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Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sparta 2-1 Groningen
Saturday, September 17 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Saturday, September 17 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 2-1 Ajax
Sunday, September 18 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Sunday, September 18 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
We said: Groningen 1-2 AZ Alkmaar
Despite their poor record in this fixture of late, AZ boast a superior squad and will back themselves to get the job done this weekend, especially off the back of defeating the defending champions. We are backing the away side to carry the day here, albeit by only a narrow margin. 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 59.45%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 17.96%.
The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.01%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.74%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-0 (5.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Groningen | Draw | AZ Alkmaar |
17.96% ( -0.01) | 22.59% ( 0) | 59.45% ( 0) |
| Both teams to score 49.5% ( -0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
