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AZ v RKC Waalwijk : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 1st Apr, 19:00 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Henk Fraser will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his RKC Waalwijk side to the AFAS Stadion to visit AZ and Maarten Martens. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both AZ Alkmaar and Waalwijk's current form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.20.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
AZ Alkmaar
57%
3/10-
Draw
22%
5/1-
Waalwijk
21%
13/2-
Draw 1-1
10%
11/1-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
10%
15/2-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
9%
6/1-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
9%
11/2-
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
6%
10/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
6%
7/1-
Waalwijk 2-1
6%
20/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
25/1-
Waalwijk 1-0
5%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
14/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
3%
25/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-1
3%
18/1-
Waalwijk 2-0
3%
40/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-0
3%
12/1-
Waalwijk 3-1
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
8/13-
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
5/4-
Home 1st Goal
55%
2/9-
Away 1st Goal
43%
10/3-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
21/20-
BTTS - No
43%
7/10-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
21/10-
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/1-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
12/1-
Home/draw
79%
1/10-
Away/draw
43%
12/5-
Home/away
78%
1/8-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
7/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
2/11-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Home DNB
73%
1/9-
Away DNB
36%
11/2-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
29%
11/10-
Waalwijk win to nil
10%
12/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
44%
10/11-
AZ Alkmaar / Waalwijk
2%
40/1-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
4%
18/1-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
22%
11/4-
Draw / Waalwijk
4%
18/1-
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2-
Waalwijk / AZ Alkmaar
4%
18/1-
Waalwijk / Waalwijk
5%
16/1-
Waalwijk / Draw
4%
20/1-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

AZ Alkmaar have played 24 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 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. AZ Alkmaar have outscored their opponents by 40 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 12 games at home winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Waalwijk are in 17th position in the Eredivisie on 17 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 29 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Waalwijk have conceded 48 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
Waalwijk
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax2520323563 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
PSV2517444555 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
3
Utrecht251474849 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
4
Twente2513751946 
w
 
1-0F
May 14
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
5
Feyenoord2412842144 
Apr 5
l
 
3-2F
l
 
2-3F
May 14
6
AZ Alkmaar Home2413471643 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
7
GA Eagles251258641 
d
 
2-2F
May 4
May 18
l
 
2-0A
8
Fortuna259511-1032 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
9
Heerenveen258611-1430 
w
 
9-1F
l
 
3-1A
May 10
d
 
1-1A
10
NAC268513-1629 
Apr 24
w
 
1-2A
w
 
5-0F
l
 
4-1A
11
Groningen247710-1028 
May 11
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
May 3
12
Heracles256910-1427 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
Apr 6
d
 
2-2A
13
NEC257513-126 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
14
PEC Zwolle256712-1125 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
15
S.Rotterdam255911-1024 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
16
Willem II256613-1324 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
17
Waalwijk Away244515-1717 
Apr 1
w
 
0-3F
-
-
18
Almere City263617-3415 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-4A
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Win / draw / win form
AZ Alkmaar 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Waalwijk 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
AZ Alkmaar have beaten Waalwijk in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at AZ Alkmaar since 2020
AZ Alkmaar
Waalwijk
Goals: Scored
14
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
AZ
4
WAA
1
League games at Waalwijk since 2019
Waalwijk
AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
6
12
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
AZ
4
WAA
2
Goal Statistics

AZ's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Eredivisie games. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

AZ Alkmaar 6th Waalwijk 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Waalwijk will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+18
Waalwijk have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
Waalwijk
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
21%
better
AZ
WAA
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Games scored21
18
Failed to score3
6
Scored first16
7
Goals scored40
32
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
42%
better
AZ
WAA
view stats
Games conceded14
21
Clean sheets10
3
Conceded first6
17
Goals conceded24
49
Avg. goals conceded1
2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+42%

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

AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231256
P KoopmeinersT ParrottD WolfeW Goes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Koopmeiners MID2414
2
-
T Parrott FWD24121
-
A Penetra DEF23
2
-
D Wolfe DEF2215
4
1
S Mijnans MID2243
4
-
J Clasie MID222
2
-
S Maikuma DEF21
2
-
D Kasius DEF2022
1
-
R Owusu-Oduro GLK19
-
W Goes DEF192
6
-
Z Buurmeester MID1731
-
M Meerdink FWD176
2
-
M. Lahdo FWD1732
-
R Bommel FWD1522
3
-
E Poku FWD142
2
-
J. Addai FWD12
1
-
K Belic MID111
2
-
M Wit DEF911
2
-
K. Smit MID9
1
-
I Sadiq FWD943
-
M Dekker DEF6
1
1
B Indi  DEF6
-
J Zoet GLK5
-
L Schouten DEF1
-
R. Daal FWD1
-
Waalwijk Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19964
R MargaretO ZawadaR MargaretY Oukili
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Margaret FWD2456
-
L Gelderen DEF22
3
-
Y Oukili MID2232
3
1
O Zawada FWD209
1
1
J Lelieveld DEF19
1
-
D Cleonise FWD1912
1
-
J Houwen GLK18
-
T. van de Loo MID1811
-
G Roemeratoe MID181
2
-
R Eijma DEF17
-
M Ihattaren MID1632
1
-
J Castillo DEF141
2
-
D Buijs DEF14
1
-
M Kramer  FWD14
3
1
F. Al Mazyani DEF13
2
1
A Meijers DEF13
1
1
D Weidmann MID12
2
1
R Venne MID1241
1
-
S Water FWD122
-
L Wouters DEF11
-
C Lokesa MID101
1
-
K Felida MID6
2
-
P Vroegh MID4
-
A Jakobsen FWD4
-
Y Osch GLK3
-
J Kesting GLK3
-
R Yaakoubi DEF3
-