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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 30
Apr 23, 2023 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Waalwijk logo
AZ
3 - 0
RKC Waalwijk
Mijnans (8'), Lahdo (50'), van Brederode (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)

van den Buijs (90+2')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and RKC Waalwijk, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 2-0 Anderlecht (4-1 pen.)
Thursday, April 20 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League
Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Wednesday, April 19 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 RKC Waalwijk

Given their hectic fixture schedule, AZ will not be as sharp as they could be for this fixture. However, they should still have too much quality in their ranks for RKC, whose inconsistency seems likely to continue. 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 78.33%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 7.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.75%) and 1-0 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.62%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 0-1 (2.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawRKC Waalwijk
78.33% (0.0050000000000097 0.01) 13.97% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 7.7% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Both teams to score 47.1% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.8% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)35.2% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.79% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)57.21% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.78% (0.0010000000000048 0)7.22% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.81% (0.0040000000000049 0)26.19% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.77%49.23%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.88% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)84.12% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 78.32%
    RKC Waalwijk 7.7%
    Draw 13.97%
AZ AlkmaarDrawRKC Waalwijk
2-0 @ 12.27%
3-0 @ 10.75%
1-0 @ 9.34% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-1 @ 8.7%
3-1 @ 7.62% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 7.07% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 5.01%
5-0 @ 3.72% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.7%
5-1 @ 2.63% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.78%
6-0 @ 1.63%
6-1 @ 1.15% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 78.32%
1-1 @ 6.62% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.55% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-2 @ 3.08% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 13.97%
0-1 @ 2.52% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-2 @ 2.35% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 7.7%

How you voted: AZ vs RKC Waalwijk

AZ Alkmaar
88.9%
Draw
11.1%
RKC Waalwijk
0.0%
18
Head to Head
Nov 6, 2022 3.45pm
gameweek 13
RKC Waalwijk
3-1
AZ
Bel Hassani (32'), Bakkali (87', 90+1')
Anita (22')
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')
May 1, 2021 7pm
gameweek 31
RKC Waalwijk
1-3
AZ
Oosting (17')
Sow (69')
Gudmundsson (28'), Boadu (63'), Stengs (82')
Letschert (69'), Sugawara (90+3')
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CFeyenoord34257281305182
2PSV EindhovenPSV34236589404975
3Ajax34209586384869
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34207768353367
5FC Twente341810666273964
6Sparta RotterdamSparta34178960372359
7FC UtrechtUtrecht34159105550554
8Heerenveen341210124450-646
9RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk34118155064-1441
10Vitesse341010144550-540
11Go Ahead Eagles341010144656-1040
12NECNijmegen34815114245-339
13Fortuna SittardSittard34106183962-2336
14FC VolendamVolendam34106184271-2936
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior3495203271-3932
16EmmenEmmen34610183365-3228
RCambuur3454252669-4319
RGroningen3446243175-4418

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