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Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Mar 6, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
Goffertstadion
AZ Alkmaar

NEC
1 - 3
AZ

Guth (44')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Karlsson (8', 70'), Evjen (76')
Vindahl Jensen (42')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NEC 0-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 3-2 AZ
Thursday, May 19 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Next Game: AZ vs. Heerenveen
Sunday, May 22 at 1.30pm 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 53.41%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for NEC had a probability of 23.09%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.78%) and 0-2 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.12%), while for a NEC win it was 1-0 (6.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
23.09%23.5%53.41%
Both teams to score 54.47%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.8%46.21%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.5%68.5%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.82%34.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.12%70.88%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.76%17.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.45%47.55%
Score Analysis
    NEC 23.09%
    AZ Alkmaar 53.4%
    Draw 23.5%
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 6.33%
2-1 @ 5.97%
2-0 @ 3.4%
3-1 @ 2.14%
3-2 @ 1.88%
3-0 @ 1.22%
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 23.09%
1-1 @ 11.12%
0-0 @ 5.89%
2-2 @ 5.25%
3-3 @ 1.1%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 23.5%
0-1 @ 10.36%
1-2 @ 9.78%
0-2 @ 9.11%
1-3 @ 5.73%
0-3 @ 5.34%
2-3 @ 3.07%
1-4 @ 2.52%
0-4 @ 2.35%
2-4 @ 1.35%
Other @ 3.81%
Total : 53.4%

How you voted: NEC vs AZ

NEC
0.0%
Draw
12.5%
AZ Alkmaar
87.5%
8
Head to Head
Nov 20, 2021 7pm
May 7, 2017 1.30pm
NEC
2-1
AZ
Von Haacke (30'), Awoniyi (89')
Danjuma (63'), Awoniyi (89')
Jahanbakhsh (43')
Wuytens (50'), Jahanbakhsh (82')
Haps (60')
Aug 28, 2016 3.45pm
AZ
2-0
NEC
Dos Santos (44'), Jahanbakhsh (73')
dos Santos (52')

von Haacke (33')
von Haacke (53')
Jan 30, 2016 7.45pm
NEC
0-3
AZ

Woudenberg (56'), Limbombe (60')
Henriksen (1'), Jahanbakhsh (15'), Garcia (72')
Johansson (59')
Nov 1, 2015 3.45pm
AZ
2-4
NEC
Henriksen (33', 66')
Gouweleeuw (70'), van der Linden (88')
Limbombe (29', 57'), Santos (34'), Woudenberg (49')