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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 25, 2023 at 5.45pm UK
Adelaarshorst
AZ Alkmaar

Go Ahead Eagles
1 - 4
AZ

FT(HT: 0-1)
Pavlidis (38'), Mihailovic (57'), Sugawara (87'), Buurmeester (90+5')
Hatzidiakos (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Eredivisie clash between Go Ahead Eagles and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 Utrecht
Sunday, January 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 3-1 Sittard
Sunday, January 22 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: Go Ahead Eagles 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

We believe that history will once again repeat itself and that AZ Alkmaar will come out victorious in this matchup. We feel that Go Ahead Eagles will put up significant resistance, however, AZ Alkmaar will be too strong for the hosts and will subsequently end Go Ahead Eagles' 11-game unbeaten streak. 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 52.06%. A win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 24.53% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.64%) and 0-2 (8.52%). The likeliest Go Ahead Eagles win was 2-1 (6.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
Go Ahead EaglesDrawAZ Alkmaar
24.53% (-0.188 -0.19) 23.41% (-0.609 -0.61) 52.06% (0.804 0.8)
Both teams to score 56.43% (1.806 1.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.61% (2.491 2.49)44.39% (-2.483 -2.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.24% (2.369 2.37)66.76% (-2.363 -2.36)
Go Ahead Eagles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.05% (1.187 1.19)31.95% (-1.18 -1.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.59% (1.331 1.33)68.41% (-1.324 -1.32)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.93% (1.234 1.23)17.07% (-1.227 -1.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.76% (2.135 2.14)47.24% (-2.129 -2.13)
Score Analysis
    Go Ahead Eagles 24.53%
    AZ Alkmaar 52.06%
    Draw 23.41%
Go Ahead EaglesDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 6.28% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
1-0 @ 6.22% (-0.475 -0.48)
2-0 @ 3.55% (-0.149 -0.15)
3-1 @ 2.39% (0.073 0.07)
3-2 @ 2.11% (0.146 0.15)
3-0 @ 1.35% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 24.53%
1-1 @ 11% (-0.37 -0.37)
2-2 @ 5.55% (0.213 0.21)
0-0 @ 5.45% (-0.609 -0.61)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.131 0.13)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 23.41%
1-2 @ 9.73% (0.065999999999999 0.07)
0-1 @ 9.64% (-0.648 -0.65)
0-2 @ 8.52% (-0.221 -0.22)
1-3 @ 5.73% (0.262 0.26)
0-3 @ 5.02% (0.073 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.27% (0.249 0.25)
1-4 @ 2.53% (0.211 0.21)
0-4 @ 2.22% (0.119 0.12)
2-4 @ 1.45% (0.162 0.16)
Other @ 3.95%
Total : 52.06%

How you voted: Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ

Go Ahead Eagles
15.7%
Draw
14.5%
AZ Alkmaar
69.9%
83
Head to Head
Aug 7, 2022 3.45pm
Feb 13, 2022 11.15am
Go Ahead Eagles
1-4
AZ
Brouwers (25')
Beukema (28', 85'), Pavlidis (33', 42')
Midtsjo (15')
Sep 26, 2021 1.30pm
AZ
5-0
Go Ahead Eagles
Karlsson (4', 83' pen.), De Wit (29'), Aboukhlal (86'), Reijnders (90+1')
de Wit (51'), Pavlidis (58')

Hahn (82'), Deijl (90'), Nauber (90+1')
Jan 13, 2017 7pm
Go Ahead Eagles
1-3
AZ
Antonia (89' pen.)
Achenteh (81')
Weghorst (69'), Jahanbakhsh (85', 93')
Jahanbakhsh (81'), Weghorst (81'), Johansson (88'), Bel Hassani (91')
Sep 24, 2016 7.45pm
AZ
2-2
Go Ahead Eagles
Weghorst (36' pen., 52')
Luckassen (38')
Duits (66'), Hendriks (87')
Lambooij (36')
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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