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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 3, 2023 at 3.45pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht
1 - 1
AZ

Jensen (49')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Pavlidis (40')
Moller Wolfe (56')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Utrecht

All competitions
Last Game: Sparta 1-2 Utrecht
Sunday, November 26 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 1-0 Zrinjski Mostar
Thursday, November 30 at 5.45pm in Europa Conference League

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

 Goals have been a real feature of this fixture, and we expect this weekend's clash to be no different. That said, we are also backing the away side to carry the day in the end. 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 37.79%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 37.12% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.36%) and 0-2 (5.96%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 2-1 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
37.12% (0.427 0.43) 25.09% (0.097000000000001 0.1) 37.79% (-0.523 -0.52)
Both teams to score 57.44% (-0.334 -0.33)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.92% (-0.44 -0.44)46.08% (0.44 0.44)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.62% (-0.417 -0.42)68.38% (0.41800000000001 0.42)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.61% (0.033000000000001 0.03)24.39% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.19% (0.042999999999999 0.04)58.81% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.97% (-0.473 -0.47)24.03% (0.474 0.47)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.7% (-0.68 -0.68)58.3% (0.682 0.68)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 37.12%
    AZ Alkmaar 37.79%
    Draw 25.09%
FC UtrechtDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 8.32% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
1-0 @ 8.27% (0.161 0.16)
2-0 @ 5.83% (0.118 0.12)
3-1 @ 3.91% (0.029 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.79% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-0 @ 2.74% (0.058 0.06)
4-1 @ 1.38% (0.012 0.01)
4-2 @ 0.98% (-0.005 -0.01)
4-0 @ 0.97% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 37.12%
1-1 @ 11.79% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.93% (-0.044 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.86% (0.108 0.11)
3-3 @ 1.33% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 25.09%
1-2 @ 8.41% (-0.069000000000001 -0.07)
0-1 @ 8.36% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
0-2 @ 5.96% (-0.054 -0.05)
1-3 @ 4% (-0.089 -0.09)
0-3 @ 2.83% (-0.066 -0.07)
2-3 @ 2.82% (-0.06 -0.06)
1-4 @ 1.42% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-4 @ 1.01% (-0.038 -0.04)
2-4 @ 1.01% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 37.79%

How you voted: Utrecht vs AZ

FC Utrecht
11.8%
Draw
17.6%
AZ Alkmaar
70.6%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
> Eredivisie Full Table


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