NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:1
28/09/2025 at 06:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eredivisie - Round 7
  • Referee: van der Eijk S. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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canadaCanadaAmazon Prime Video, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet World Now
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 5
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.300.34
Ball Possession
44%56%
Total shots
147
Shots on target
42
Big Chances
41
Corner Kicks
54
Passes
74% (238/323)75% (320/424)
Yellow Cards
16
Red Cards
01
Expected Goals (xG)
1.300.34
xG on target (xGOT)
2.270.60
Total shots
147
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
53
Blocked Shots
52
Shots inside the Box
85
Shots outside the Box
62
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
10
Big Chances
41
Corner Kicks
54
Touches in opposition box
1913
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
30
Free Kicks
1614
Passes
74% (238/323)75% (320/424)
Long passes
49% (34/70)42% (35/83)
Passes in final third
55% (65/119)51% (39/76)
Crosses
22% (5/23)22% (2/9)
Expected assists (xA)
0.830.25
Throw-ins
2119
Fouls
1416
Tackles
83% (20/24)50% (9/18)
Duels won
7556
Clearances
2930
Interceptions
87
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
12
xGOT faced
0.602.27
Goals prevented
-0.400.27

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 12', de Wit M. 🟨,
  • 26', 1 - 0, Onal B. , Linssen B. (A),
  • 29', Goes W. 🟨,
  • 44', Koopmeiners P. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 46', Koopmeiners P. , Kwakman D. ,
  • 46', Daal R. , Jensen I. ,
  • 51', Meerdink M. 🟨,
  • 58', Ouwejan T. , Fonville D. ,
  • 60', 1 - 1, Sadiq I. ,
  • 64', de Wit M. , Chavez Garcia M. ,
  • 69', Clasie J. 🟨,
  • 71', Kaplan A. 🟨,
  • 74', Meerdink M. , Zeefuik L. ,
  • 80', 2 - 1, Proper D. , Linssen B. (A),
  • 81', Ogawa K. , El Kachati Y. ,
  • 81', Onal B. , Misidjan V. ,
  • 82', Goes W. , Sin M. ,
  • 85', Clasie J. 🟨,

Chances of winning


NEC Nijmegen
30.4%
Draw
23.6%
AZ Alkmaar
46%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
28.2% 25.7% 46%

Our Initial ML Estimation

27.7% 25.2% 46.9%

NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
3.13
(3.33)
4.04
(3.65)
2.11
(2.04)
4.2%
(6.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.25
What is the prediction for NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar?
  • Users Predictions: 18 users predict this event. Nijmegen will win (votes: 5 - 27.8%). AZ will win (votes: 11 - 61.1%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 11.1%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for AZ: 38.6%83.6%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 6 - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): AZ Alkmaar will win (5 of 6 users predict this - 83.33%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Conference League ~ Play Offs: ) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (Qualification: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 1.
    • In recent matches, Nijmegen has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • AZ is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Nijmegen may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • AZ is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Nijmegen: Chery T. (Red Card) Nuytinck B. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in AZ: Maikuma S. (Knee Injury) Parrott T. (Knee Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Nijmegen won 5 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 24:35. (average 1.2:1.8).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Nijmegen won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 11:20. (average 1.1:2).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar were as follows:
    29.03.2025 NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar 3:3
    17.08.2024 AZ Alkmaar - NEC Nijmegen 1:0
    28.04.2024 NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar 0:3
    06.12.2023 AZ Alkmaar - NEC Nijmegen Abandoned
    21.05.2023 NEC Nijmegen - AZ Alkmaar 0:3
    Latest results of NEC Nijmegen
    Latest results of AZ Alkmaar
    24.09.2025 AZ Alkmaar - Zwolle 2:2
    21.09.2025 AZ Alkmaar - Feyenoord 3:3
    31.08.2025 NAC Breda - AZ Alkmaar 0:1
    28.08.2025 AZ Alkmaar - Levski Sofia 4:1
    Dutch Eredivisie Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1PSV16141150:203043
    2Feyenoord16111441:202134
    3Ajax1685330:201029
    4Nijmegen1684441:271428
    5Groningen1682624:21326
    6AZ Alkmaar1574428:24425
    7Twente1666425:20524
    8Utrecht1665527:21623
    9Heerenveen1655626:26020
    10Sparta Rotterdam1662817:31-1420
    11Zwolle1654720:36-1619
    12G.A. Eagles1646625:28-318
    13Sittard1653821:26-518
    14Excelsior1551914:26-1216
    15FC Volendam1635819:30-1114
    16Heracles16421026:41-1514
    17NAC Breda1634916:25-913
    18Telstar1626819:27-812

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