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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 32
May 11, 2025 at 3.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Groningen

AZ
3 - 0
Groningen

Mijnans (9'), Poku (30'), Meerdink (48')
van Bommel (45+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Ekdal (39'), Prins (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 0-3 AZ
Sunday, May 4 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Groningen 6-1 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, May 3 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Groningen

Although Groningen have more at stake on Sunday, it is debatable whether that will play into their favour or not. Given that AZ got back to winning ways last time out, they may have regained enough confidence to edge this fixture by the odd goal in three. 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 66.93%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 14.16%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.81%) and 1-0 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.89%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-2 (4.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
66.93% (-0.285 -0.28) 18.9% (0.119 0.12) 14.16% (0.17 0.17)
Both teams to score 53.08% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.21% (-0.172 -0.17)39.79% (0.176 0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.85% (-0.178 -0.18)62.14% (0.181 0.18)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.01% (-0.119 -0.12)10.99% (0.123 0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.73% (-0.27000000000001 -0.27)35.27% (0.27500000000001 0.28)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.64% (0.13 0.13)40.36% (-0.126 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.02% (0.119 0.12)76.98% (-0.114 -0.11)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 66.93%
    Groningen 14.16%
    Draw 18.9%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
2-0 @ 10.81% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.81% (0.013 0.01)
1-0 @ 9.8% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
3-0 @ 7.96% (-0.057 -0.06)
3-1 @ 7.22% (-0.027 -0.03)
4-0 @ 4.39% (-0.054 -0.05)
4-1 @ 3.99% (-0.035 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.28% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
5-0 @ 1.94% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-2 @ 1.81% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.76% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 4.17%
Total : 66.93%
1-1 @ 8.89% (0.058 0.06)
2-2 @ 4.45% (0.022 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.44% (0.036 0.04)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.003 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 18.9%
1-2 @ 4.03% (0.04 0.04)
0-1 @ 4.03% (0.046 0.05)
0-2 @ 1.83% (0.028 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.35% (0.012 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.22% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 1.71%
Total : 14.16%

Head to Head
Dec 18, 2024 8pm
Second Round
AZ
3-1
Groningen
Mijnans (4'), Van Bommel (70'), Addai (84')
Bacuna (41' pen.)
Aug 25, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 3
Groningen
0-0
AZ
Bacuna (28'), Postema (34'), Stam (74')
Goes (23')
Mar 11, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 25
AZ
1-0
Groningen
Oct 1, 2022 5.45pm
Gameweek 8
Groningen
1-4
AZ
Pepi (42')
De Wit (3'), Karlsson (19'), Milos (62'), Lahdo (85')
Dec 21, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 16
AZ
1-0
Groningen
Karlsson (68')

Buijs (12'), de Leeuw (28'), Duarte (78'), Dammers (87')
Kasanwirjo (4')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342545103396479
2Ajax34246467323578
3Feyenoord34208676383868
4FC UtrechtUtrecht341810662451764
5AZ AlkmaarAZ34169958372157
6FC Twente341591062491354
7Go Ahead Eagles34149115755251
8NECNijmegen34127155146543
9Heerenveen34127154257-1543
10PEC Zwolle341011134351-841
11Fortuna SittardSittard34118153754-1741
12Sparta RotterdamSparta34912133943-439
13Groningen34109154053-1339
14Heracles34911144263-2138
15NAC BredaNAC Breda3489173458-2433
16Willem II3468203456-2226
RRKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3467214474-3025
RAlmere CityAlmere City34410202364-4122


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