Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs NEC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
NEC
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion 17,683 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sven Mijnans 16' 1–0
Y 15' Mees Hoedemakers
David Wolfe 22' Y
Y 90' Ivan Marquez
Riechedly Bazoer 90' Y

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 Edwin van de Graaf
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Marco Ribbink

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
2024-08-17 AZ 1–0 NEC 2024-04-28 NEC 0–3 AZ 2023-12-06 AZ 1–2 NEC 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ 2022-09-01 AZ 1–1 NEC

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug NEC H 1–0 W
10 Aug Almere City FC A 1–0 W
19 May FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
12 May Go Ahead Eagles A 3–0 W
05 May FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
28 Apr NEC A 3–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug AZ A 0–1 L
10 Aug FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L
19 May Almere City FC A 4–1 W
12 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
06 May SBV Excelsior A 3–0 W
28 Apr AZ H 0–3 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AZ and NEC get this one started.
  • 5' Curacao international Sontje Hansen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The referee shows NEC player a card on 15.
  • 16' What a strike from Sven Mijnans! The score is 1-0.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and NEC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' The referee shows AZ player a card on 22.
  • 27' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against NEC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and NEC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' NEC 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.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rogier Meijer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' AZ have won 593 goals from 315 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' AZ make a change. Myron van Brederode trudges off to be replaced by Ruben van Bommel on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Koki Ogawa is replacing Sami Ouaissa for the NEC side.
  • 71' It’s high time Rogier Meijer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 77' Time for substitution for AZ. Sven Mijnans is replaced by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 78' Fresh legs for NEC! Sontje Hansen comes on to replace Roberto Gonzalez.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lasse Schone made 491 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Fresh legs for NEC! Lasse Schone comes on to replace Basar Onal.
  • 88' Fresh legs for NEC! Brayann Pereira comes on to replace Bart van Rooij.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Ivan Marquez.
  • 90' The AZ bench stirs into life. Troy Parrott is withdrawn and Mexx Meerdink gets his opportunity.
  • AZ celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.82 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 NEC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ56% Draw23% NEC21%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
79%
Draw or NEC
44%
AZ or NEC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ37% Draw44% NEC19%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
NEC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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