Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 2 games · 6 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 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
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
#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' The wait is over. AZ get us underway at .
  • 5' The 34-year-old Maty Ryan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordy Clasie suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Souffian El Karouani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Joris Kramer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' NEC have won 233 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' Jesper Karlsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Jesper Karlsson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' 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.
  • 35' GOAL! Jesper Karlsson fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Lasse Schone on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. NEC will be frustrated.
  • 43' Goal! Jordy Clasie scores his 11 goal in 322 matches.
  • 48' Lasse Schone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Jesper Karlsson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-5 and AZ are in front.
  • 51' Jesper Karlsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the left winger.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Riechedly Bazoer, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AZ! Dani de Wit comes on to replace Sven Mijnans.
  • 67' Jordy Bruijn gets the nod from NEC. He replaces Lasse Schone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Joris Kramer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Another change for NEC made on 75 minute. Philippe Sandler leaves to be changed by Terry Sanniez.
  • 80' NEC make a change. Anthony Musaba trudges off to be replaced by Landry Dimata on 80 minutes.
  • 81' It’s a booking for NEC player. Dirk Proper gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zinho Vanheusden is hanging Yukinari Sugawara on the field on 81 minute.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Dirk Proper.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AZ. Jesper Karlsson is replaced by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 85' AZ ring the changes. Jordy Clasie has done his job and it is now time for Riechedly Bazoer to step up.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. NEC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.73 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 AZ xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC14% Draw20% AZ66%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
34%
Draw or AZ
86%
NEC or AZ
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC8% Draw36% AZ56%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.2%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
7.6%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 4
6.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 4
4.8%
0 – 5
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 21% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 22% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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