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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 10
Dec 6, 2023 at 6pm UK
AFAS Stadion
NEC

AZ
1 - 2
Nijmegen

Pavlidis (57')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Dost (11'), Mattsson (31')
van Wermeskerken (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 1-4 Aston Villa
Thursday, October 26 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Nijmegen 1-1 Almere City
Saturday, October 21 at 7pm in Eredivisie

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 65.26%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for NEC had a probability of 14.75%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.86%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.48%), while for a NEC win it was 0-1 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
65.26% (0.271 0.27)19.97% (-0.087 -0.09)14.75% (-0.191 -0.19)
Both teams to score 50.92% (-0.19 -0.19)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.58% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)43.42% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.18% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)65.81% (0.0039999999999907 0)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.49% (0.072000000000003 0.07)12.5% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.49% (0.155 0.16)38.5% (-0.161 -0.16)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.2% (-0.269 -0.27)41.8% (0.262 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.74% (-0.232 -0.23)78.26% (0.22699999999999 0.23)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 65.25%
    NEC 14.76%
    Draw 19.98%
AZ AlkmaarDrawNEC
2-0 @ 11.29% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
1-0 @ 10.86% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.85% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.83% (0.071 0.07)
3-1 @ 6.83% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 4.07% (0.048 0.05)
4-1 @ 3.55% (0.017 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.98% (-0.017 -0.02)
5-0 @ 1.69% (0.025 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.55% (-0.004 -0)
5-1 @ 1.48% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 3.28%
Total : 65.25%
1-1 @ 9.48% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.23% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 4.3% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 19.98%
0-1 @ 4.56% (-0.032 -0.03)
1-2 @ 4.13% (-0.047 -0.05)
0-2 @ 1.99% (-0.029 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.25% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.2% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 14.76%

How you voted: AZ vs Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar
96.3%
Draw
3.7%
NEC
0.0%
27
Head to Head
May 21, 2023 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Nijmegen
0-3
AZ

Kramer (22'), Schone (42')
Proper (83')
Karlsson (28', 50'), Clasie (43')
Sep 1, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 3
AZ
1-1
Nijmegen
Odgaard (57')
Marquez (54')
Mar 6, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 23
Nijmegen
1-3
AZ
Guth (44')
Karlsson (8', 70'), Evjen (76')
Vindahl Jensen (42')
Nov 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 11
AZ
1-1
Nijmegen
Aboukhlal (90+2')
Martins Indi (85')
Bruijn (9')
May 7, 2017 1.30pm
Nijmegen
2-1
AZ
Von Haacke (30'), Awoniyi (89')
Danjuma (63'), Awoniyi (89')
Jahanbakhsh (43')
Wuytens (50'), Jahanbakhsh (82')
Haps (60')