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AZ Alkmaar
Vs
Groningen

Since 20/09/2015
10
AA wins
5
Draws
5
GRO wins
Meetings
20
on record
Total goals
48
29 AZ Alkma… · 19 Groningen
Goals per game
2.40
both sides combined
Over 1.5
65%
of meetings
Over 2.5
45%
of meetings
BTTS
40%
of meetings
Last meeting
3-0
22 Mar 2026
Next game
08 Nov
Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen: the head-to-head
AZ Alkmaar and Groningen have traded a tight balance of victories since 2015, meeting 20 times in league and cup fixtures. The split reads 10 wins for AZ, 5 for Groningen and 5 draws, with 48 goals scored overall and an average of 2.4 per encounter. Over two-and-a-half goals were seen in 45% of the games, while 65% produced two or more goals and 40% saw both sides find the net. The most recent clash on 22 March 2026 ended 3-0 to Groningen at their home ground, a result that tipped the aggregate to 29 goals for AZ and 19 for Groningen. At home AZ has won eight of eleven outings, whereas away they have secured only two victories from nine. The next fixture is scheduled for 8 November 2026 in the Eredivisie.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen
Sunday 08 November 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
GroningenGroningen
10
wins
5
29
goals
19
8
clean sheets
8
The last 20 games between these two clubs
50%
win %
25%
2.40
avg goals
2.40
65%
over 1.5 %
65%
45%
over 2.5 %
45%
30%
over 3.5 %
30%
1.45
scored
0.95
0.95
conceded
1.45
40%
btts
40%
40%
clean sheet
40%
11.23
corners
11.23
4.54
cards
4.54
Top three rows are this fixture: 20 meetings, 10 to AZ Alkmaar, 5 drawn, 5 to Groningen, at 2.40 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Won at home
73%
8 of 11 home meetings
Won away
22%
2 of 9 away meetings
Drawn
25%
5 of 20 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
GroningenGroningen
Won at home
44%
4 of 9 home meetings
Won away
9%
1 of 11 away meetings
Drawn
25%
5 of 20 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayAZ Alkmaar
22 Mar 2026Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen3-0AZ AlkmaarLview
10 Aug 2025Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar4-1GroningenWview
11 May 2025Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar3-0GroningenWview
18 Dec 2024Netherlands - KNVB BekerAZ Alkmaar3-1GroningenWview
25 Aug 2024Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen0-0AZ AlkmaarDview
11 Mar 2023Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0GroningenWview
01 Oct 2022Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-4AZ AlkmaarWview
21 Dec 2021Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0GroningenWview
24 Oct 2021Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-0AZ AlkmaarLview
13 May 2021Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen0-0AZ AlkmaarDview
06 Dec 2020Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-2GroningenLview
18 Aug 2019Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar0-0GroningenDview
30 Mar 2019Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0GroningenWview
23 Sep 2018Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-3AZ AlkmaarWview
18 Mar 2018Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar3-2GroningenWview
15 Oct 2017Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-1AZ AlkmaarDview
01 Apr 2017Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar0-0GroningenDview
23 Oct 2016Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-0AZ AlkmaarLview
20 Feb 2016Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar4-1GroningenWview
20 Sep 2015Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-0AZ AlkmaarLview
03Goal Analysis⚽
AZ Alkmaar · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-522D51W00D22D11D33D20W41W20W52WH·SD16/04H·NN19/04A·GAE23/04H·TWE03/05A·FEY10/05H·NB17/05H·ADH08/08A·UTR15/08A·FS22/08H·GAE29/08
Avg total
3.8
Avg scored
2.6
Avg conceded
1.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.971.202.531.121.231.31
vs Stronger (1)1.002.00--1.002.00
vs Similar (8)1.751.381.671.331.801.40
vs Weaker (21)2.101.102.711.070.861.14
Clean sheet %30% (+6pp vs league)
Groningen · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-500D13L23L21W21W02L21W41W15L23LH·GAE11/04A·FEY25/04H·EXC02/05H·NN10/05A·HER17/05A·AJA21/05H·UTR09/08A·ADH16/08A·PE23/08H·FS28/08
Avg total
3.6
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
2.0
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.471.601.641.291.311.88
vs Stronger (9)1.332.002.001.200.503.00
vs Similar (21)1.521.431.441.331.581.50
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
04Current form📈
AZ Alkmaar
DWDDDDWWWW
Last 10: 26 scored, 12 conceded.
Groningen
DLLWWLWWLL
Last 10: 16 scored, 20 conceded.
AZ Alkmaar
Home · last 10
WWWWDWDDWW
7 won · 30 scored, 11 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLWLLDDWW
3 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded
Groningen
Home · last 10
LLLWWDLWWL
4 won · 17 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLDWLWLWL
3 won · 14 scored, 20 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'33%1-15'33%16-30'60%31-45'20%46-60'61-75'33%20%76-90'35
1st half / 2nd half
Scored67% / 33%
Conceded60% / 40%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 20 meetings have goal timings on record. See AZ Alkmaar's full Goal Clock across all their games.
GroningenGroningen
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'33%1-15'33%16-30'60%31-45'20%46-60'61-75'20%33%76-90'53
1st half / 2nd half
Scored60% / 40%
Conceded67% / 33%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 20 meetings have goal timings on record. See Groningen's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
AZ AlkmaarGroningen
€160.4m
squad value
€32.8m
€247.3m
attack
€35.1m
€10.2m
midfield
€15.4m
€215.6m
defence
€57.0m
34
players
25
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. AZ Alkmaar carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
AZ Alkmaar
DateOpponentScoreRes
16 Aprvs Shakhtar Donetsk2-2D
19 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen5-1W
23 Apr@ GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
03 Mayvs Twente2-2D
10 May@ Feyenoord1-1D
17 Mayvs NAC Breda3-3D
08 Augvs ADO Den Haag2-0W
15 Aug@ Utrecht4-1W
22 Aug@ Fortuna Sittard2-0W
29 Augvs GO Ahead Eagles5-2W
Groningen
DateOpponentScoreRes
11 Aprvs GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
25 Apr@ Feyenoord1-3L
02 Mayvs Excelsior2-3L
10 Mayvs NEC Nijmegen2-1W
17 May@ Heracles2-1W
21 May@ Ajax0-2L
09 Augvs Utrecht2-1W
16 Aug@ ADO Den Haag4-1W
23 Aug@ PSV Eindhoven1-5L
28 Augvs Fortuna Sittard2-3L
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
AZ Alkmaar
Sun 06 Sep@ Heerenveen
Fri 11 Sepvs Willem II
Wed 16 Sepvs Sturm Graz
Wed 16 Sep@ Benfica
Wed 16 Sepvs Dinamo Zagreb
Wed 16 Sepvs Juventus
Wed 16 Sep@ Sunderland
Sun 20 Sepvs Telstar
Groningen
Sun 06 Sepvs Twente
Sat 12 Sep@ GO Ahead Eagles
Fri 18 Sepvs PEC Zwolle
Sun 11 Oct@ Excelsior
Sun 18 Octvs Ajax
Sun 25 Oct@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 01 Novvs Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 08 Nov@ AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar stats ↗Groningen stats ↗