Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar

Groningen

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AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Pol van Boekel 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Groningen 8 · AZ Alkmaar 4

Referee Stats

Pol van Boekel

25 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	16%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (8-21).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (71%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (3-11 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 17

Avg: 1.56 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.71 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

1.89

PPG

1.29

1.56

1.71

0.94

1.65

47%

O2.5

76%

41%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Groningen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar rank4th

Groningen points45

AZ Alkmaar points58

Groningen: #8 · 45 pts · GD -2

38 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 58 pts · GD +21

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Groningen last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-1

Record4-0-1

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 L D D D

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals6-9

Record0-3-2

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.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 24%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home82%

Groningen clean sheet at home41%

AZ Alkmaar score away88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

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 home1.56 vs 2.01

Groningen concede at home0.94 vs 1.46

AZ Alkmaar score away1.71 vs 1.46

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.65 vs 2.01

Groningen score 22% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 35% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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

29%

71%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

272

668

Passes Accurate

193

595

Passes %

71%

89%

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