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Eredivisie | Gameweek 4
Sep 3, 2023 at 3.45pm UK
GelreDome
AZ Alkmaar

Vitesse
0 - 2
AZ


Kozlowski (33'), Isimat-Mirin (36'), Arcus (53')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Pavlidis (49', 64')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vitesse 1-3 PSV
Saturday, August 19 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Brann 3-3 AZ (5-6 pen.)
Thursday, August 31 at 6pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Vitesse 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

Goals have been a constant feature of this fixture, and we expect this one to be no different. That said, we are tipping the away side to narrowly pip their hosts to all three points come the end of the 90 minutes here. 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 AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 43.68%. A win for Vitesse had a probability of 30.6% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Vitesse win was 1-0 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
VitesseDrawAZ Alkmaar
30.6% (0.728 0.73) 25.73% (0.029999999999998 0.03) 43.68% (-0.758 -0.76)
Both teams to score 53.6% (0.279 0.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.69% (0.187 0.19)50.31% (-0.186 -0.19)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.74% (0.166 0.17)72.26% (-0.16600000000001 -0.17)
Vitesse Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.56% (0.61 0.61)30.45% (-0.61 -0.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.35% (0.717 0.72)66.65% (-0.717 -0.72)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.06% (-0.279 -0.28)22.94% (0.278 0.28)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.28% (-0.412 -0.41)56.72% (0.413 0.41)
Score Analysis
    Vitesse 30.6%
    AZ Alkmaar 43.67%
    Draw 25.72%
VitesseDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 8.31% (0.077 0.08)
2-1 @ 7.27% (0.128 0.13)
2-0 @ 4.94% (0.126 0.13)
3-1 @ 2.88% (0.098 0.1)
3-2 @ 2.12% (0.055 0.05)
3-0 @ 1.96% (0.082 0.08)
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 30.6%
1-1 @ 12.22% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.99% (-0.053 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.35% (0.051 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.04% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.72%
0-1 @ 10.28% (-0.16 -0.16)
1-2 @ 9% (-0.065999999999999 -0.07)
0-2 @ 7.57% (-0.185 -0.19)
1-3 @ 4.42% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-3 @ 3.71% (-0.123 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.63% (0.0029999999999997 0)
1-4 @ 1.63% (-0.039 -0.04)
0-4 @ 1.37% (-0.057 -0.06)
2-4 @ 0.97% (-0.007 -0.01)
Other @ 2.1%
Total : 43.67%

How you voted: Vitesse vs AZ

Vitesse
5.3%
Draw
10.5%
AZ Alkmaar
84.2%
19
Head to Head
Mar 3, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 24
Vitesse
0-1
AZ
Karlsson (29')
Jan 7, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 15
AZ
1-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (77')
Sankoh (87')
May 29, 2022 1.30pm
AZ
6-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (3'), Reijnders (13', 52'), De Wit (41'), Karlsson (75', 89')
Evjen (8')
Bazoer (78')
Bero (29'), Tronstad (69'), Openda (69')
May 26, 2022 7pm
Vitesse
2-1
AZ
Buitink (22'), Openda (86')
Hajek (49')
Clasie (59')
Apr 2, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 25
AZ
3-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (32'), Rasmussen (56' og.), Karlsson (83' pen.)
Pavlidis (77')
Tronstad (63')
Bero (58'), Wittek (90+5')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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