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Eredivisie | Gameweek 16
Dec 15, 2024 at 7pm UK
Rat Verlegh Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

NAC Breda
1 - 2
AZ

Mar Omarsson (12')
Greiml (30'), Balard (62'), Kemper (90+4'), Van den Bergh (90+4')
Greiml (85')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Parrott (76'), de Wit (90+2')
Koopmeiners (71'), Martens (88'), de Wit (90+5'), van Bommel (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

NAC Breda

All competitions
Last Game: Sparta 0-2 NAC Breda
Saturday, December 7 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Ludogorets 2-2 AZ
Thursday, December 12 at 5.45pm in Europa League

We said: NAC Breda 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

 With both teams in good form ahead of this contest, we expect a hard-fought contest. Nevertheless, although NAC Breda will be keen to build on their unexpected position in seventh place, we feel that they will fall short against Martens' team on Sunday night. 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 51.45%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 24.17%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.58%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 1-0 (6.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
NAC BredaDrawAZ Alkmaar
24.17% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04) 24.38% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04) 51.45% (0.083000000000006 0.08)
Both teams to score 52.91% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.13% (0.128 0.13)48.87% (-0.128 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.04% (0.116 0.12)70.96% (-0.116 -0.12)
NAC Breda Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.31% (0.031999999999996 0.03)34.69% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.58% (0.033999999999999 0.03)71.42% (-0.033999999999992 -0.03)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.02% (0.084000000000003 0.08)18.98% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.47% (0.138 0.14)50.53% (-0.137 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    NAC Breda 24.17%
    AZ Alkmaar 51.45%
    Draw 24.37%
NAC BredaDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 6.97% (-0.031 -0.03)
2-1 @ 6.13% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 3.69% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.8% (0.004 0)
3-0 @ 1.3% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 24.17%
1-1 @ 11.58% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 6.59% (-0.035 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.1% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
3-3 @ 1% (0.005 0.01)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.37%
0-1 @ 10.94% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
1-2 @ 9.63% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-2 @ 9.09%
1-3 @ 5.33% (0.019 0.02)
0-3 @ 5.04% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.82% (0.012 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.22% (0.014 0.01)
0-4 @ 2.09% (0.011 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.17% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 51.45%

Head to Head
Feb 12, 2020 5.30pm
Quarter-Finals
AZ
1-3
NAC Breda
Idrissi (65')
Idrissi (56')
El Allouchi (35'), Schouten (60'), Noblejas (86')
Verschueren (89')
Feb 8, 2019 7pm
Gameweek 21
NAC Breda
0-3
AZ

Mets (22'), van Anholt (47')
Til (33', 54'), Gudmundsson (90')
Til (25')
Aug 12, 2018 3.45pm
Gameweek 1
AZ
5-0
NAC Breda
Svensson (26'), Hatzidiakos (30'), Boadu (42'), Koopmeiners (79'), Johnsen (85')

El Allouchi (58'), Sporkslede (66')
Feb 17, 2018 6.45pm
NAC Breda
1-3
AZ
Umar (85')
Korte (51'), Meijers (56')
Jahanbakhsh (32'), Til (47'), Seuntjens (52')
Sep 10, 2017 1.30pm
AZ
2-1
NAC Breda
Helmer (55'), Til (58')
Seuntjens (34')
Korte (84' pen.)
Angelino (87')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
> Eredivisie Full Table


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