NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 07 May 2017 13:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jochem Kamphuis 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 16 · AZ Alkmaar 6

Referee Stats

Jochem Kamphuis

24 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	67%
Draws	8%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (12-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 26

Avg: 1.24 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

1.29

PPG

1.47

1.24

1.53

1.63

59%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

76%

Score 1st

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank16th

AZ Alkmaar rank6th

NEC Nijmegen points34

AZ Alkmaar points49

NEC Nijmegen: #16 · 34 pts · GD -27

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

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.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-11

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.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

L W L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-13

Record1-1-3

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.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home71%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home18%

AZ Alkmaar score away88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first0%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home1.24 vs 1.66

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.53 vs 1.23

AZ Alkmaar score away1.53 vs 1.23

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.63 vs 1.66

NEC Nijmegen score 25% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 24% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen 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

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

404

Passes Accurate

346

310

Passes %

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	5
Draws	3
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (71.4%)
BTTS	9 (64.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (100.0%)
BTTS	4 (57.1%)

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 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