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

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. NEC is hosting AZ for another epic battle.
  • 5' The 25-year-old Rodrigo Guth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jesper Karlsson makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 13' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' It is a substitution in NEC team. Mikkel Duelund is replaced by Calvin Verdonk on 20 minute.
  • 23' Time for substitution for NEC. Mikkel Duelund is replaced by Calvin Verdonk.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' It’s high time Rogier Meijer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Bruno Martins Indi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' Rodrigo Guth does the damage! The net is bulging and NEC surge ahead!
  • 45' Goal! Rodrigo Guth scores his 9 goal in 528 matches.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Dani de Wit as he leaves the pitch. Kamal Deen Sowah steps in for AZ.
  • 65' A change in the AZ ranks — Vangelis Pavlidis exits the field as Zakaria Aboukhlal enters on 65.
  • 70' What composure from Jesper Karlsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 70' The whistle greets Edgar Barreto as he departs to be replaced by Dirk Proper.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 76' The Norway midfielder Hakon Evjen breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 2-3!
  • 77' What composure from Hakon Evjen! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-4.
  • 82' Vangelis Pavlidis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 129 goals in his last 169 appearances.
  • 83' NEC make a change. Magnus Mattsson trudges off to be replaced by Mathias De Wolf on 83 minutes.
  • 87' Sam Beukema is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesper Karlsson at the 87 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.5 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + AZ to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC18% Draw21% AZ61%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
39%
Draw or AZ
82%
NEC or AZ
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC12% Draw37% AZ51%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 1
8.3%
0 – 3
7.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 4
4.9%
1 – 4
4.8%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 21% 48%
+1.5 52% — 48%
+2 52% 20% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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