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Eredivisie | Gameweek 31
Apr 28, 2024 at 11.15am UK
Sportpark De Weeren
AZ Alkmaar

Nijmegen
0 - 3
AZ


Proper (66'), Sano (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-1)
de Wit (16'), Pavlidis (58'), Poku (90+5')
de Wit (34'), Pavlidis (49'), Sugawara (74'), de Wit (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Feyenoord 1-0 Nijmegen
Sunday, April 21 at 5pm in KNVB Beker
Last Game: AZ 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, April 13 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-1 AZ Alkmaar

Both teams boast similar attacking records heading into this one, so we expect neither of them to come away with a clean sheet. We are also backing a share of the spoils come the end of the 90 minutes. 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 NEC win with a probability of 39.97%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 36.92% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.33%) and 2-0 (5.3%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
39.97% (-0.692 -0.69) 23.1% (0.084 0.08) 36.92% (0.606 0.61)
Both teams to score 64.87% (-0.25200000000001 -0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.56% (-0.357 -0.36)36.43% (0.355 0.36)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.43% (-0.392 -0.39)58.57% (0.39 0.39)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.25% (-0.453 -0.45)18.75% (0.451 0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.86% (-0.76000000000001 -0.76)50.14% (0.759 0.76)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.84% (0.133 0.13)20.16% (-0.135 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.56% (0.214 0.21)52.44% (-0.217 -0.22)
Score Analysis
    NEC 39.97%
    AZ Alkmaar 36.92%
    Draw 23.1%
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 8.48% (-0.06 -0.06)
1-0 @ 6.33% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 5.3% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-1 @ 4.73% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-2 @ 3.79% (-0.066 -0.07)
3-0 @ 2.96% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.98% (-0.073 -0.07)
4-2 @ 1.59% (-0.051 -0.05)
4-0 @ 1.24% (-0.051 -0.05)
Other @ 3.59%
Total : 39.97%
1-1 @ 10.13% (0.08 0.08)
2-2 @ 6.79% (-0.019 -0.02)
0-0 @ 3.78% (0.066 0.07)
3-3 @ 2.02% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 23.1%
1-2 @ 8.12% (0.093999999999999 0.09)
0-1 @ 6.05% (0.131 0.13)
0-2 @ 4.85% (0.124 0.12)
1-3 @ 4.33% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.63% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 2.59% (0.077 0.08)
1-4 @ 1.74% (0.034 0.03)
2-4 @ 1.45% (0.008 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.04% (0.035 0.04)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 36.92%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs AZ

NEC
58.8%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
35.3%
17
Head to Head
Dec 6, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 10
AZ
1-2
Nijmegen
Pavlidis (57')
Dost (11'), Mattsson (31')
van Wermeskerken (55')
May 21, 2023 1.30pm
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Nijmegen
0-3
AZ

Kramer (22'), Schone (42')
Proper (83')
Karlsson (28', 50'), Clasie (43')
Sep 1, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 3
AZ
1-1
Nijmegen
Odgaard (57')
Marquez (54')
Mar 6, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 23
Nijmegen
1-3
AZ
Guth (44')
Karlsson (8', 70'), Evjen (76')
Vindahl Jensen (42')
Nov 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 11
AZ
1-1
Nijmegen
Aboukhlal (90+2')
Martins Indi (85')
Bruijn (9')
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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
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