NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie

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NEC Nijmegen

2–1Full-time

AZ Alkmaar

DWWWLLGoals 19-15

DWWWWWGoals 26-8

Match events

30'J. von Haacke (A. Messaoud)
43'Alireza Jahanbakhsh
46'R. van Eijden (Ben Rienstra)
46'J. van Overeem (I. Bel Hassani)
50'S. Wuytens
59'K. Mayi (Ferdi Kadıoğlu)
60'R. Haps
63'Arnaut Danjuma
64'L. Garcia (Thomas Ouwejan)
82'Alireza Jahanbakhsh
83'Wojciech Golla (Taiwo Awoniyi)
86'J. von Haacke (S. Mauk)
88'Taiwo Awoniyi (Lorenzo Burnet)
89'Taiwo Awoniyi

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar

4-3-3

R. de GrootCoach

J. van den Brom

Match trends

NEC Nijmegen have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar have averaged 2.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1NEC Nijmegen wins

3Draws

4AZ Alkmaar wins

8-16Goals

NEC Nijmegen

3–3Mar 29, 2025, 8:00 PM

AZ Alkmaar

1–0Aug 17, 2024, 6:00 PM

NEC Nijmegen

0–3Apr 28, 2024, 10:15 AM

AZ Alkmaar

1–2Dec 6, 2023, 6:00 PM

NEC Nijmegen

0–3May 21, 2023, 12:30 PM

AZ Alkmaar

1–1Sep 1, 2022, 6:00 PM

NEC Nijmegen

1–3Mar 6, 2022, 3:45 PM

AZ Alkmaar

1–1Nov 20, 2021, 7:00 PM

NEC Nijmegen

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals scored per game2.6

1.5Goals conceded per game0.8

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Jochem Kamphuis

2.97Yellow cards / game

0.03Red cards / game

0.21Penalties scored / game

Based on 29 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

NEC Nijmegen

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

11.1%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

33.3%

76-90+'

44.4%

AZ Alkmaar

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

37.5%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Match statistics

52%Possession48%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target4

12Total shots7

4Shots off target3

3Blocked shots0

6Shots inside the box2

6Shots outside the box5

6Corners4

—Offsides—

14Fouls17

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves3

449Total passes404

346Accurate passes310

77%Pass accuracy77%

Player ratings

1Taiwo AwoniyiNEC Nijmegen⚽ 1🟨7.6
2A. MessaoudNEC Nijmegen🅰️ 17.6
3J. von HaackeNEC Nijmegen⚽ 17.5
4R. VlaarAZ Alkmaar7.4
5Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar⚽ 1🟨7.3
6Dario ĐumićNEC Nijmegen7.2

Box score

NEC Nijmegen

19

19J. von HaackeM · 86'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels46%

3Dario ĐumićD · 90'

7.2

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1Joris DelleG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes56%

Tackles—

Duels—

2Michael HeinlothD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels44%

4Wojciech GollaD · 83'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels50%

34

34G. Breinburg (C)M · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels60%

18

18K. MayiF · 59'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels44%

17Jay-Roy GrotF · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes67%

Tackles—

Duels50%

47Arnaut DanjumaF · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes95%

Tackles—

Duels33%

28Lorenzo BurnetD · 90'

🅰️ 17.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels45%

21

21A. MessaoudM · 90'

🅰️ 17.6

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels36%

Bench (10)

22Joshua SmitsG

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11

11J. LarssonF

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15

15R. BuwaldaD

—

10

10S. MaukM · 4'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels—

6

6M. DyrestamD

—

8

8Janio BikelM

—

37

37J. LeiwakabessyD

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16Ferdi KadıoğluM · 31'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

24André FomitschowD

—

9Taiwo AwoniyiF · 7'

⚽ 1🟨7.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels100%

AZ Alkmaar

8

8J. van OvereemM · 45'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels25%

17Jonas SvenssonD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels56%

7Alireza JahanbakhshF · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.3

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes53%

Tackles—

Duels50%

30

30S. WuytensD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels58%

28

28L. GarciaF · 64'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

27Fred FridayF · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels46%

4

4R. Vlaar (C)D · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels100%

3

3R. van EijdenD · 45'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels50%

5

5R. HapsD · 60'

🟥5.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels36%

23Derrick LuckassenD · 90'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels55%

24Tim KrulG · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Bench (10)

22

22Thomas OuwejanD · 26'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

9Wout WeghorstF

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1

1S. RochetG

—

19

19D. dos SantosF

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2

2M. JohanssonD

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20Mats SeuntjensF

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18

18I. Bel HassaniM · 45'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels86%

11Muamer TankovićM

—

6Ben RienstraM · 45'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels50%

26Jeremy HelmerM

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Frequently asked questions

What time does NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar kick off?+

Kickoff is at May 7, 2017, 12:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).