Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs NEC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
1 – 2
Full Time
NEC
Wed 6 Dec 2023 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Bas Dost
0–2 31' Magnus Mattsson
Vangelis Pavlidis 57' 1–2
Y 55' Sai van Wermeskerken

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 Jeroen Manschot
  • Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
  • Assistant 2 Yorick Weterings
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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
2023-12-06 AZ 1–2 NEC 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ 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
06 Dec NEC H 1–2 L
03 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
26 Nov FC Volendam H 3–0 W
12 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
04 Nov SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D
21 Oct SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec AZ A 2–1 W
03 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
26 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D
11 Nov FC Twente '65 A 3–3 D
05 Nov FC Volendam H 3–3 D
21 Oct Almere City FC H 1–1 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and NEC is underway.
  • 5' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 11' Bas Dost makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and NEC are in front.
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 304 games and scored 579 goals.
  • 21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' Jordy Clasie, a Netherlands , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Magnus Mattsson does the damage! The net is bulging and NEC surge ahead!
  • 36' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Myron van Brederode makes way for Ruben van Bommel at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 51' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sai van Wermeskerken.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 62' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Riechedly Bazoer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Time for substitution for NEC. Lars Olden Larsen is replaced by Lasse Schone.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' A change in the AZ ranks — Yukinari Sugawara exits the field as Denso Kasius enters on 72.
  • 73' Fresh legs for AZ! Denso Kasius comes on to replace Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 78' David Wolfe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' It is a substitution in NEC team. Sai van Wermeskerken is replaced by D'Leanu Arts on 87 minute.
  • 90' NEC ring the changes. Lasse Schone has done his job and it is now time for Kodai Sano to step up.
  • 1-2 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.42 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 NEC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ58% Draw22% NEC20%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
80%
Draw or NEC
42%
AZ or NEC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ48% Draw38% NEC14%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.5%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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