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AZ Alkmaar
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
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NAC Breda
NEC
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Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 17, 2024 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion
NEC

AZ
1 - 0
Nijmegen

Mijnans (16')
Moller Wolfe (22'), Bazoer (90+9')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Hoedemakers (15'), Marquez (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Almere City 0-1 AZ
Saturday, August 10 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Nijmegen 1-2 FC Twente
Saturday, August 10 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 NEC

AZ Alkmaar were far from their best in their opening fixture, but a return to home turf should see them up the ante. We are tipping the hosts to emerge victorious in a relatively comfortable manner come the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 60.58%. A draw has a probability of 19.7% and a win for NEC has a probability of 19.68%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (7.99%) and 3-1 (7.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.64%), while for a NEC win it is 1-2 (5.21%).

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
60.58% (-1.987 -1.99) 19.73% (0.457 0.46) 19.68% (1.527 1.53)
Both teams to score 62.6% (1.241 1.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.82% (0.31699999999999 0.32)33.17% (-0.322 -0.32)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.07% (0.363 0.36)54.92% (-0.367 -0.37)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.29% (-0.40599999999999 -0.41)10.71% (0.403 0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.37% (-0.913 -0.91)34.63% (0.909 0.91)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.1% (1.699 1.7)29.89% (-1.702 -1.7)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34% (2.005 2.01)65.99% (-2.008 -2.01)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 60.58%
    NEC 19.68%
    Draw 19.73%
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
2-1 @ 9.65% (-0.039 -0.04)
2-0 @ 7.99% (-0.419 -0.42)
3-1 @ 7.19% (-0.154 -0.15)
1-0 @ 7.15% (-0.247 -0.25)
3-0 @ 5.95% (-0.42 -0.42)
3-2 @ 4.34% (0.111 0.11)
4-1 @ 4.01% (-0.157 -0.16)
4-0 @ 3.32% (-0.296 -0.3)
4-2 @ 2.42% (0.021 0.02)
5-1 @ 1.79% (-0.103 -0.1)
5-0 @ 1.49% (-0.16 -0.16)
5-2 @ 1.08% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
4-3 @ 0.98% (0.053 0.05)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 60.58%
1-1 @ 8.64% (0.112 0.11)
2-2 @ 5.82% (0.244 0.24)
0-0 @ 3.2% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-3 @ 1.75% (0.123 0.12)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 19.73%
1-2 @ 5.21% (0.303 0.3)
0-1 @ 3.87% (0.115 0.12)
2-3 @ 2.34% (0.201 0.2)
0-2 @ 2.33% (0.173 0.17)
1-3 @ 2.1% (0.212 0.21)
0-3 @ 0.94% (0.109 0.11)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 19.68%

How you voted: AZ vs Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar
89.3%
Draw
3.6%
NEC
7.1%
28
Head to Head
Apr 28, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 31
Nijmegen
0-3
AZ

Proper (66'), Sano (90+3')
De Wit (16'), Pavlidis (58'), Poku (90+5')
de Wit (34'), Pavlidis (49'), Sugawara (74'), de Wit (87')
Dec 6, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 10
AZ
1-2
Nijmegen
Pavlidis (57')
Dost (11'), Mattsson (31')
van Wermeskerken (55')
May 21, 2023 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Fortuna SittardSittard22005056
2Groningen22006246
3AZ AlkmaarAZ22002026
4FC Twente21103214
5FC UtrechtUtrecht21102114
6PSV EindhovenPSV11005143
7Ajax11001013
8Sparta RotterdamSparta20201102
9Feyenoord10101101
10Willem II10101101
11Heracles10100001
12Heerenveen201112-11
13PEC Zwolle100101-10
14NECNijmegen200213-20
15Go Ahead Eagles100102-20
16NAC BredaNAC Breda100114-30
17Almere CityAlmere City200204-40
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk200227-50


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