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Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 7
Sep 29, 2024 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion
FC Utrecht

AZ
1 - 2
Utrecht

Parrott (24')
Mijnans (21')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Cathline (32'), Aaronson (55')
Romeny (6'), Fraulo (26')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 3-2 Elfsborg
Wednesday, September 25 at 5.45pm in Europa League
Last Game: Utrecht 3-2 Willem II
Saturday, September 21 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 FC Utrecht

Matches between these two in recent times have delivered goals, with 21 hitting the back of the net in the last four encounters alone, and given how they have started this season, we are expecting a few more this weekend. However, with 10 goals scored and having not conceded in their two home games this season, we are just about leaning toward AZ to edge the result in this one. 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 62.87%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 17.58%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.02%) and 1-0 (8.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 1-2 (4.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
62.87% (0.7 0.7) 19.55% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09) 17.58% (-0.61 -0.61)
Both teams to score 59.07% (-0.941 -0.94)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.11% (-0.649 -0.65)35.89% (0.649 0.65)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.02% (-0.71899999999999 -0.72)57.98% (0.718 0.72)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.08% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)10.92% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.89% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)35.11% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.32% (-1.05 -1.05)33.68% (1.049 1.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.66% (-1.16 -1.16)70.33% (1.157 1.16)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 62.87%
    FC Utrecht 17.58%
    Draw 19.55%
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 9.82% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 9.02% (0.281 0.28)
1-0 @ 8.15% (0.257 0.26)
3-1 @ 7.25% (0.02 0.02)
3-0 @ 6.66% (0.205 0.21)
4-1 @ 4.01% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.94% (-0.104 -0.1)
4-0 @ 3.69% (0.112 0.11)
4-2 @ 2.18% (-0.058 -0.06)
5-1 @ 1.78% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.63% (0.049 0.05)
5-2 @ 0.97% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 3.8%
Total : 62.87%
1-1 @ 8.87% (0.031000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.34% (-0.138 -0.14)
0-0 @ 3.68% (0.118 0.12)
3-3 @ 1.43% (-0.08 -0.08)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 19.55%
1-2 @ 4.82% (-0.122 -0.12)
0-1 @ 4% (0.016 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.18% (-0.055 -0.06)
2-3 @ 1.94% (-0.108 -0.11)
1-3 @ 1.75% (-0.096 -0.1)
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 17.58%

How you voted: AZ vs Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar
83.3%
Draw
16.7%
FC Utrecht
0.0%
42
Head to Head
May 19, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 34
AZ
3-3
Utrecht
De Wit (15'), Van Bommel (16'), Pavlidis (37')
Pavlidis (38'), Sadiq (51')
de Wit (60')
Boussaid (55'), Lammers (71'), Jensen (81')
Dec 3, 2023 3.45pm
Gameweek 14
Utrecht
1-1
AZ
Jensen (49')
Feb 7, 2023 5.45pm
Round of 16
AZ
1-2
Utrecht
Karlsson (86')
Viergever (58'), Maeda (93')
Jan 28, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 19
AZ
5-5
Utrecht
Dekker (20'), Pavlidis (31', 34', 78'), De Wit (70')
Douvikas (12', 16', 65'), Viergever (41'), Van de Streek (80')
Oct 9, 2022 1.30pm
Gameweek 9
Utrecht
1-2
AZ
Sylla (90+2')
Van Brederode (31'), Sugawara (68')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV19151362184446
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1912433629740
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ19104533191434
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard197482632-625
9NAC BredaNAC Breda1981102332-925
10Heerenveen197392135-1424
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II196582426-223
13PEC Zwolle195591928-920
14Heracles184682134-1318
15Groningen184591528-1317
16Sparta RotterdamSparta192891628-1214
17Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1915132044-248


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