NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	57%
Draws	19%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

1.88

PPG

1.24

2.41

1.12

1.47

82%

O2.5

53%

76%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

NEC Nijmegen points59

AZ Alkmaar points52

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.

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.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' M. de Wit

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Önal

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Linssen

29'

29' W. Goes

44'

44' P. Koopmeiners

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Daal

1st substitution · For: I. Jensen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Koopmeiners

2nd substitution · For: D. Kwakman

51'

51' M. Meerdink

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ T. Ouwejan

1st substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Sadiq

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. de Wit

3rd substitution · For: M. Chávez

69'

69' J. Clasie

71'

71' A. Kaplan

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Meerdink

4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Proper

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Linssen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Önal

2nd substitution · For: V. Misidjan

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

3rd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ W. Goes

5th substitution · For: M. Šín

85'

85' J. Clasie

85'

85' J. Clasie

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 2-1 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Sander van der Eijk. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 12'. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 26' when B. Önal scored, with the assist credited to B. Linssen, making the score 1-0. W. Goes received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 29'. P. Koopmeiners received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 44'.

Second half: AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Daal replacing I. Jensen. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Koopmeiners replacing D. Kwakman. M. Meerdink received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 51'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 58', with T. Ouwejan replacing Deveron Fonville. AZ Alkmaar leveled the score at 60' when I. Sadiq scored, making the score 1-1. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 64', with M. de Wit replacing M. Chávez. J. Clasie received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 69'. A. Kaplan received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 71'. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 74', with M. Meerdink replacing L. Zeefuik. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 79' when D. Proper scored, with the assist credited to B. Linssen, making the score 2-1. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 81', with B. Önal replacing V. Misidjan. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Koki Ogawa replacing Y. El Kachati. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 82', with W. Goes replacing M. Šín. J. Clasie received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 85'. J. Clasie received a red card for AZ Alkmaar at 85'.

NEC Nijmegen used 3 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.