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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 9
Oct 9, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht
1 - 2
AZ

Sylla (90+2')
Brouwers (34'), Redan (67'), Sagnan (77')
FT(HT: 0-1)
van Brederode (31'), Sugawara (68')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 0-1 Utrecht
Sunday, October 2 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 3-2 Apollon Limassol
Thursday, October 6 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

After a rough start to the season, Utrecht have turned a corner in recent weeks but head into this weekend's match as second favourites. We are tipping AZ to emerge victorious at the sound of the final whistle here. 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 51.83%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.58%) and 0-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.73%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 1-0 (7.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
23.5% (0.155 0.16) 24.67% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 51.83% (-0.179 -0.18)
Both teams to score 51.27% (0.107 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.32% (0.057000000000002 0.06)50.67% (-0.056999999999995 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.42% (0.048999999999999 0.05)72.58% (-0.048999999999992 -0.05)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.71% (0.172 0.17)36.29% (-0.173 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.93% (0.176 0.18)73.07% (-0.179 -0.18)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.46% (-0.050000000000011 -0.05)19.53% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.57% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)51.43% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 23.5%
    AZ Alkmaar 51.83%
    Draw 24.67%
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 7.19% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-1 @ 5.95% (0.034000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 3.64% (0.026 0.03)
3-1 @ 2.01% (0.021 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.64% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.23% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 1.84%
Total : 23.5%
1-1 @ 11.73% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.09% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.86% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 24.67%
0-1 @ 11.57% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 9.58% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.45% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
1-3 @ 5.22% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-3 @ 5.15% (-0.035 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.64% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-4 @ 2.1% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.08% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 51.83%

How you voted: Utrecht vs AZ

FC Utrecht
20.6%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
73.5%
34
Head to Head
May 11, 2022 7pm
Utrecht
2-2
AZ
Van de Streek (37'), Douvikas (90+4')
van Overeem (57')
Pavlidis (12', 15')
de Wit (69')
Oct 17, 2021 11.15am
AZ
5-1
Utrecht
Pavlidis (6'), Karlsson (12'), De Wit (40', 56'), Gudmundsson (86' pen.)
Maduro (90')
Jan 27, 2021 5.45pm
Dec 27, 2020 1.30pm
Utrecht
2-2
AZ
Elia (30'), Dalmau (90+3')
Hoogma (16'), van Overeem (45+4'), Gustafson (63')
Koopmeiners (64' pen.), Stengs (83')
May 3, 2020 1.30pm
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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