Saturday , 14 November 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 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Michael Osseweijer
  • Assistant 2 Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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 #5
14 Points 23
12 Played 12
3 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
20 Scored 24
21 Conceded 16
-1 GD +8
1.17 PPG 1.92
25% Win % 58%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

NEC are 11th (14 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AZ kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Ruben van Bommel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NEC so far.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tiago Dantas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NEC.
  • 16' A goal from the Netherlands international Dani de Wit! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-1!
  • 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' Another substitution for NEC to replace Philippe Sandler by Mathias Ross on 24 minute.
  • 29' The 22-year-old Ernest Poku has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Dani de Wit is booked for AZ — card on 34.
  • 39' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Philippe Sandler, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' It’s a booking for AZ player. Vangelis Pavlidis gets a card.
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both NEC and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Another change for NEC made on 55 minute. Brayann Pereira leaves to be changed by Sontje Hansen.
  • 58' What a moment for Vangelis Pavlidis! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dirk Proper.
  • 67' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Roberto Gonzalez departs to be replaced by Sylla Sow.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' That is a card for AZ. Yukinari Sugawara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Kristijan Belic departs to be replaced by Tiago Dantas.
  • 80' Riechedly Bazoer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' AZ ring the changes. Ruben van Bommel has done his job and it is now time for Myron van Brederode to step up.
  • 86' It looks surprising NEC does not make any changes. Ibrahim Sadiq has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Mees De Wit was booked on 87.
  • 90' Time for substitution for AZ. Mees De Wit is replaced by David Wolfe.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Kodai Sano is booked for NEC — card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

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
2 / 4
1.43 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC29% Draw25% AZ46%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
54%
Draw or AZ
71%
NEC or AZ
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC22% Draw41% AZ37%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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