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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 8
Oct 17, 2021 at 11.15am UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
FC Utrecht

AZ
5 - 1
Utrecht

Pavlidis (6'), Karlsson (12'), de Wit (40', 56'), Gudmundsson (86' pen.)
FT(HT: 3-0)
Maduro (90')

The Match

Preview

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

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 48.15%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 26% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.94%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 0-1 (8.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
48.15%25.85%26%
Both teams to score 50.18%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.68%53.32%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.13%74.87%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.84%22.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.45%55.55%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.46%35.54%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.69%72.31%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 48.14%
    FC Utrecht 26%
    Draw 25.84%
AZ AlkmaarDrawFC Utrecht
1-0 @ 11.86%
2-1 @ 9.25%
2-0 @ 8.94%
3-1 @ 4.65%
3-0 @ 4.49%
3-2 @ 2.4%
4-1 @ 1.75%
4-0 @ 1.69%
4-2 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 48.14%
1-1 @ 12.27%
0-0 @ 7.87%
2-2 @ 4.79%
Other @ 0.92%
Total : 25.84%
0-1 @ 8.15%
1-2 @ 6.35%
0-2 @ 4.21%
1-3 @ 2.19%
2-3 @ 1.65%
0-3 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2%
Total : 26%

How you voted: AZ vs Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar
38.5%
Draw
25.6%
FC Utrecht
35.9%
39
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