Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs NEC, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
NEC
Thu 1 Sep 2022 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Dani de Wit 31' Y
Y 90' Jordy Bruijn

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs NEC — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
AZ 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-01 AZ 1–1 NEC 2022-03-06 NEC 1–3 AZ 2021-11-20 AZ 1–1 NEC

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep NEC H 1–1 D
28 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–0 W
14 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 3–2 W
07 Aug Go Ahead Eagles H 2–0 W
15 May RKC Waalwijk H 1–3 L
11 May FC Utrecht A 2–2 D
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep AZ A 1–1 D
26 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
14 Aug FC Volendam A 4–1 W
07 Aug FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
15 May Fortuna Sittard H 0–1 L
11 May PSV A 2–3 L

Season Stats

AZ NEC
#5 Position #11
23 Points 14
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 4
24 Scored 20
16 Conceded 21
+8 GD -1
1.92 PPG 1.17
58% Win % 25%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). NEC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and NEC is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and NEC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jens Odgaard suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Joris Kramer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Dani de Wit on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and NEC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Hobie Verhulst is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEC tonight.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Magnificent from Ivan Marquez! That is 9 goals in 3 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' Jens Odgaard is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' NEC ring the changes. Pedro Marques has done his job and it is now time for Jordy Bruijn to step up.
  • 74' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Landry Dimata is hanging Elayis Tavsan on the field on 76 minute.
  • 79' Time for substitution for AZ. Pantelis Chatzidiakos is replaced by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 83' The AZ bench stirs into life. Jens Odgaard is withdrawn and Yusuf Barasi gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Another substitution for NEC to replace Mikkel Duelund by Calvin Verdonk on 84 minute.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Mees De Wit. He replaces Milos Kerkez on 88 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for NEC. Jordy Bruijn will be fuming at that decision.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and NEC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 NEC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ50% Draw25% NEC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or NEC
50%
AZ or NEC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ35% Draw43% NEC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.