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AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar
1 - 0
NEC Nijmegen
🕒 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
AZ Alkmaar 5 · NEC Nijmegen 8
Referee Stats
Edwin Van de Graaf
12 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 33%
Draws 42%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (56%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 20
Avg: 1.95 / 1.05

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 24
Avg: 0.94 / 1.33

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.11
1.95
GF
0.94
1.05
GA
1.33
53%
O2.5
41%
59%
BTTS
18%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th
NEC Nijmegen rank8th
AZ Alkmaar points57
NEC Nijmegen points43
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.
NEC Nijmegen: #8 · 43 pts · GD +5
35 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS18%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home94%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%
NEC Nijmegen score away47%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away35%

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 home1.95 vs 1.70
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.05 vs 1.29
NEC Nijmegen score away0.94 vs 1.29
NEC Nijmegen concede away1.33 vs 1.70
AZ Alkmaar score 15% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 21% 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
6
1
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
518
398
Passes Accurate
429
308
Passes %
83%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals10 (71.4%)
BTTS9 (64.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS5 (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