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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 9
Oct 9, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht
1 - 2
AZ

Sylla (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
van Brederode (31'), Sugawara (68')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 0-1 Utrecht
Sunday, October 2 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 3-2 Apollon Limassol
Thursday, October 6 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

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 51.83%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.58%) and 0-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.73%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 1-0 (7.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
23.5% (0.155 0.16)24.67% (0.021000000000001 0.02)51.83% (-0.179 -0.18)
Both teams to score 51.27% (0.107 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.32% (0.057000000000002 0.06)50.67% (-0.056999999999995 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.42% (0.048999999999999 0.05)72.58% (-0.048999999999992 -0.05)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.71% (0.172 0.17)36.29% (-0.173 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.93% (0.176 0.18)73.07% (-0.179 -0.18)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.46% (-0.050000000000011 -0.05)19.53% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.57% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)51.43% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 23.5%
    AZ Alkmaar 51.83%
    Draw 24.67%
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 7.19% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-1 @ 5.95% (0.034000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 3.64% (0.026 0.03)
3-1 @ 2.01% (0.021 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.64% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.23% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 1.84%
Total : 23.5%
1-1 @ 11.73% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.09% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.86% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 24.67%
0-1 @ 11.57% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 9.58% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.45% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
1-3 @ 5.22% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-3 @ 5.15% (-0.035 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.64% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-4 @ 2.1% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.08% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 51.83%

How you voted: Utrecht vs AZ

FC Utrecht
20.6%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
73.5%
34
Head to Head
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')
May 3, 2020 1.30pm
rhs 2.0


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