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Eredivisie | Gameweek 16
Dec 15, 2024 at 7pm UK
Rat Verlegh Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

NAC Breda
1 - 2
AZ

Mar Omarsson (12')
Greiml (30'), Balard (62'), Kemper (90+4'), Van den Bergh (90+4')
Greiml (85')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Parrott (76'), de Wit (90+2')
Koopmeiners (71'), Martens (88'), de Wit (90+5'), van Bommel (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sparta 0-2 NAC Breda
Saturday, December 7 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Ludogorets 2-2 AZ
Thursday, December 12 at 5.45pm in Europa League

We said: NAC Breda 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

With both teams in good form ahead of this contest, we expect a hard-fought contest. Nevertheless, although NAC Breda will be keen to build on their unexpected position in seventh place, we feel that they will fall short against Martens' team on Sunday night. 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 51.45%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 24.17%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.58%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 1-0 (6.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
NAC BredaDrawAZ Alkmaar
24.17% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04) 24.38% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04) 51.45% (0.083000000000006 0.08)
Both teams to score 52.91% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.13% (0.128 0.13)48.87% (-0.128 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.04% (0.116 0.12)70.96% (-0.116 -0.12)
NAC Breda Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.31% (0.031999999999996 0.03)34.69% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.58% (0.033999999999999 0.03)71.42% (-0.033999999999992 -0.03)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.02% (0.084000000000003 0.08)18.98% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.47% (0.138 0.14)50.53% (-0.137 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    NAC Breda 24.17%
    AZ Alkmaar 51.45%
    Draw 24.37%
NAC BredaDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 6.97% (-0.031 -0.03)
2-1 @ 6.13% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 3.69% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.8% (0.004 0)
3-0 @ 1.3% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 24.17%
1-1 @ 11.58% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 6.59% (-0.035 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.1% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
3-3 @ 1% (0.005 0.01)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.37%
0-1 @ 10.94% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
1-2 @ 9.63% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-2 @ 9.09%
1-3 @ 5.33% (0.019 0.02)
0-3 @ 5.04% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.82% (0.012 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.22% (0.014 0.01)
0-4 @ 2.09% (0.011 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.17% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 51.45%

Head to Head
Feb 12, 2020 5.30pm
Quarter-Finals
AZ
1-3
NAC Breda
Idrissi (65')
Idrissi (56')
El Allouchi (35'), Schouten (60'), Noblejas (86')
Verschueren (89')
Feb 8, 2019 7pm
Gameweek 21
NAC Breda
0-3
AZ

Mets (22'), van Anholt (47')
Til (33', 54'), Gudmundsson (90')
Til (25')
Aug 12, 2018 3.45pm
Gameweek 1
AZ
5-0
NAC Breda
Svensson (26'), Hatzidiakos (30'), Boadu (42'), Koopmeiners (79'), Johnsen (85')

El Allouchi (58'), Sporkslede (66')
Feb 17, 2018 6.45pm
NAC Breda
1-3
AZ
Umar (85')
Korte (51'), Meijers (56')
Jahanbakhsh (32'), Til (47'), Seuntjens (52')
Sep 10, 2017 1.30pm
AZ
2-1
NAC Breda
Helmer (55'), Til (58')
Seuntjens (34')
Korte (84' pen.)
Angelino (87')
rhs 2.0
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1Ajax30234362263673
2PSV EindhovenPSV29204586335364
3Feyenoord29178464323259
4FC UtrechtUtrecht30178557421559
5FC Twente29139755411448
6AZ AlkmaarAZ30138948341447
7Go Ahead Eagles2913795246646
8Heerenveen30107133853-1537
9Groningen3098133245-1335
10Heracles30811113752-1535
11Sparta RotterdamSparta29810113336-334
12NECNijmegen2996144243-133
13Fortuna SittardSittard2996143349-1633
14NAC BredaNAC Breda3088143250-1832
15PEC Zwolle29710123544-931
16Willem II2966173049-1924
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2947183558-2319
18Almere CityAlmere City3047192159-3819


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