Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
#1 Position #11
19 Points 8
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
18 Scored 12
6 Conceded 13
+12 GD -1
2.71 PPG 1.14
86% Win % 29%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). NEC are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to AFAS Stadion that hosts another battle between AZ and NEC.
  • 5' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Dani de Wit. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pedro Marques is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NEC.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and NEC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' The travelling NEC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Ivan Marquez gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 57' What a moment for Jens Odgaard! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' Oussama Tannane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' Pantelis Chatzidiakos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 304 appearances.
  • 69' Fresh legs for NEC! Jordy Bruijn comes on to replace Pedro Marques.
  • 74' Mikkel Duelund has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' The NEC bench stirs into life. Elayis Tavsan is withdrawn and Landry Dimata gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Pantelis Chatzidiakos makes way for Yukinari Sugawara at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 83' Yusuf Barasi is replacing Jens Odgaard for the AZ side.
  • 84' NEC ring the changes. Mikkel Duelund has done his job and it is now time for Calvin Verdonk to step up.
  • 88' AZ ring the changes. Milos Kerkez has done his job and it is now time for Mees De Wit to step up.
  • 90' Jordy Bruijn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.21 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 NEC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ59% Draw22% NEC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
81%
Draw or NEC
41%
AZ or NEC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ44% Draw40% NEC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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