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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 13, 2023 at 1.30pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Go Ahead Eagles

AZ
5 - 1
Go Ahead Eagles

Clasie (4'), Pavlidis (15'), van Bommel (51'), de Wit (87' pen.), Lahdo (90+3')
de Wit (16'), Hatzidiakos (65')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Rommens (66')
Amofa (2'), Nauber (34'), Deijl (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Santa Coloma 0-1 AZ
Thursday, August 10 at 6pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Heerenveen 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles
Sunday, May 28 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles

AZ Alkmaar amassed 27 more points than Go Ahead Eagles last season, and they have a very impressive recent record against their opponents, winning the last five matches on the spin. As such, we expect Jansen's side to record a comfortable victory on Sunday afternoon, kicking off their Eredivisie campaign in perfect fashion. 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 60.16%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 19.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.03%) and 1-0 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.48%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 1-2 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
60.16% (-1.599 -1.6) 20.64% (0.264 0.26) 19.2% (1.331 1.33)
Both teams to score 58.33% (1.646 1.65)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.68% (0.964 0.96)38.31% (-0.969 -0.97)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.4% (1.017 1.02)60.59% (-1.022 -1.02)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.61% (-0.155 -0.16)12.39% (0.15 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.73% (-0.32 -0.32)38.26% (0.315 0.31)
Go Ahead Eagles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.58% (1.991 1.99)33.41% (-1.995 -2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.96% (2.124 2.12)70.04% (-2.129 -2.13)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 60.16%
    Go Ahead Eagles 19.2%
    Draw 20.64%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
2-0 @ 9.03% (-0.534 -0.53)
1-0 @ 8.64% (-0.457 -0.46)
3-1 @ 6.89% (-0.061 -0.06)
3-0 @ 6.28% (-0.411 -0.41)
3-2 @ 3.78% (0.168 0.17)
4-1 @ 3.6% (-0.053 -0.05)
4-0 @ 3.28% (-0.234 -0.23)
4-2 @ 1.97% (0.077 0.08)
5-1 @ 1.5% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-0 @ 1.37% (-0.107 -0.11)
Other @ 3.92%
Total : 60.16%
1-1 @ 9.48% (0.026000000000002 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.42% (0.271 0.27)
0-0 @ 4.14% (-0.194 -0.19)
3-3 @ 1.38% (0.131 0.13)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 20.64%
1-2 @ 5.2% (0.289 0.29)
0-1 @ 4.54% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 2.49% (0.152 0.15)
2-3 @ 1.98% (0.198 0.2)
1-3 @ 1.9% (0.2 0.2)
0-3 @ 0.91% (0.101 0.1)
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 19.2%

How you voted: AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles

AZ Alkmaar
90.5%
Draw
0.0%
Go Ahead Eagles
9.5%
21
Head to Head
Jan 25, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 18
Go Ahead Eagles
1-4
AZ
Thor Willumsson (90+2' pen.)
Pavlidis (38'), Mihailovic (57'), Sugawara (87'), Buurmeester (90+5')
Aug 7, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 1
AZ
2-0
Go Ahead Eagles
Pavlidis (70'), Van Brederode (86')
de Wit (80')

Adekanye (72')
Feb 13, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 20
Go Ahead Eagles
1-4
AZ
Brouwers (25')
Beukema (28', 85'), Pavlidis (33', 42')
Midtsjo (15')
Sep 26, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 7
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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