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AZ v Groningen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 11th May, 15:45 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Maarten Martens welcomes Dick Lukkien to the AFAS Stadion on Sunday afternoon, as their AZ and Groningen troops clash in the Eredivisie. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the main markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: AZ Alkmaar to win

A Eredivisie victory in front of their own fans for Maarten Martens's AZ Alkmaar team win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Stats suggest they have what it takes, and they should be too strong for the opposition. The odds from the bookies suggest so too, and when that happens you've got reason to feel confident. A AZ Alkmaar win is the bet we'd suggest, even if a tight match is possible.

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AZ Alkmaar
63%
4/9-
Draw
21%
10/3
2%
-
Groningen
16%
21/4
4%
-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
12%
6/1
7%
-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
12%
6/1
7%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
10%
15/2-
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
8%
9/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
6%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
8%
-
Groningen 1-0
5%
16/1-
Groningen 2-1
4%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-0
4%
18/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-1
3%
20/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
-
Groningen 2-0
2%
33/1-
AZ Alkmaar 5-0
1%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
8/11
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
43/40
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
58%
3/10
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
13/5
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
19/20
2%
-
BTTS - No
51%
4/5
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
27%
9/4
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
5/1-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
11/1
9%
-
Home/draw
84%
1/8-
Away/draw
37%
13/8-
Home/away
79%
1/5-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
7/4
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/5
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/2
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/1
8%
-
Home DNB
78%
1/6-
Away DNB
30%
4/1-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
37%
11/8
5%
-
Groningen win to nil
8%
10/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
38%
6/5-
AZ Alkmaar / Groningen
2%
40/1-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
21%
3/1
8%
-
Draw / Groningen
6%
12/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
7%
-
Groningen / AZ Alkmaar
4%
20/1-
Groningen / Groningen
7%
11/1
9%
-
Groningen / Draw
4%
18/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

AZ Alkmaar have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. AZ Alkmaar have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 15 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Groningen are in 11th position in the Eredivisie on 35 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 34 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Groningen have conceded 31 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax3123533674 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
May 14
l
 
3-1A
2
PSV3021455567 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
5-0A
3
Feyenoord3018843662 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
4
Utrecht3118851962 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
5
Twente3013981248 
w
 
1-0F
May 14
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
6
AZ Alkmaar Home3013891447 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
May 11
7
GA Eagles301389647 
d
 
2-2F
May 4
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Heerenveen3111713-1440 
w
 
9-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
9
Fortuna3010614-1536 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
10
S.Rotterdam3081111-335 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
11
Groningen Away309813-1335 
May 11
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
12
Heracles3081111-1535 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
13
NEC309615-233 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
6-0A
14
NAC308814-1832 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
15
PEC Zwolle3071013-1331 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
16
Willem II306618-2024 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
17
Almere City314819-3820 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
18
Waalwijk304719-2719 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-3F
May 3
w
 
1-2F
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Win / draw / win form
AZ Alkmaar 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1NAC
AZ Alkmaar0 - 1Feyenoord
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2Waalwijk
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Fortuna
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0PEC Zwolle
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2S.Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Twente
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Ajax
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Heracles
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2Willem II
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2PSV
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar9 - 1Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0NEC
AZ Alkmaar3 - 3Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Twente
AZ Alkmaar3 - 2Waalwijk
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0Vitesse
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Excelsior
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 1NAC
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 1Heracles
HAZ Alkmaar0 - 1Feyenoord
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2Waalwijk
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 3NEC
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 2Ajax
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 3Heerenveen
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Fortuna
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 0PEC Zwolle
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Willem II
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 2S.Rotterdam
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 0Utrecht
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 2PSV
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Twente
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1NAC
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Ajax
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Heracles
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1S.Rotterdam
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 2Willem II
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 3Feyenoord
Groningen 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Feyenoord4 - 1Groningen
NAC1 - 1Groningen
Willem II1 - 3Groningen
S.Rotterdam1 - 0Groningen
Heracles1 - 1Groningen
GA Eagles2 - 1Groningen
Twente2 - 0Groningen
PSV5 - 0Groningen
NEC6 - 0Groningen
Fortuna1 - 0Groningen
Ajax3 - 1Groningen
Heerenveen2 - 1Groningen
Almere City1 - 1Groningen
Waalwijk1 - 2Groningen
Vitesse6 - 0Groningen
GA Eagles1 - 1Groningen
Waalwijk2 - 1Groningen
Fortuna3 - 1Groningen
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Groningen
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGroningen4 - 1Heracles
AGroningen1 - 3Utrecht
HGroningen1 - 3PSV
AGroningen1 - 4Feyenoord
AGroningen1 - 1NAC
HGroningen1 - 0Fortuna
HGroningen1 - 1Twente
AGroningen3 - 1Willem II
HGroningen2 - 1NEC
AGroningen0 - 1S.Rotterdam
AGroningen1 - 1Heracles
HGroningen1 - 0Heerenveen
AGroningen1 - 2GA Eagles
HGroningen0 - 0Almere City
AGroningen0 - 2Twente
HGroningen0 - 0PEC Zwolle
HGroningen2 - 0Willem II
AGroningen0 - 5PSV
HGroningen1 - 0S.Rotterdam
AGroningen0 - 6NEC
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at AZ Alkmaar since 2016
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
Goals: Scored
15
6
Games: Scored
7 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
2 / 9
AZ
6
D
2
GRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0
1 - 2Groningen
Draw0 - 0Draw
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0
AZ Alkmaar3 - 2
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1
League games at Groningen since 2015
Groningen
AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
7 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
2 / 9
AZ
3
D
3
GRO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Groningen2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Groningen2 - 0
Groningen2 - 0
Goal Statistics

AZ's forwards have been superb of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive Eredivisie games. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

AZ Alkmaar 6th Groningen 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Groningen scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-27
Groningen have scored 27% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
Groningen
2
0.9
Attack rating
24%
better
AZ
GRO
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Games scored25
20
Failed to score5
10
Scored first19
12
Goals scored48
32
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
19%
better
AZ
GRO
view stats
Games conceded20
23
Clean sheets10
7
Conceded first9
15
Goals conceded34
45
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%

AZ Alkmaar v Groningen Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291469
P KoopmeinersT ParrottD WolfeW Goes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Koopmeiners MID3015
2
-
T Parrott FWD28142
-
D Wolfe DEF2716
5
1
A Penetra DEF27
3
1
D Kasius DEF2622
2
-
R Owusu-Oduro GLK24
-
S Mijnans MID2443
4
-
W Goes DEF233
9
-
S Maikuma DEF231
3
-
Z Buurmeester MID2341
-
J Clasie MID232
3
-
M Meerdink FWD238
2
-
R Bommel FWD2022
3
-
E Poku FWD1913
2
-
M. Lahdo FWD1932
-
K Belic MID151
4
-
J. Addai FWD15
1
-
I Sadiq FWD1564
-
K. Smit MID14
1
-
M Wit DEF1311
2
-
B Indi  DEF10
1
-
M Dekker DEF9
1
1
J Zoet GLK6
-
L Schouten DEF1
-
R. Daal FWD1
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29568
E VaessenJ SchreudersL ValenteM Peersman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Bergen FWD3031
4
-
E Vaessen GLK291
4
-
L Valente FWD2926
4
-
J Schreuders FWD2851
2
-
L Bacuna DEF2732
7
-
M Rente DEF2621
3
1
R Postema FWD252
2
-
B Willumsson FWD254
2
1
T Blokzijl DEF24
1
1
W. Prins DEF2211
1
-
M Peersman DEF222
7
1
S Resink MID2231
6
-
T Oosting MID221
-
F. Stam DEF191
3
-
T. de Jonge MID1911
2
1
R Mendes FWD1411
3
-
D. Kwakman MID112
-
M Seuntjens MID1112
-
H Ekdal DEF10
-
N. Emeran FWD3
-
M Mariani DEF2
-
S. Bouland DEF2
-
D. van der Werff MID2
-
H Jurjus GLK1
-
F Turay FWD1
-