Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 2 games · 6 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 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 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
#6 Position #1
3 Points 6
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 6
3 Conceded 1
+2 GD +5
1.50 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

NEC are 6th (3 pts). AZ are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadion De Goffert. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Zakaria Aboukhlal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jesper Karlsson makes it 0-1.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 20' A tactical swap from NEC — Calvin Verdonk on, Mikkel Duelund off on 20 minutes.
  • 23' Mikkel Duelund makes way for Calvin Verdonk at the 23 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rogier Meijer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Bruno Martins Indi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 44' Assisted by Lasse Schone with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rodrigo Guth makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' Rodrigo Guth makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and NEC are in front.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edgar Barreto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NEC.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Dani de Wit as he leaves the pitch. Kamal Deen Sowah steps in for AZ.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Zakaria Aboukhlal. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis on 65 minute.
  • 70' GOAL! Jesper Karlsson scores on 70. Assisted by Kamal Deen Sowah
  • 70' Dirk Proper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edgar Barreto on 70 minute.
  • 75' Lasse Schone has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • 76' Hakon Evjen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and AZ are in front.
  • 77' What a strike from Hakon Evjen! The score is 2-4.
  • 82' Souffian El Karouani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' Time for substitution for NEC. Magnus Mattsson is replaced by Mathias De Wolf.
  • 87' Sam Beukema is replacing Jesper Karlsson for the AZ side.
  • The points are shared — NEC 1-3 AZ. Honours even.

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
2.61 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + AZ to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC17% Draw20% AZ63%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
37%
Draw or AZ
83%
NEC or AZ
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC11% Draw36% AZ53%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 3
8.2%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 4
5.3%
1 – 4
5.1%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 7% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 29% — 71%
+1 29% 21% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 20% 30%
+2.5 70% — 30%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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