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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.

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 header RHS
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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