Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NEC vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
NEC
3 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Stadion De Goffert 12,650 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Ibrahim Sadiq
Vito van Crooij 10' 1–1
1–2 32' Ernest Poku
1–3 46' Troy Parrott
Kento Shiogai 63' 2–3
Vito van Crooij 71' 3–3
Y 35' Kristijan Belic
Bryan Linssen 43' Y
Y 43' Wouter Goes
Sontje Hansen 45' Y
Kodai Sano 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs AZ — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Assistant 1 Johan Balder
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.3 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
2025-03-29 NEC 3–3 AZ 2024-08-17 AZ 1–0 NEC 2024-04-28 NEC 0–3 AZ 2023-12-06 AZ 1–2 NEC 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar AZ H 3–3 D
15 Mar FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
09 Mar Go Ahead Eagles H 2–3 L
01 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
23 Feb FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
16 Feb Almere City FC H 2–2 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar NEC A 3–3 D
16 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
13 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
06 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
23 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Stadion De Goffert. Ninety minutes of football awaits between NEC and AZ.
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Ibrahim Sadiq gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Bram Nuytinck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vito van Crooij makes it 1-1.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' What composure from Ernest Poku! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 35' That is a card for AZ. Kristijan Belic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' NEC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sontje Hansen.
  • 46' Troy Parrott adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dirk Proper, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion De Goffert with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 57' The NEC bench stirs into life. Bryan Linssen is withdrawn and Kento Shiogai gets his opportunity.
  • 58' Fresh legs for NEC! Kodai Sano comes on to replace Lars Olden Larsen.
  • 63' Goal! Kento Shiogai scores his 5 goal in 306 matches.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Time for substitution for AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq is replaced by Mexx Meerdink.
  • 71' Vito van Crooij has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Kodai Sano. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' A tactical swap from AZ — Maxim Dekker on, Bruno Martins Indi off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Ouwejan departs to be replaced by Basar Onal.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC27% Draw23% AZ50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
51%
Draw or AZ
73%
NEC or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC20% Draw37% AZ43%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 0
3.2%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 20% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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