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Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 20, 2023 at 3.45pm UK
Mandemakers Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

RKC Waalwijk
1 - 3
AZ

Kramer (41' pen.)
Kramer (58'), Margaret (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Pavlidis (54', 79'), de Wit (59')
Poku (63')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Heerenveen 3-1 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, August 12 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 2-0 Santa Coloma
Thursday, August 17 at 7.45pm 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 61.71%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 16.03%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.95%) and 1-2 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 1-0 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-3 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
RKC WaalwijkDrawAZ Alkmaar
16.03% (0.363 0.36)22.27% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)61.71% (-0.35299999999999 -0.35)
Both teams to score 46.66% (0.77999999999999 0.78)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.32% (0.634 0.63)50.68% (-0.63 -0.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.41% (0.556 0.56)72.59% (-0.553 -0.55)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.5% (0.86799999999999 0.87)44.5% (-0.86199999999999 -0.86)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.47% (0.696 0.7)80.53% (-0.691 -0.69)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.06% (0.101 0.1)15.94% (-0.096 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.8% (0.181 0.18)45.2% (-0.177 -0.18)
Score Analysis
    RKC Waalwijk 16.03%
    AZ Alkmaar 61.7%
    Draw 22.26%
RKC WaalwijkDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 5.74% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-1 @ 4.27% (0.11 0.11)
2-0 @ 2.33% (0.052 0.05)
3-1 @ 1.15% (0.057 0.06)
3-2 @ 1.06% (0.055 0.06)
Other @ 1.48%
Total : 16.03%
1-1 @ 10.54% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 7.09% (-0.182 -0.18)
2-2 @ 3.92% (0.113 0.11)
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 22.26%
0-1 @ 13.02% (-0.29 -0.29)
0-2 @ 11.95% (-0.23 -0.23)
1-2 @ 9.68% (0.052 0.05)
0-3 @ 7.32% (-0.113 -0.11)
1-3 @ 5.93% (0.051 0.05)
0-4 @ 3.36% (-0.04 -0.04)
1-4 @ 2.72% (0.032 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.4% (0.078 0.08)
0-5 @ 1.24% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.1% (0.039 0.04)
1-5 @ 1% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 61.7%

How you voted: RKC Waalwijk vs AZ

RKC Waalwijk
16.7%
Draw
0.0%
AZ Alkmaar
83.3%
6
Head to Head
Apr 23, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 30
AZ
3-0
RKC Waalwijk
Mijnans (8'), Lahdo (50'), Van Brederode (63')
Nov 6, 2022 3.45pm
Gameweek 13
RKC Waalwijk
3-1
AZ
Bel Hassani (32'), Bakkali (87', 90+1')
May 15, 2022 1.30pm
Gameweek 30
AZ
1-3
RKC Waalwijk
De Wit (45+1')
Stokkers (18'), Gaari (64'), Kuijpers (79')
Feb 9, 2022 6pm
Quarter-Finals
RKC Waalwijk
0-4
AZ

Nieuwpoort (60')
De Wit (8'), Pavlidis (23'), Karlsson (33' pen.), Aboukhlal (71')
Reijnders (87')
Aug 14, 2021 3.30pm
Gameweek 1
RKC Waalwijk
1-0
AZ
Kramer (44')

Gudmundsson (75'), Sugawara (89')