Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NEC vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
NEC
0 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 10:15 UTC De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Dani de Wit
0–2 58' Vangelis Pavlidis
0–3 90+5' Ernest Poku
Y 34' Dani de Wit
Y 49' Vangelis Pavlidis
Dirk Proper 66' Y
Y 74' Yukinari Sugawara
Y 87' Mees De Wit
Kodai Sano 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs AZ — Eredivisie at De Goffert.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Michael Osseweijer
  • Assistant 2 Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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
2024-04-28 NEC 0–3 AZ 2023-12-06 AZ 1–2 NEC 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ 2022-09-01 AZ 1–1 NEC 2022-03-06 NEC 1–3 AZ

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr AZ H 0–3 L
14 Apr PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
07 Apr SBV Vitesse A 3–0 W
02 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
30 Mar PSV H 3–1 W
17 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr NEC A 3–0 W
13 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
06 Apr PSV A 1–5 L
03 Apr Heracles Almelo A 0–5 L
30 Mar SBV Vitesse H 2–0 W
17 Mar FC Volendam A 4–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at De Goffert!
  • 5' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 16' Dani de Wit puts AZ on the lead.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mees Hoedemakers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 24' NEC make a change. Philippe Sandler trudges off to be replaced by Mathias Ross on 24 minutes.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' The referee shows AZ player a card on 34.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both NEC and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past AZ's compact 4-3-3.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 54' NEC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' The whistle greets Brayann Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Sontje Hansen.
  • 58' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tiago Dantas, as he is very good at scoring at De Goffert with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' Dirk Proper picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Sylla Sow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roberto Gonzalez at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' AZ player sees a card in front of him.
  • 75' Tiago Dantas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kristijan Belic at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' 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 Roberto Gonzalez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' A tactical swap from AZ — Myron van Brederode on, Ruben van Bommel off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at De Goffert. NEC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Mees De Wit catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 90' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Wolfe is hanging Mees De Wit on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' Kodai Sano is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • AZ celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC23% Draw23% AZ54%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
46%
Draw or AZ
77%
NEC or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC17% Draw39% AZ44%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 21% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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