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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Go Ahead Eagles
AZ
2 - 0
Go Ahead Eagles
Pavlidis (70'), van Brederode (86')
de Wit (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Adekanye (72')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Go Ahead Eagles, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-0 AZ
Thursday, August 4 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

We said: AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles

While Go Ahead Eagles will be looking to build on last Friday's win and end their losing streak in the Eredivisie, they go up against a solid AZ side who are unbeaten in seven of their last eight meetings. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, we are backing AZ to claim a comfortable win on Sunday. 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 62.44%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 16.54%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.86%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.97%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
62.44% (0.78700000000001 0.79) 21.01% (-0.135 -0.13) 16.54% (-0.648 -0.65)
Both teams to score 51.68% (-0.93 -0.93)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.46% (-0.547 -0.55)44.54% (0.551 0.55)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.09% (-0.531 -0.53)66.9% (0.536 0.54)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.32% (0.066999999999993 0.07)13.67% (-0.063000000000001 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.11% (0.126 0.13)40.88% (-0.121 -0.12)
Go Ahead Eagles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.87% (-1.122 -1.12)40.13% (1.127 1.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.23% (-1.039 -1.04)76.77% (1.044 1.04)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 62.43%
    Go Ahead Eagles 16.54%
    Draw 21.01%
AZ AlkmaarDrawGo Ahead Eagles
1-0 @ 10.91% (0.28 0.28)
2-0 @ 10.86% (0.31 0.31)
2-1 @ 9.92% (-0.022 -0.02)
3-0 @ 7.2% (0.219 0.22)
3-1 @ 6.58%
4-0 @ 3.58% (0.116 0.12)
4-1 @ 3.27% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-2 @ 3% (-0.094 -0.09)
4-2 @ 1.49% (-0.043 -0.04)
5-0 @ 1.43% (0.05 0.05)
5-1 @ 1.3% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 62.43%
1-1 @ 9.97% (-0.041 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.49% (0.13 0.13)
2-2 @ 4.53% (-0.152 -0.15)
3-3 @ 0.91% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 21.01%
0-1 @ 5.01% (-0.034 -0.03)
1-2 @ 4.55% (-0.163 -0.16)
0-2 @ 2.29% (-0.088 -0.09)
1-3 @ 1.39% (-0.094 -0.09)
2-3 @ 1.38% (-0.09 -0.09)
Other @ 1.93%
Total : 16.54%

How you voted: AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles

AZ Alkmaar
93.8%
Draw
0.0%
Go Ahead Eagles
6.3%
16
Head to Head
Feb 13, 2022 11.15am
Go Ahead Eagles
1-4
AZ
Brouwers (25')
Beukema (28', 85'), Pavlidis (33', 42')
Midtsjo (15')
Sep 26, 2021 1.30pm
AZ
5-0
Go Ahead Eagles
Karlsson (4', 83' pen.), De Wit (29'), Aboukhlal (86'), Reijnders (90+1')
de Wit (51'), Pavlidis (58')

Hahn (82'), Deijl (90'), Nauber (90+1')
Jan 13, 2017 7pm
Go Ahead Eagles
1-3
AZ
Antonia (89' pen.)
Achenteh (81')
Weghorst (69'), Jahanbakhsh (85', 93')
Jahanbakhsh (81'), Weghorst (81'), Johansson (88'), Bel Hassani (91')
Sep 24, 2016 7.45pm
AZ
2-2
Go Ahead Eagles
Weghorst (36' pen., 52')
Luckassen (38')
Duits (66'), Hendriks (87')
Lambooij (36')
Feb 21, 2015 6.45pm
Go Ahead Eagles
0-2
AZ

Duits (41'), Van der Linden (66')
Poulsen (33'), Muhren (58')
Hoedt (41'), Hupperts (68'), Johansson (75')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1AZ AlkmaarAZ11005143
2FC Twente11004133
3Ajax11004133
4Heerenveen11003123
5PSV EindhovenPSV11002023
6SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior11004313
7Sparta RotterdamSparta11002113
8Vitesse11002113
9Fortuna SittardSittard10100001
10Feyenoord10100001
11NECNijmegen100134-10
12FC VolendamVolendam100112-10
13PEC Zwolle100112-10
14RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk100113-20
15FC UtrechtUtrecht100102-20
16Heracles100114-30
17Almere CityAlmere City100114-30
18Go Ahead Eagles100115-40

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