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

Sun 8th Nov, 15:45 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Home advantage can be vital in the Eredivisie, and Leeroy Echteld’s AZ will have the joy of it on Sunday afternoon. Dick Lukkien’s Groningen are their opponents at the AFAS Stadion. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is published below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for each one.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

All things considered, our prediction for Sunday's match is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect AZ Alkmaar and Groningen to score 3 goals or more between them during the traditional 90 mins. 2 goals or less would mean a losing bet but, with stats below suggesting both teams have goals in them, we think it could well be a winner.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think AZ Alkmaar are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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AZ Alkmaar
48%
8/15-
Draw
21%
7/2-
Groningen
31%
17/4-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
9%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
8%
9/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
12/1-
Groningen 2-1
7%
16/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
6%
10/1-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
5%
10/1-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
5%
12/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
5%
16/1-
Groningen 1-0
4%
22/1-
Groningen 3-2
4%
28/1-
Groningen 3-1
4%
33/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
4%
12/1-
Groningen 2-0
3%
33/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-1
3%
16/1-
Draw 3-3
3%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
72%
4/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
28%
21/10-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
1%
25/1-
BTTS - Yes
70%
4/9-
BTTS - No
30%
13/8-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
6/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
21%
13/2-
Home/draw
69%
1/6-
Away/draw
52%
11/8-
Home/away
79%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
1/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
6/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
51%
5/6-
Under 3.5 Goals
49%
5/6-
Over 4.5 Goals
32%
2/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
68%
4/11-
Over 5.5 Goals
17%
9/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
1/7-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/100-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
25/1-
Home DNB
63%
2/9-
Away DNB
45%
3/1-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
17%
5/2-
Groningen win to nil
10%
12/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
37%
5/4-
AZ Alkmaar / Groningen
3%
28/1-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
18%
15/4-
Draw / Groningen
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2-
Groningen / AZ Alkmaar
5%
16/1-
Groningen / Groningen
10%
15/2-
Groningen / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

AZ Alkmaar have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Eredivisie league table. AZ Alkmaar are unbeaten in 8 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 8 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost no matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 24 goals to 20 goals.

Home League Performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Groningen are in 8th position in the Eredivisie on 15 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Groningen are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Groningen have conceded 15 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Feyenoord107302124 
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
Dec 13
May 23
2
Ajax106311621 
May 8
Oct 31
l
 
2-5A
Jan 17
3
PSV106221520 
Dec 5
Apr 3
Mar 20
l
 
5-1F
4
Twente10622920 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
d
 
2-2A
May 8
5
AZ Alkmaar10622820 
-
-
Feb 13
Nov 8
6
Fortuna10532018 
Feb 20
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-3A
Apr 24
7
Heerenveen10433515 
Jan 9
w
 
2-3F
Nov 21
Apr 3
8
Groningen10433315 
Nov 8
Feb 13
-
-
9
GA Eagles10352014 
w
 
5-2F
Jan 17
Jan 10
d
 
1-1F
10
Cambuur10334-312 
Apr 24
d
 
2-2A
May 16
Dec 20
11
Utrecht10334-1012 
Jan 24
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 13
12
NEC10253-111 
Dec 13
Feb 27
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
13
Excelsior10325-311 
Mar 20
Dec 19
Apr 10
w
 
1-5F
14
S.Rotterdam10235-79 
Mar 13
Nov 22
Nov 1
Jan 24
15
PEC Zwolle10226-128 
May 16
Nov 29
w
 
3-0F
Feb 20
16
Telstar10136-96 
w
 
1-0F
May 1
Mar 6
Dec 4
17
Den Haag10136-106 
w
 
2-0F
May 23
May 1
w
 
1-4F
18
Willem II10028-222 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 10
Nov 27
Feb 27
UEFA Champions League
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UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
AZ Alkmaar 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar0 - 2Twente
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Telstar
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Willem II
AZ Alkmaar5 - 2GA Eagles
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0Den Haag
AZ Alkmaar3 - 3NAC
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2Twente
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0Fortuna
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Heracles
AZ Alkmaar3 - 1S.Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Ajax
AZ Alkmaar1 - 3NEC
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0FC Volendam
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
AZ Alkmaar1 - 5PSV
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Telstar
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2PEC Zwolle
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAZ Alkmaar0 - 2Twente
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 2Cambuur
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 2Feyenoord
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Telstar
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 1Willem II
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 2Heerenveen
HAZ Alkmaar5 - 2GA Eagles
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Fortuna
AAZ Alkmaar4 - 1Utrecht
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Den Haag
HAZ Alkmaar3 - 3NAC
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 1Feyenoord
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2Twente
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 0GA Eagles
HAZ Alkmaar3 - 0Heerenveen
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Fortuna
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 3Groningen
HAZ Alkmaar4 - 0Heracles
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 2PSV
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 2Utrecht
Groningen 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC2 - 2Groningen
Excelsior1 - 5Groningen
GA Eagles1 - 1Groningen
PSV5 - 1Groningen
Den Haag1 - 4Groningen
Ajax2 - 0Groningen
Heracles1 - 2Groningen
Feyenoord3 - 1Groningen
Telstar0 - 2Groningen
PEC Zwolle1 - 1Groningen
FC Volendam3 - 2Groningen
Twente2 - 1Groningen
S.Rotterdam2 - 0Groningen
Heerenveen0 - 2Groningen
GA Eagles1 - 1Groningen
Excelsior0 - 2Groningen
Ajax2 - 0Groningen
NEC2 - 0Groningen
Fortuna1 - 2Groningen
NAC1 - 2Groningen
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGroningen2 - 2NEC
HGroningen2 - 5Ajax
AGroningen5 - 1Excelsior
HGroningen3 - 0PEC Zwolle
AGroningen1 - 1GA Eagles
HGroningen2 - 2Twente
HGroningen2 - 3Fortuna
AGroningen1 - 5PSV
AGroningen4 - 1Den Haag
HGroningen2 - 1Utrecht
AGroningen0 - 2Ajax
AGroningen2 - 1Heracles
HGroningen2 - 1NEC
HGroningen2 - 3Excelsior
AGroningen1 - 3Feyenoord
HGroningen0 - 0GA Eagles
AGroningen2 - 0Telstar
HGroningen3 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AGroningen1 - 1PEC Zwolle
HGroningen3 - 1Ajax
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
AZ Alkmaar have beaten Groningen in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at AZ Alkmaar since 2016
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
Goals: Scored
22
7
Games: Scored
9 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
2 / 11
AZ
8
D
2
GRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0
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
13
12
Games: Scored
8 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
2 / 10
AZ
3
D
3
GRO
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Groningen3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Groningen2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Groningen2 - 0
Groningen2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Groningen have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.6 against AZ on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

AZ Alkmaar 5th Groningen 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
AZ Alkmaar have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Groningen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2026/2027 season
AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
Groningen
2.1
1.6
Attack rating
AZ
GRO
26%
better
view stats
Games scored8
10
Failed to score2
0
Scored first7
7
Goals scored20
24
Avg. goals scored2
2.4
Avg. shots per game13
10
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for16
25
Avg. XG for2.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
25%
better
AZ
GRO
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded12
21
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
2.1
KickOff rating
+25%

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

AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10534
J BusserR. DaalM. Chávez GarcíaA. Oufkir
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Busser GLK10
-
L Schouten DEF101
2
-
E. Dijkstra DEF10
1
-
M. Chávez García DEF1013
1
-
P Koopmeiners MID1011
-
R. Daal FWD105
3
-
A. Oufkir FWD102
4
-
C Stengs FWD1012
-
M Meerdink FWD1042
-
W Goes DEF91
2
-
D. Kwakman MID911
-
Weslley FWD91
1
-
J Clasie MID71
-
S Maikuma DEF5
-
V Andreasen MID52
-
K. Smit MID52
-
M Wit DEF4
-
Bendegúz Kovács FWD4
-
J Hornkamp FWD32
-
D Kasius DEF2
-
R Ichihara DEF1
-
W Hoedt DEF1
-
H. de Wit MID1
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10833
E VaessenB WillumssonT BergenD. van der Werff
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Vaessen GLK101
1
-
J Schreuders DEF1012
-
T Blokzijl DEF101
-
P Clement MID102
-
T Bergen MID1063
1
-
T Land MID1021
1
-
T. de Jonge MID10
-
B Willumsson FWD108
1
-
D. van der Werff FWD1023
3
-
M. Csinger DEF9
2
-
W. Prins DEF8
-
J Ondrejka FWD8
1
-
M Rente DEF721
-
N. Eggens FWD71
-
T Hearnes MID6
1
-
H Hateboer DEF4
1
-
E. van der Laan DEF4
-
O Zawada FWD4
-
N. Brandis DEF3
-
R. Metu FWD3
-
A. Nordin MID2
-
J. Mosselaar DEF1
-
T. Mercera DEF1
-