Thursday , 2 July 2026

NEC vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
NEC
1 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sun 6 Mar 2022 · 15:45 UTC Stadion De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Bruno Martins Indi
Y 42' Peter Vindahl Jensen

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs AZ — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

  • NEC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
  • Referee Robin Vereijken

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar AZ H 1–3 L
27 Feb SBV Vitesse A 1–4 L
19 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
13 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–0 W
05 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
23 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–4 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar NEC A 3–1 W
27 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
19 Feb Heracles Almelo H 2–1 W
13 Feb Go Ahead Eagles A 4–1 W
05 Feb PSV A 2–1 W
22 Jan SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 0–0 D

Season Stats

NEC AZ
#10 Position #3
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

NEC are 10th (0 pts). AZ are 3rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadion De Goffert as NEC face off against AZ in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Brazil international Rodrigo Guth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 8' What composure from Jesper Karlsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 13' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Souffian El Karouani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' Jonathan Okita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Another change for NEC made on 20 minute. Mikkel Duelund leaves to be changed by Calvin Verdonk.
  • 23' Mikkel Duelund makes way for Calvin Verdonk at the 23 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' NEC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 44' Rodrigo Guth does the damage! The net is bulging and NEC surge ahead!
  • 45' Rodrigo Guth has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bart van Rooij is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 64' Kamal Deen Sowah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dani de Wit on 64 minute.
  • 65' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Aboukhlal is hanging Vangelis Pavlidis on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Jesper Karlsson with the second goal in the match!
  • 70' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Edgar Barreto departs to be replaced by Dirk Proper.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' Hakon Evjen doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' A stunning finish from Hakon Evjen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Another change for NEC made on 83 minute. Magnus Mattsson leaves to be changed by Mathias De Wolf.
  • 87' Time for substitution for AZ. Jesper Karlsson is replaced by Sam Beukema.
  • Full Time. AZ beats NEC

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.52 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC18% Draw31% AZ51%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
49%
Draw or AZ
82%
NEC or AZ
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC10% Draw56% AZ34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
20%
0 – 0
18.7%
0 – 2
13%
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
2.7%
2 – 0
2%
2 – 2
1.9%
0 – 4
1.8%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 10% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 28% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 17% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
60% ✗

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