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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Go Ahead Eagles

AZ
2 - 0
Go Ahead Eagles

Pavlidis (70'), van Brederode (86')
de Wit (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Adekanye (72')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

AZ Alkmaar

Last Six:
    Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-0 AZ
    Thursday, August 4 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

    Go Ahead Eagles

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Heerenveen 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles
      Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

      We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles

       While Go Ahead Eagles will be looking to build on last Friday's win and end their losing streak in the Eredivisie, they go up against a solid AZ side who are unbeaten in seven of their last eight meetings. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, we are backing AZ to claim a comfortable win on Sunday. 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 62.44%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 16.54%.

      The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.86%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.97%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

      Result
      AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
      62.44% (0.78700000000001 0.79) 21.01% (-0.135 -0.13) 16.54% (-0.648 -0.65)
      Both teams to score 51.68% (-0.93 -0.93)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      55.46% (-0.547 -0.55)44.54% (0.551 0.55)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      33.09% (-0.531 -0.53)66.9% (0.536 0.54)
      AZ Alkmaar Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      86.32% (0.066999999999993 0.07)13.67% (-0.063000000000001 -0.06)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      59.11% (0.126 0.13)40.88% (-0.121 -0.12)
      Go Ahead Eagles Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      59.87% (-1.122 -1.12)40.13% (1.127 1.13)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      23.23% (-1.039 -1.04)76.77% (1.044 1.04)
      Score Analysis
          AZ Alkmaar 62.43%
          Go Ahead Eagles 16.54%
          Draw 21.01%
      AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
      1-0 @ 10.91% (0.28 0.28)
      2-0 @ 10.86% (0.31 0.31)
      2-1 @ 9.92% (-0.022 -0.02)
      3-0 @ 7.2% (0.219 0.22)
      3-1 @ 6.58%
      4-0 @ 3.58% (0.116 0.12)
      4-1 @ 3.27% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
      3-2 @ 3% (-0.094 -0.09)
      4-2 @ 1.49% (-0.043 -0.04)
      5-0 @ 1.43% (0.05 0.05)
      5-1 @ 1.3% (0.006 0.01)
      Other @ 2.89%
      Total : 62.43%
      		1-1 @ 9.97% (-0.041 -0.04)
      0-0 @ 5.49% (0.13 0.13)
      2-2 @ 4.53% (-0.152 -0.15)
      3-3 @ 0.91% (-0.058 -0.06)
      Other @ 0.11%
      Total : 21.01%
      		0-1 @ 5.01% (-0.034 -0.03)
      1-2 @ 4.55% (-0.163 -0.16)
      0-2 @ 2.29% (-0.088 -0.09)
      1-3 @ 1.39% (-0.094 -0.09)
      2-3 @ 1.38% (-0.09 -0.09)
      Other @ 1.93%
      Total : 16.54%

      How you voted: AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles

      AZ Alkmaar
      93.8%
      Draw
      0.0%
      Go Ahead Eagles
      6.3%
      16
      Head to Head
      Feb 13, 2022 11.15am
      Go Ahead Eagles
      1-4
      AZ
      Brouwers (25')
      Beukema (28', 85'), Pavlidis (33', 42')
      Midtsjo (15')
      Sep 26, 2021 1.30pm
      AZ
      5-0
      Go Ahead Eagles
      Karlsson (4', 83' pen.), De Wit (29'), Aboukhlal (86'), Reijnders (90+1')
      de Wit (51'), Pavlidis (58')

      Hahn (82'), Deijl (90'), Nauber (90+1')
      Jan 13, 2017 7pm
      Go Ahead Eagles
      1-3
      AZ
      Antonia (89' pen.)
      Achenteh (81')
      Weghorst (69'), Jahanbakhsh (85', 93')
      Jahanbakhsh (81'), Weghorst (81'), Johansson (88'), Bel Hassani (91')
      Sep 24, 2016 7.45pm
      AZ
      2-2
      Go Ahead Eagles
      Weghorst (36' pen., 52')
      Luckassen (38')
      Duits (66'), Hendriks (87')
      Lambooij (36')
      Feb 21, 2015 6.45pm
      Go Ahead Eagles
      0-2
      AZ

      Duits (41'), Van der Linden (66')
      Poulsen (33'), Muhren (58')
      Hoedt (41'), Hupperts (68'), Johansson (75')
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      TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
      CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
      2Feyenoord32246285246178
      3FC Twente32196760332763
      4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
      5Ajax321410869591052
      6NECNijmegen321311862471550
      7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
      8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
      9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
      10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
      11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
      12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
      13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
      14Heracles3295184170-2932
      15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
      16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
      RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
      RVitesse3255222571-462
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