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

Match Details

  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Assistant 1 Johan Balder
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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
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 #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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for NEC to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Sadiq — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Ouwejan made 316 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' What a moment for Vito van Crooij! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Stadion De Goffert. NEC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NEC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' The Netherlands forward Ernest Poku breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-2!
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kristijan Belic on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Denso Kasius needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Bryan Linssen was booked on 43.
  • 45' NEC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' What composure from Troy Parrott! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 51' Rome Owusu-Oduro, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' NEC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' The NEC bench stirs into life. Bryan Linssen is withdrawn and Kento Shiogai gets his opportunity.
  • 58' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Lars Olden Larsen departs to be replaced by Kodai Sano.
  • 63' Kento Shiogai adds to his 3 season tally! NEC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' A tactical swap from AZ — Mexx Meerdink on, Ibrahim Sadiq off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' Vito van Crooij has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The referee shows NEC player a card on 76.
  • 81' Fresh legs for AZ! Maxim Dekker comes on to replace Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 84' Thomas Ouwejan makes way for Basar Onal at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from NEC.
  • 89' Lars Olden Larsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
2 / 4
1.69 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 AZ xG
I would bet for: NEC or AZ 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC34% Draw25% AZ41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
58%
Draw or AZ
66%
NEC or AZ
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC26% Draw39% AZ35%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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