Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar

Groningen

1 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Bjorn Kuipers 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Groningen 12 · AZ Alkmaar 3

Referee Stats

Bjorn Kuipers

15 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	53%
Draws	13%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (8-22).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.88 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 15

Avg: 1.88 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 2.12

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

1.65

PPG

2.12

1.88

1.24

0.88

53%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

Groningen rank12th

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd

Groningen points38

AZ Alkmaar points71

Groningen: #12 · 38 pts · GD +0

41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34

8 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Groningen last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals10-4

Record3-1-1

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 last 5 away

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals9-6

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.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home82%

Groningen clean sheet at home29%

AZ Alkmaar score away94%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.88 vs 1.72

Groningen concede at home1.24 vs 1.42

AZ Alkmaar score away1.88 vs 1.42

AZ Alkmaar concede away0.88 vs 1.72

Groningen score 9% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 13% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 49% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

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

AZ Alkmaar 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

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

352

466

Passes Accurate

242

347

Passes %

69%

74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 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