Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NEC vs AZ, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
NEC
0 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sun 21 May 2023 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Joris Kramer 22' Y
Lasse Schone 42' Y
Dirk Proper 81' Y
Dirk Proper 83' R

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs AZ — Eredivisie .

  • NEC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Joey Waleveld (Netherlands)
  • Referee Kevin Puts (Netherlands)

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
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

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May AZ H 0–3 L
12 May FC Twente '65 A 0–4 L
06 May SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
25 Apr FC Groningen A 1–0 W
16 Apr SBV Vitesse H 1–4 L
09 Apr FC Emmen A 0–0 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May NEC A 3–0 W
14 May FC Emmen H 5–1 W
06 May AFC Ajax A 0–0 D
23 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
16 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
08 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — NEC and AZ get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. NEC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' The referee shows NEC player a Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Jesper Karlsson gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 29' Jesper Karlsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rogier Meijer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Jesper Karlsson makes a hat-trick on 35.
  • 40' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Lasse Schone argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' Jordy Clasie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 48' Milos Kerkez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 304 appearances.
  • 50' Jesper Karlsson adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' Jesper Karlsson adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-6 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' NEC have won 243 goals from 176 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Dani de Wit is replacing Sven Mijnans for the AZ side.
  • 67' Fresh legs for NEC! Jordy Bruijn comes on to replace Lasse Schone.
  • 72' Anthony Musaba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 75' Terry Sanniez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Philippe Sandler on 75 minute.
  • 80' Anthony Musaba makes way for Landry Dimata at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 81' Dirk Proper has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' Zinho Vanheusden gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Yukinari Sugawara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Dirk Proper was booked on 83.
  • 84' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Jesper Karlsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Another substitution for AZ to replace Jordy Clasie by Riechedly Bazoer on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.74 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.45 AZ xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC15% Draw20% AZ65%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
35%
Draw or AZ
85%
NEC or AZ
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC9% Draw38% AZ53%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.4%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 4
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 5
3%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 22% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 22% 30%
+2.5 70% — 30%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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