AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar

1 - 3

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 7 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	48%
Draws	15%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (11-19).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26

Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

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

1.82

PPG

1.59

2.29

2.12

1.53

1.65

76%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

88%

76%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

AZ Alkmaar points52

NEC Nijmegen points59

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-5

Record3-2-0

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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

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 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 29%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% 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)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 12

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

395

417

Passes Accurate

280

300

Passes %

71%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' N. Lebreton

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Chery

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Lebreton

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Önal

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Sano

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Parrott

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Jensen

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Sano

Normal Goal

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Jensen

1st substitution · For: A. Oufkir

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Šín

2nd substitution · For: J. Hornkamp

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Daal

3rd substitution · For: I. Sadiq

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Dekker

4th substitution · For: S. Maikuma

71'

71' M. de Wit

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Ouaissa

1st substitution · For: B. Pereira

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ N. Lebreton

2nd substitution · For: P. Sandler

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ B. Linssen

3rd substitution · For: D. Proper

77'

77' K. Sano

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Önal

4th substitution · For: V. Misidjan

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Boogaard

5th substitution · For: M. Chávez

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ T. Chery

5th substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: N. Lebreton received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 6'. NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 10' when T. Chery scored, with the assist credited to N. Lebreton, making the score 0-1. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 12' when B. Önal scored, with the assist credited to K. Sano, making the score 0-2. AZ Alkmaar reduced the deficit at 40' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to I. Jensen, making the score 1-2.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 52' when K. Sano scored, making the score 1-3. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 65', with I. Jensen replacing A. Oufkir. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Šín replacing J. Hornkamp. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 65', with R. Daal replacing I. Sadiq. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 65', with M. Dekker replacing S. Maikuma. M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 71'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 75', with S. Ouaissa replacing B. Pereira. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 76', with N. Lebreton replacing P. Sandler. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 76', with B. Linssen replacing D. Proper. K. Sano received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 77'. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 82', with B. Önal replacing V. Misidjan. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Boogaard replacing M. Chávez. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with T. Chery replacing Y. El Kachati.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions. AZ Alkmaar got 1 yellow card, while NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards.