AZ Alkmaar
KNVB Beker | Second Round
Dec 18, 2024 at 8pm UK
AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
Groningen

AZ
3 - 1
Groningen

Mijnans (4'), van Bommel (70'), Addai (84')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Bacuna (41' pen.)
Coverage of the KNVB Beker Second Round clash between AZ Alkmaar and Groningen.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NAC Breda 1-2 AZ
Sunday, December 15 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: FC Twente 2-0 Groningen
Sunday, December 15 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 64.36%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 16.46%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.38%) and 1-0 (8.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.76%), while for a Groningen win it was 1-2 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
64.36% (0.182 0.18)19.18% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)16.46% (-0.133 -0.13)
Both teams to score 57.96% (-0.135 -0.13)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.79% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)36.2% (0.033000000000001 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.68% (-0.035000000000004 -0.04)58.32% (0.036000000000001 0.04)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.36% (0.038000000000011 0.04)10.63% (-0.037000000000001 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.53% (0.082999999999998 0.08)34.46% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.86% (-0.17700000000001 -0.18)35.14% (0.17899999999999 0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.11% (-0.185 -0.18)71.89% (0.18600000000001 0.19)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 64.36%
    Groningen 16.46%
    Draw 19.18%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGroningen
2-1 @ 9.81% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 9.38% (0.043999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 8.37% (0.026 0.03)
3-1 @ 7.33% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-0 @ 7.01% (0.043 0.04)
4-1 @ 4.11% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.93% (0.031 0.03)
3-2 @ 3.83% (-0.013 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.15% (-0.004 -0)
5-1 @ 1.84% (0.008 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.76% (0.017 0.02)
5-2 @ 0.96%
Other @ 3.86%
Total : 64.36%
1-1 @ 8.76% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.13% (-0.026000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 3.74% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.34% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 19.18%
1-2 @ 4.58% (-0.03 -0.03)
0-1 @ 3.91% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.04% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.79% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.6% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 16.46%

How you voted: AZ vs Groningen

AZ Alkmaar
85.7%
Draw
14.3%
Groningen
0.0%
14
Head to Head
Aug 25, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 3
Groningen
0-0
AZ
Bacuna (28'), Postema (34'), Stam (74')
Goes (23')
Mar 11, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 25
AZ
1-0
Groningen
Oct 1, 2022 5.45pm
Gameweek 8
Groningen
1-4
AZ
Pepi (42')
De Wit (3'), Karlsson (19'), Milos (62'), Lahdo (85')
Dec 21, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 16
AZ
1-0
Groningen
Karlsson (68')

Buijs (12'), de Leeuw (28'), Duarte (78'), Dammers (87')
Kasanwirjo (4')
Oct 24, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 9
Groningen
2-0
AZ
Ngonge (20'), De Leeuw (71')
Suslov (62')

Hatzidiakos (43'), Gudmundsson (65'), Reijnders (72')
rhs 2.0


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