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Eredivisie | Gameweek 31
Apr 28, 2024 at 11.15am UK
Sportpark De Weeren
AZ Alkmaar

Nijmegen
0 - 3
AZ


Proper (66'), Sano (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-1)
de Wit (16'), Pavlidis (58'), Poku (90+5')
de Wit (34'), Pavlidis (49'), Sugawara (74'), de Wit (87')

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: Feyenoord 1-0 Nijmegen
Sunday, April 21 at 5pm in KNVB Beker
Last Game: AZ 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, April 13 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-1 AZ Alkmaar

Both teams boast similar attacking records heading into this one, so we expect neither of them to come away with a clean sheet. We are also backing a share of the spoils come the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

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 NEC win with a probability of 39.97%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 36.92% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.33%) and 2-0 (5.3%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
39.97% (-0.692 -0.69) 23.1% (0.084 0.08) 36.92% (0.606 0.61)
Both teams to score 64.87% (-0.25200000000001 -0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.56% (-0.357 -0.36)36.43% (0.355 0.36)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.43% (-0.392 -0.39)58.57% (0.39 0.39)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.25% (-0.453 -0.45)18.75% (0.451 0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.86% (-0.76000000000001 -0.76)50.14% (0.759 0.76)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.84% (0.133 0.13)20.16% (-0.135 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.56% (0.214 0.21)52.44% (-0.217 -0.22)
Score Analysis
    NEC 39.97%
    AZ Alkmaar 36.92%
    Draw 23.1%
NECDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 8.48% (-0.06 -0.06)
1-0 @ 6.33% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 5.3% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-1 @ 4.73% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-2 @ 3.79% (-0.066 -0.07)
3-0 @ 2.96% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.98% (-0.073 -0.07)
4-2 @ 1.59% (-0.051 -0.05)
4-0 @ 1.24% (-0.051 -0.05)
Other @ 3.59%
Total : 39.97%
1-1 @ 10.13% (0.08 0.08)
2-2 @ 6.79% (-0.019 -0.02)
0-0 @ 3.78% (0.066 0.07)
3-3 @ 2.02% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 23.1%
1-2 @ 8.12% (0.093999999999999 0.09)
0-1 @ 6.05% (0.131 0.13)
0-2 @ 4.85% (0.124 0.12)
1-3 @ 4.33% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.63% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 2.59% (0.077 0.08)
1-4 @ 1.74% (0.034 0.03)
2-4 @ 1.45% (0.008 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.04% (0.035 0.04)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 36.92%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs AZ

NEC
58.8%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
35.3%
17
Head to Head
Dec 6, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 10
AZ
1-2
Nijmegen
Pavlidis (57')
Dost (11'), Mattsson (31')
van Wermeskerken (55')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6NECNijmegen321311862471550
7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462


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