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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.
More game data and we say below the videos

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
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
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CFeyenoord33257181295282
2PSV EindhovenPSV33226587394872
3Ajax33209485355069
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33207667333467
5FC Twente331710663263761
6Sparta RotterdamSparta33168955371856
7FC UtrechtUtrecht33149105248451
8Heerenveen331110124250-843
9RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk33118145060-1041
10Go Ahead Eagles331010134654-840
11NECNijmegen33814114144-338
12Vitesse33910144450-637
13Fortuna SittardSittard33105183861-2335
14FC VolendamVolendam3396183969-3033
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior3395193068-3832
16EmmenEmmen33610173162-3128
RGroningen3346233170-3918
RCambuur3344252269-4716

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