AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar

2 - 0

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Blom 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 6 · NEC Nijmegen 16

Referee Stats

Kevin Blom

19 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	32%
Draws	21%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (16-3).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (63%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-9-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-11

Goals For / Against

11 / 33

Avg: 0.65 / 1.94

Points

Avg: 0.71

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

1.58

PPG

0.71

2.00

0.65

1.37

1.94

59%

O2.5

41%

71%

BTTS

29%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank6th

NEC Nijmegen rank16th

AZ Alkmaar points49

NEC Nijmegen points34

AZ Alkmaar: #6 · 49 pts · GD +4

32 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #16 · 34 pts · GD -27

47 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

L W D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals9-5

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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-8

Record1-0-4

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 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away47%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away18%

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 home2.00 vs 1.66

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.37 vs 1.23

NEC Nijmegen score away0.65 vs 1.23

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.94 vs 1.66

AZ Alkmaar score 21% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 47% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 17% above 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

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

290

Passes Accurate

434

202

Passes %

86%

70%

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