AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen

AZ Alkmaar

3 - 0

Groningen

🕒 Sun, 11 May 2025 15:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 5 · Groningen 13

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	44%
Draws	33%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (19-10).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (12-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 20

Avg: 1.95 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-12

Goals For / Against

13 / 39

Avg: 0.76 / 2.29

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

0.53

1.95

0.76

1.05

2.29

53%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

59%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th

Groningen rank13th

AZ Alkmaar points57

Groningen points39

AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 57 pts · GD +21

21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Groningen: #13 · 39 pts · GD -13

39 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D W D L D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Groningen last 5 away

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals3-13

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home94%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%

Groningen score away59%

Groningen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Groningen 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home1.95 vs 1.70

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.05 vs 1.29

Groningen score away0.76 vs 1.29

Groningen concede away2.29 vs 1.70

AZ Alkmaar score 15% above league average, while Groningen score 41% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average at home, and Groningen are 35% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Groningen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

433

447

Passes Accurate

370

381

Passes %

85%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	11
Draws	4
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (50.0%)
BTTS	9 (45.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	8
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (60.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

22 Mar 2026 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 10 Aug 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1

2024-2025 Season

11 May 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 3 - 0 25 Aug 2024 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0

2022-2023 Season

11 Mar 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 01 Oct 2022 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 4

2021-2022 Season

21 Dec 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 24 Oct 2021 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 May 2021 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 06 Dec 2020 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

30 Mar 2019 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 23 Sep 2018 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3

2017-2018 Season

18 Mar 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 3 - 2 15 Oct 2017 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

20 May 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1 17 May 2017 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 4 01 Apr 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 0 - 0 23 Oct 2016 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0

2015-2016 Season

20 Feb 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1 20 Sep 2015 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0