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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
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 16
Dec 21, 2021 at 8pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Groningen

AZ
1 - 0
Groningen

Karlsson (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Buijs (12'), de Leeuw (28'), Duarte (78'), Dammers (87')
Kasanwirjo (4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Groningen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Groningen

Saturday's defeat was a setback for Groningen, but they have been difficult to beat in recent months and AZ will not need telling how dangerous they can be having already lost to them once this season. That said, the hosts come into this match in flying form and they should have enough to continue their winning run, although it is unlikely to be straightforward for them. 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 75.43%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 9.42%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.73%) and 2-1 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.1%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-2 (2.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
75.43%15.14%9.42%
Both teams to score 50.8%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.3%34.7%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.34%56.66%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.29%7.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.55%27.45%
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.04%44.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.09%80.9%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 75.43%
    Groningen 9.42%
    Draw 15.14%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
2-0 @ 11.38%
3-0 @ 9.73%
2-1 @ 9.1%
1-0 @ 8.88%
3-1 @ 7.78%
4-0 @ 6.24%
4-1 @ 4.99%
5-0 @ 3.2%
3-2 @ 3.11%
5-1 @ 2.56%
4-2 @ 1.99%
6-0 @ 1.37%
6-1 @ 1.09%
5-2 @ 1.02%
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 75.43%
1-1 @ 7.1%
2-2 @ 3.64%
0-0 @ 3.46%
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 15.14%
1-2 @ 2.84%
0-1 @ 2.77%
0-2 @ 1.11%
2-3 @ 0.97%
Other @ 1.74%
Total : 9.42%

How you voted: AZ vs Groningen

AZ Alkmaar
Draw
Groningen
AZ Alkmaar
87.9%
Draw
8.6%
Groningen
3.4%
58
Head to Head
Oct 24, 2021 7pm
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Groningen
2-0
AZ
Ngonge (20'), De Leeuw (71')
Suslov (62')

Hatzidiakos (43'), Gudmundsson (65'), Reijnders (72')
May 13, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Groningen
0-0
AZ
Itakura (68'), te Wierik (72'), van Hintum (80')
Svensson (70')
Dec 6, 2020 1.30pm
Gameweek 11
AZ
1-2
Groningen
Koopmeiners (21')
Midtsjo (8'), Martins Indi (78'), Stengs (90+2'), Koopmeiners (90+3'), Wijndal (90+3')
Midtsjo (57'), Martins Indi (85')
El Messaoudi (69', 74')
Joosten (79')
El Hankouri (90+3')
Mar 22, 2020 3.45pm
Gameweek 28
Groningen
P-P
AZ
Aug 18, 2019 3.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax28224260213970
2PSV EindhovenPSV28194581334861
3Feyenoord28168462323056
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2815855041953
5FC Twente28138754401447
6AZ AlkmaarAZ28137847321546
7Go Ahead Eagles2813695145645
8Heerenveen2897123549-1434
9Fortuna SittardSittard2896133347-1433
10Heracles28711103548-1332
11Groningen2888122741-1432
12Sparta RotterdamSparta28710113035-531
13NECNijmegen2886144042-230
14PEC Zwolle2879123443-930
15NAC BredaNAC Breda2886143048-1830
16Willem II2866162947-1824
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2847173456-2219
18Almere CityAlmere City2847172052-3219


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