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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Dec 27, 2020 at 1.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht
2 - 2
AZ

Elia (30'), Dalmau (90+3')
Hoogma (16'), van Overeem (45+4'), Gustafson (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Koopmeiners (64' pen.), Stengs (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and AZ, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ win with a probability of 42.87%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 33.05% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.96%) and 0-2 (6.44%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 2-1 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
33.05%24.08%42.87%
Both teams to score 60.29%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.96%42.04%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.56%64.44%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.19%24.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.61%59.38%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.17%19.82%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.1%51.9%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 33.05%
    AZ Alkmaar 42.87%
    Draw 24.08%
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 7.73%
1-0 @ 6.85%
2-0 @ 4.78%
3-1 @ 3.59%
3-2 @ 2.91%
3-0 @ 2.22%
4-1 @ 1.25%
4-2 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.69%
Total : 33.05%
1-1 @ 11.09%
2-2 @ 6.26%
0-0 @ 4.92%
3-3 @ 1.57%
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 24.08%
1-2 @ 8.98%
0-1 @ 7.96%
0-2 @ 6.44%
1-3 @ 4.84%
0-3 @ 3.47%
2-3 @ 3.38%
1-4 @ 1.96%
0-4 @ 1.41%
2-4 @ 1.37%
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 42.87%

How you voted: Utrecht vs AZ

FC Utrecht
22.6%
Draw
17.7%
AZ
59.7%
62
Head to Head
May 3, 2020 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
AZ
P-P
Utrecht
Nov 23, 2019 5.30pm
Gameweek 14
Utrecht
0-3
AZ

Kerk (25')
Koopmeiners (24'), Idrissi (31'), Boadu (50')
de Wit (44'), Wuytens (80')
Jan 19, 2019 5.30pm
Gameweek 18
AZ
3-0
Utrecht
Van Rhijn (36'), Seuntjens (42'), Stengs (91')

Gustafson (31'), Letschert (62'), Tannane (67')
Oct 20, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 9
Utrecht
2-1
AZ
Emanuelson (36'), Van Rhijn (87' og.)
Emanuelson (57')
Johnsen (2')
Midtsjo (43'), Ouwejan (82')
Jan 19, 2018 7pm
Utrecht
1-1
AZ
Dessers (74')
Ayoub (13'), Kerk (92')
Svensson (55')
Weghorst (42'), Jahanbakhsh (73'), Wuytens (78')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV20161365204549
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2012533730741
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ20104634211334
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard207492736-925
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2081112535-1025
10Heerenveen2073102136-1524
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II206592428-423
13PEC Zwolle206592329-623
14Groningen205691729-1221
15Heracles204882336-1320
16Sparta RotterdamSparta203891829-1117
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2025132244-2211
18Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910


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