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AZ Alkmaar
Vs
NEC Nijmegen

Since 01/11/2015
7
AA wins
3
Draws
5
NN wins
Meetings
15
on record
Total goals
51
31 AZ Alkma… · 20 NEC Nijm…
Goals per game
3.40
both sides combined
Over 1.5
93%
of meetings
Over 2.5
73%
of meetings
BTTS
67%
of meetings
Last meeting
5-1
19 Apr 2026
Next game
13 Dec
Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen: the head-to-head
The recent 5-1 KNVB Beker triumph by AZ Alkmaar over NEC Nijmegen highlights a record that began in 2015 and spans 15 meetings. AZ has secured seven victories, NEC five, with three draws, and the aggregate tally of goals stands at 51, giving an average of 3.4 goals per game. In 93% of encounters two or more goals were scored, 73% saw three or more, and 67% featured both sides finding the net. AZ’s 31 goals outpace NEC’s 20 across the series. Home advantage has tilted the balance slightly: at AZ’s ground they win three of eight, while away they win four of seven. The most recent clash, played on 19 April 2026, ended 5-1 for AZ. The next fixture is slated for 13 December 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 NEC Nijmegen
Sunday 13 December 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
7
wins
5
31
goals
20
5
clean sheets
0
The last 15 games between these two clubs
47%
win %
33%
3.40
avg goals
3.40
93%
over 1.5 %
93%
73%
over 2.5 %
73%
33%
over 3.5 %
33%
2.07
scored
1.33
1.33
conceded
2.07
67%
btts
67%
33%
clean sheet
0%
10.22
corners
10.22
4.11
cards
4.11
Top three rows are this fixture: 15 meetings, 7 to AZ Alkmaar, 3 drawn, 5 to NEC Nijmegen, at 3.40 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Won at home
38%
3 of 8 home meetings
Won away
57%
4 of 7 away meetings
Drawn
20%
3 of 15 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Won at home
29%
2 of 7 home meetings
Won away
38%
3 of 8 away meetings
Drawn
20%
3 of 15 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayAZ Alkmaar
19 Apr 2026Netherlands - KNVB BekerAZ Alkmaar5-1NEC NijmegenWview
31 Jan 2026Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-3NEC NijmegenLview
28 Sep 2025Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2-1AZ AlkmaarLview
29 Mar 2025Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen3-3AZ AlkmaarDview
17 Aug 2024Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-0NEC NijmegenWview
28 Apr 2024Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen0-3AZ AlkmaarWview
06 Dec 2023Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-2NEC NijmegenLview
21 May 2023Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen0-3AZ AlkmaarWview
01 Sep 2022Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-1NEC NijmegenDview
06 Mar 2022Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen1-3AZ AlkmaarWview
20 Nov 2021Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-1NEC NijmegenDview
07 May 2017Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen2-1AZ AlkmaarLview
28 Aug 2016Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-0NEC NijmegenWview
30 Jan 2016Netherlands - EredivisieNEC Nijmegen0-3AZ AlkmaarWview
01 Nov 2015Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-4NEC NijmegenLview
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)
NEC Nijmegen · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-411D12L21W00D12L11D41W13L03L31WH·TEL02/05A·GRO10/05H·GAE17/05A·OP04/08H·TEL08/08H·OP11/08A·WI15/08H·BOD19/08A·BOD25/08A·PZ29/08
Avg total
2.9
Avg scored
1.4
Avg conceded
1.5
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)1.871.531.801.531.931.53
vs Stronger (11)1.451.911.601.801.332.00
vs Similar (10)2.001.402.201.601.801.20
vs Weaker (9)2.221.221.601.203.001.25
Clean sheet %13% (-11pp vs league)
04Current form📈
AZ Alkmaar
DWDDDDWWWW
Last 10: 26 scored, 12 conceded.
NEC Nijmegen
DLWDLDWLLW
Last 10: 14 scored, 15 conceded.
AZ Alkmaar
Home · last 10
WWWWDWDDWW
7 won · 30 scored, 11 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLWLLDDWW
3 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded
NEC Nijmegen
Home · last 10
LWWDDDWLDL
3 won · 17 scored, 16 conceded
Away · last 10
DWWLDLDWLW
4 won · 16 scored, 16 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%1-15'17%16-30'29%31-45'14%17%46-60'29%61-75'29%33%76-90'76
1st half / 2nd half
Scored29% / 71%
Conceded50% / 50%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 15 meetings have goal timings on record. See AZ Alkmaar's full Goal Clock across all their games.
NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'33%1-15'17%16-30'29%31-45'17%14%46-60'29%61-75'33%29%76-90'67
1st half / 2nd half
Scored50% / 50%
Conceded29% / 71%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 15 meetings have goal timings on record. See NEC Nijmegen'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 AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen
€160.4m
squad value
€41.5m
€247.3m
attack
€75.6m
€10.2m
midfield
€18.4m
€215.6m
defence
€79.2m
34
players
30
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
NEC Nijmegen
DateOpponentScoreRes
02 Mayvs Telstar1-1D
10 May@ Groningen1-2L
17 Mayvs GO Ahead Eagles2-1W
04 Aug@ Olympiakos Piraeus0-0D
08 Augvs Telstar1-2L
11 Augvs Olympiakos Piraeus1-1D
15 Aug@ Willem II4-1W
19 Augvs Bodo/Glimt1-3L
25 Aug@ Bodo/Glimt0-3L
29 Aug@ PEC Zwolle3-1W
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
NEC Nijmegen
Sat 05 Sepvs Feyenoord
Tue 08 Sepvs Excelsior
Sat 12 Sep@ Cambuur
Wed 16 Sep@ Celje
Wed 16 Sep@ Ararat-Armenia
Thu 17 Sep@ Juventus
Sun 20 Sepvs GO Ahead Eagles
Sat 10 Oct@ Ajax
AZ Alkmaar stats ↗NEC Nijmegen stats ↗