NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 27th round of the Eredivisie, where  NEC Nijmegen will face AZ Alkmaar at Goffertstadion stadium on 29 March at 16:00, and will be refereed by Erwin Blank.

The home team, NEC Nijmegen is currently in 12º position in the tournament with 30 points, while AZ Alkmaar is currently in 6º position with 45.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar.

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen comes from playing against FC Utrecht and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with win for NEC Nijmegen. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against AZ coached by M. Martens. In that last match between NEC Nijmegen and FC Utrecht, NEC team achieved a 46% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Vito van Crooij.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by R. Meijer has achieved 2 wins, 3 draws y 3 defeats. NEC Nijmegen average number of goals per game is 1.6 goals, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 13 goals.

Latest statistics in NEC Nijmegen matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar, who visit NEC Nijmegen, are coming from a 2-2 draw against AFC Ajax, so the team coached by M. Martens will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between AZ Alkmaar and AFC Ajax, the AZ team achieved 46% ball possession, getting 2 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by I. Sadiq and Z. Buurmeester.

Analysing the last 8 matches, M. Martens's team has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2. AZ Alkmaar average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 13 goals.

Latest statistics in AZ Alkmaar matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 6/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Eredivisie competition, in an event that took place at the AFAS Stadion stadium on 17-08-2024 with the result of 1-0, with AZ Alkmaar winning.

The last 5 meetings between NEC Nijmegen and AZ Alkmaar have resulted in 1 win for NEC Nijmegen, 3 wins for AZ Alkmaar, and 1 draw. In those matches, NEC Nijmegen managed to score 3 goals, while AZ Alkmaar scored 9 goals against NEC Nijmegen.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals