AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar

1 - 1

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 4 · NEC Nijmegen 12

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

22 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	45%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (30-4).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

36 / 20

Avg: 2.12 / 1.18

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

14 / 17

Avg: 0.82 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

1.88

PPG

1.24

2.12

0.82

1.18

1.00

59%

O2.5

29%

71%

BTTS

24%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank4th

NEC Nijmegen rank12th

AZ Alkmaar points67

NEC Nijmegen points39

AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 67 pts · GD +33

8 pts off the top 2. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #12 · 39 pts · GD -3

36 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals10-5

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals5-6

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS24%

BTTS + O2.512%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home94%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away41%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

NEC Nijmegen score first0%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · NEC Nijmegen 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.12 vs 1.73

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.18 vs 1.33

NEC Nijmegen score away0.82 vs 1.33

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.00 vs 1.73

AZ Alkmaar score 22% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

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

NEC Nijmegen 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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

600

349

Passes Accurate

534

266

Passes %

89%

76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	6
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (71.4%)
BTTS	9 (64.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (42.9%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 3 28 Sep 2025 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

29 Mar 2025 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 3 17 Aug 2024 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

28 Apr 2024 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 06 Dec 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 2

2022-2023 Season

21 May 2023 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 01 Sep 2022 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1

2021-2022 Season

06 Mar 2022 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3 20 Nov 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

07 May 2017 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1 28 Aug 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 2 - 0

2015-2016 Season

30 Jan 2016 NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 01 Nov 2015 AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 2 - 4