (0.583 0.58)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.96% (-0.778 -0.78)62.04% (0.77399999999999 0.77)
Score Analysis
    FC Twente 46.3%
    AZ Alkmaar 29.91%
    Draw 23.78%
FC TwenteDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 9.3% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
1-0 @ 8.33% (0.309 0.31)
2-0 @ 7.06% (0.11 0.11)
3-1 @ 5.25% (-0.123 -0.12)
3-0 @ 3.98% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.46% (-0.14 -0.14)
4-1 @ 2.22% (-0.103 -0.1)
4-0 @ 1.69% (-0.049 -0.05)
4-2 @ 1.47% (-0.094 -0.09)
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 46.3%
1-1 @ 10.98% (0.23 0.23)
2-2 @ 6.13% (-0.108 -0.11)
0-0 @ 4.92% (0.286 0.29)
3-3 @ 1.52% (-0.088 -0.09)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 23.78%
1-2 @ 7.24% (0.034 0.03)
0-1 @ 6.49% (0.275 0.27)
0-2 @ 4.28% (0.113 0.11)
1-3 @ 3.18% (-0.038 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.69% (-0.093 -0.09)
0-3 @ 1.88% (0.019 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 29.91%

How you voted: FC Twente vs AZ

FC Twente
52.9%
Draw
11.8%
AZ Alkmaar
35.3%
17
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 26
FC Twente
2-1
AZ
Ugalde (8', 11')
Karlsson (66')
Sep 11, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 6
AZ
1-1
FC Twente
Odgaard (54')
Ugalde (81')
Mar 13, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 23
AZ
0-1
FC Twente
Brenet (62')
Sadilek (38'), Propper (79')
Sep 23, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 6
FC Twente
3-1
AZ
Van Wolfswinkel (1'), Rots (17'), Limnios (90+1')
Propper (57')
Karlsson (44')
Martins Indi (39'), de Wit (51'), Gudmundsson (84'), Hatzidiakos (90')
Mar 13, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 26
AZ
4-1
FC Twente
Boadu (4'), Dumic (22' og.), Drommel (34' og.), Koopmeiners (78')
Martins Indi (43')
Gudmundsson (40' og.)
Dumic (36'), Zerrouki (57')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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