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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 30
May 11, 2022 at 7pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht
2 - 2
AZ

van de Streek (37'), Douvikas (90+4')
van Overeem (57')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Pavlidis (12', 15')
de Wit (69')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vitesse 3-0 Utrecht
Sunday, May 22 at 5pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar eased to victory in the reverse fixture against Utrecht, and though we expect Wednesday's contest to be closely-fought, we think that the visitors will have too much quality for their hosts. Read more.

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 Alkmaar win with a probability of 42.75%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 32.23% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.98%) and 0-2 (6.96%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 1-0 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
32.23% (-0.774 -0.77) 25.02% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09) 42.75% (0.858 0.86)
Both teams to score 56.69% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.39% (0.149 0.15)46.61% (-0.15 -0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.12% (0.139 0.14)68.88% (-0.14100000000001 -0.14)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.49% (-0.411 -0.41)27.51% (0.41 0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.98% (-0.534 -0.53)63.02% (0.533 0.53)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.21% (0.47199999999999 0.47)21.79% (-0.474 -0.47)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45% (0.712 0.71)55% (-0.716 -0.72)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 32.23%
    AZ Alkmaar 42.75%
    Draw 25.02%
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 7.74% (-0.141 -0.14)
2-1 @ 7.61% (-0.118 -0.12)
2-0 @ 4.99% (-0.15 -0.15)
3-1 @ 3.27% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-2 @ 2.49% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-0 @ 2.15% (-0.09 -0.09)
4-1 @ 1.06% (-0.041 -0.04)
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 32.23%
1-1 @ 11.79% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
0-0 @ 6% (-0.038 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.8% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.27% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 25.02%
0-1 @ 9.14% (0.071 0.07)
1-2 @ 8.98% (0.093 0.09)
0-2 @ 6.96% (0.151 0.15)
1-3 @ 4.56% (0.111 0.11)
0-3 @ 3.53% (0.125 0.13)
2-3 @ 2.94% (0.038 0.04)
1-4 @ 1.74% (0.066 0.07)
0-4 @ 1.35% (0.066 0.07)
2-4 @ 1.12% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 42.75%

How you voted: Utrecht vs AZ

FC Utrecht
22.9%
Draw
25.7%
AZ Alkmaar
51.4%
35
Head to Head
Oct 17, 2021 11.15am
AZ
5-1
Utrecht
Pavlidis (6'), Karlsson (12'), De Wit (40', 56'), Gudmundsson (86' pen.)
Maduro (90')
Jan 27, 2021 5.45pm
Dec 27, 2020 1.30pm
Utrecht
2-2
AZ
Elia (30'), Dalmau (90+3')
Hoogma (16'), van Overeem (45+4'), Gustafson (63')
Koopmeiners (64' pen.), Stengs (83')
May 3, 2020 1.30pm
Nov 23, 2019 5.30pm
Utrecht
0-3
AZ

Kerk (25')
Koopmeiners (24'), Idrissi (31'), Boadu (50')
de Wit (44'), Wuytens (80')
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