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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 25
Mar 11, 2023 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Groningen

AZ
1 - 0
Groningen

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lazio 1-2 AZ
Tuesday, March 7 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Feyenoord 1-0 Groningen
Saturday, March 4 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Groningen

Buoyed by their European triumph in midweek, AZ will head into this weekend's contest with a spring in their step. We fancy the home side to stroll to a routine victory here, scoring plenty of goals en route. 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 82.41%. A draw had a probability of 11.3% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 6.26%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 3-0 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.38%) and 3-1 (7.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.2%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-2 (1.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
82.41% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02) 11.33% (0.0090000000000003 0.01) 6.26% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 50.59% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
72.93% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)27.08% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
52.42% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)47.58% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.17% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)4.83% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
80.54% (-0.01100000000001 -0.01)19.47% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.16% (0.015999999999998 0.02)46.84% (-0.017999999999994 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.63% (0.012 0.01)82.37% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 82.4%
    Groningen 6.26%
    Draw 11.33%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
3-0 @ 10.49%
2-0 @ 10.38% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.96% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 7.95% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-1 @ 7.88% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-0 @ 6.86% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 6.03% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
5-0 @ 4.82% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
5-1 @ 3.65% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 3.02% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-0 @ 2.43% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 2.29% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-1 @ 1.85% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-2 @ 1.39%
7-0 @ 1.05% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 4.37%
Total : 82.4%
1-1 @ 5.2% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 2.99% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-0 @ 2.26% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 11.33%
1-2 @ 1.97% (0.002 0)
0-1 @ 1.72% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 6.26%

How you voted: AZ vs Groningen

AZ Alkmaar
87.0%
Draw
6.5%
Groningen
6.5%
46
Head to Head
Oct 1, 2022 5.45pm
Groningen
1-4
AZ
Pepi (42')
Pelupessy (80')
De Wit (3'), Karlsson (19'), Milos (62'), Lahdo (85')
Dec 21, 2021 8pm
AZ
1-0
Groningen
Karlsson (68')

Buijs (12'), de Leeuw (28'), Duarte (78'), Dammers (87')
Kasanwirjo (4')
Oct 24, 2021 7pm
May 13, 2021 1.30pm
Dec 6, 2020 1.30pm
AZ
1-2
Groningen
Koopmeiners (21')
Midtsjo (8'), Martins Indi (78'), Stengs (90+2'), Koopmeiners (90+3'), Wijndal (90+3')
Midtsjo (57'), Martins Indi (85')
El Messaoudi (69', 74')
Joosten (79')
El Hankouri (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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