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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 3
Sep 1, 2022 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
NEC

AZ
1 - 1
NEC

Odgaard (57')
de Wit (31')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Marquez (54')
Bruijn (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NEC 1-1 Groningen
Friday, August 26 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 NEC

Although NEC have taken four points from their last two games, we think that they will fail to take anything off an AZ Alkmaar side who are enjoying an impressive run of form. 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 76.46%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for NEC had a probability of 8.82%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.05%) and 1-0 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.93%), while for a NEC win it was 0-1 (2.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
76.46% (0.166 0.17) 14.73% (-0.137 -0.14) 8.82% (-0.0251 -0.03)
Both teams to score 49.67% (0.44600000000001 0.45)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.24% (0.616 0.62)34.76% (-0.613 -0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.28% (0.686 0.69)56.72% (-0.683 -0.68)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.49% (0.176 0.18)7.51% (-0.173 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.06% (0.45 0.45)26.94% (-0.446 -0.45)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.7% (0.383 0.38)46.3% (-0.38 -0.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.05% (0.291 0.29)81.95% (-0.288 -0.29)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 76.45%
    NEC 8.82%
    Draw 14.73%
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
2-0 @ 11.65% (-0.15 -0.15)
3-0 @ 10.05% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
1-0 @ 9% (-0.202 -0.2)
2-1 @ 8.97% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 7.74% (0.048 0.05)
4-0 @ 6.51% (0.029 0.03)
4-1 @ 5.01% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
5-0 @ 3.37% (0.045 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.98% (0.05 0.05)
5-1 @ 2.6% (0.062 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.93% (0.049 0.05)
6-0 @ 1.46% (0.032 0.03)
6-1 @ 1.12% (0.037 0.04)
5-2 @ 1% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 76.45%
1-1 @ 6.93% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-0 @ 3.48% (-0.109 -0.11)
2-2 @ 3.45% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 14.73%
0-1 @ 2.68% (-0.055 -0.05)
1-2 @ 2.67% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 1.03% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 8.82%

How you voted: AZ vs NEC

AZ Alkmaar
Draw
NEC
AZ Alkmaar
89.5%
Draw
6.8%
NEC
3.8%
133
Head to Head
Mar 6, 2022 3.45pm
NEC
1-3
AZ
Guth (44')
Karlsson (8', 70'), Evjen (76')
Vindahl Jensen (42')
Nov 20, 2021 7pm
May 7, 2017 1.30pm
NEC
2-1
AZ
Von Haacke (30'), Awoniyi (89')
Danjuma (63'), Awoniyi (89')
Jahanbakhsh (43')
Wuytens (50'), Jahanbakhsh (82')
Haps (60')
Aug 28, 2016 3.45pm
AZ
2-0
NEC
Dos Santos (44'), Jahanbakhsh (73')
dos Santos (52')

von Haacke (33')
von Haacke (53')
Jan 30, 2016 7.45pm
NEC
0-3
AZ

Woudenberg (56'), Limbombe (60')
Henriksen (1'), Jahanbakhsh (15'), Garcia (72')
Johansson (59')
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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