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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 19
Jan 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
FC Utrecht

AZ
5 - 5
Utrecht

Dekker (20'), Pavlidis (31', 34', 78'), de Wit (70')
FT(HT: 3-3)
Douvikas (12', 16', 65'), Viergever (41'), van de Streek (80')
Viergever (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 1-4 AZ
Wednesday, January 25 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Utrecht 1-0 Excelsior
Wednesday, January 25 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 FC Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar are firing on all cylinders at the moment, and it is hard to envisage any other result rather than a home victory. That said, we expect FC Utrecht to put up a decent fight, giving rise to an absorbing affair. 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 59.12%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 20.21%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.53%) and 1-0 (8.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.36%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 1-2 (5.39%). The actual scoreline of 5-5 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
59.12% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01) 20.66% (0.0019999999999989 0) 20.21% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Both teams to score 60.04% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.11% (0.00099999999999767 0)36.89% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.93% (0.0020000000000024 0)59.06% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.76% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)12.23%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.06% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)37.94%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.41% (0.0019999999999953 0)31.59% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.01% (0.0049999999999955 0)67.99% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 59.12%
    FC Utrecht 20.21%
    Draw 20.66%
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 9.83% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-0 @ 8.53% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-0 @ 8.12% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 6.88% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 5.97%
3-2 @ 3.97%
4-1 @ 3.62%
4-0 @ 3.14% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 2.08%
5-1 @ 1.52%
5-0 @ 1.32%
Other @ 4.15%
Total : 59.12%
1-1 @ 9.36%
2-2 @ 5.66% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 3.86%
3-3 @ 1.52% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 20.66%
1-2 @ 5.39%
0-1 @ 4.45%
0-2 @ 2.57%
2-3 @ 2.18% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2.07%
0-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 20.21%

How you voted: AZ vs Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar
85.4%
Draw
7.3%
FC Utrecht
7.3%
41
Head to Head
Oct 9, 2022 1.30pm
May 11, 2022 7pm
Utrecht
2-2
AZ
Van de Streek (37'), Douvikas (90+4')
van Overeem (57')
Pavlidis (12', 15')
de Wit (69')
Oct 17, 2021 11.15am
AZ
5-1
Utrecht
Pavlidis (6'), Karlsson (12'), De Wit (40', 56'), Gudmundsson (86' pen.)
Maduro (90')
Jan 27, 2021 5.45pm
Dec 27, 2020 1.30pm
Utrecht
2-2
AZ
Elia (30'), Dalmau (90+3')
Hoogma (16'), van Overeem (45+4'), Gustafson (63')
Koopmeiners (64' pen.), Stengs (83')
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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