Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Wed, 17 May 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals

Eredivisie Table

Groningen 8 · AZ Alkmaar 5

Referee Stats

Bas Nijhuis

27 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	48%
Draws	26%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (20-16).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-8-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 28

Avg: 1.44 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 31

Avg: 1.53 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.28

PPG

1.47

1.44

1.53

1.56

1.63

39%

O2.5

63%

67%

BTTS

74%

Score 1st

League-position context

Groningen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar rank5th

Groningen points43

AZ Alkmaar points58

Groningen: #8 · 43 pts · GD -2

38 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 58 pts · GD +10

23 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Groningen last 5 home

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals10-7

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 last 5 away

L W L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-11

Record2-0-3

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.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 17%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home83%

Groningen clean sheet at home22%

AZ Alkmaar score away84%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away11%

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 home1.44 vs 1.67

Groningen concede at home1.56 vs 1.24

AZ Alkmaar score away1.53 vs 1.24

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.63 vs 1.67

Groningen score 14% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 23% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 26% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 2% 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

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

426

535

Passes Accurate

335

432

Passes %

79%

81%

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