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FC Utrecht v AZ : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 1st Mar, 15:45 BST, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

We’ve Eredivisie action to look forward to on Sunday afternoon, as Ron Jans and his FC Utrecht side host Maarten Martens’s AZ at the Stadion Galgenwaard. Our predictions are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen major markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across the board.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar will score at least two between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a tip based on each side's recent form stats, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 75%. The bookmakers have it at 1.25.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Utrecht are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Utrecht
40%
31/20-
Draw
26%
12/5-
AZ Alkmaar
34%
31/20-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Utrecht 1-0
9%
17/2-
Utrecht 2-1
9%
9/1-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
8%
17/2-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
8%
9/1-
Utrecht 2-0
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
5%
12/1-
Utrecht 3-1
4%
20/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
3%
20/1-
Utrecht 3-0
3%
25/1-
Utrecht 3-2
3%
25/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
2%
25/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
17/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
19/20-
Home 1st Goal
49%
20/21-
Away 1st Goal
47%
20/21-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
4/6-
BTTS - No
44%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
15/4-
Home/draw
66%
1/2-
Away/draw
60%
1/2-
Home/away
74%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/4-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
2/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/1-
Home DNB
58%
5/6-
Away DNB
52%
5/6-
Utrecht win to nil
21%
7/2-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
17%
7/2-
Utrecht / Utrecht
20%
10/3-
Utrecht / AZ Alkmaar
3%
25/1-
Utrecht / Draw
7%
12/1-
Draw / Utrecht
13%
11/2-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
AZ Alkmaar / Utrecht
3%
25/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
20%
10/3-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
7%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Utrecht have played 23 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Utrecht have conceded 21 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Utrecht have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

AZ Alkmaar lay in 6th place on 36 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 29 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. AZ Alkmaar have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV2420224162 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 4
l
 
1-5A
Mar 7
2
Feyenoord2314362145 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
3-3F
May 10
3
NEC2412751943 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
4
Ajax24111031643 
w
 
2-1F
May 10
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
5
S.Rotterdam231148-737 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
6
AZ Alkmaar231067236 
Mar 1
l
 
4-1A
-
-
7
Twente2381141235 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
May 3
l
 
1-0A
8
Groningen239410031 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1F
Mar 22
9
Heerenveen24879-231 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
l
 
3-1A
10
Utrecht23869530 
-
-
w
 
4-1F
Mar 1
11
Fortuna248511-729 
May 17
l
 
1-0A
Apr 4
l
 
4-3A
12
Excelsior247512-1526 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
13
PEC Zwolle237511-1626 
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-1A
14
FC Volendam246612-1324 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
15
GA Eagles234118-623 
Mar 22
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
Apr 23
16
NAC245712-1122 
May 2
d
 
1-1A
May 17
w
 
0-1F
17
Telstar233911-1218 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
18
Heracles235216-2717 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 6
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Utrecht 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht0 - 1Feyenoord
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht1 - 2PSV
Utrecht1 - 1Twente
Utrecht2 - 1Ajax
Utrecht1 - 0NEC
Utrecht3 - 1FC Volendam
Utrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1Groningen
Utrecht4 - 1Excelsior
Utrecht4 - 0Heracles
Utrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht4 - 0Ajax
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Utrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1NEC
Utrecht1 - 0NAC
Utrecht0 - 1Almere City
Utrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUtrecht2 - 1Groningen
AUtrecht3 - 1NEC
HUtrecht0 - 1Feyenoord
AUtrecht1 - 1Heerenveen
HUtrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
AUtrecht1 - 2FC Volendam
HUtrecht1 - 2PSV
AUtrecht1 - 1NAC
HUtrecht1 - 1Twente
AUtrecht2 - 2GA Eagles
AUtrecht1 - 1Telstar
HUtrecht2 - 1Ajax
HUtrecht1 - 0NEC
AUtrecht1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
HUtrecht3 - 1FC Volendam
AUtrecht2 - 3Feyenoord
HUtrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
AUtrecht0 - 1Fortuna
HUtrecht0 - 1Groningen
AUtrecht2 - 0PEC Zwolle
AZ Alkmaar 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Excelsior1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Telstar0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
PEC Zwolle3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Fortuna4 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Twente1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
S.Rotterdam0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Ajax0 - 2AZ Alkmaar
NEC2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Heracles1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
NAC0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
FC Volendam2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Twente2 - 3AZ Alkmaar
GA Eagles0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Heracles1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
NEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Ajax2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Willem II0 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Excelsior
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 1Ajax
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 3NEC
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Telstar
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 1Excelsior
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 3PEC Zwolle
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0FC Volendam
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 4Fortuna
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 1Twente
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 3Heerenveen
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 5PSV
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 0S.Rotterdam
HAZ Alkmaar4 - 1Utrecht
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 0Ajax
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Telstar
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 2NEC
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2PEC Zwolle
HAZ Alkmaar3 - 3Feyenoord
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Heracles
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
AZ Alkmaar have not lost to Utrecht in 6 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Utrecht since 2016
Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
14
17
Games: Scored
9 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
2 / 11
FCU
2
D
5
AZ
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Utrecht3 - 0
1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
1 - 3AZ Alkmaar
League games at AZ Alkmaar since 2015
AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
31
18
Games: Scored
10 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
1 / 11
FCU
3
D
3
AZ
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1
1 - 2Utrecht
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw5 - 5Draw
AZ Alkmaar5 - 1
0 - 1Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0
2 - 3Utrecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for FC Utrecht of late. It has been 8 Eredivisie games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday afternoon against AZ.

Utrecht 10th AZ Alkmaar 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Utrecht will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Utrecht have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-8
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
AZ Alkmaar
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
FCU
AZ
19%
better
view stats
Games scored19
22
Failed to score4
1
Scored first10
13
Goals scored35
39
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.5
2.1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
FCU
AZ
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
18
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first13
10
Goals conceded30
37
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
235104
A. EngwandaG. ZechiëlS KarouaniA. Engwanda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G. Zechiël MID2353
2
-
A. Engwanda MID231
4
-
V Barkas GLK22
-
M Rodríguez FWD223
3
1
S Karouani DEF21210
2
-
S Horemans DEF191
1
-
N Viergever  DEF19
2
-
A Blake FWD1912
2
-
M Hoorn  DEF181
-
D Wit MID1741
3
-
M Didden  DEF161
3
-
C Bozdogan MID151
-
Y Cathline FWD1522
3
-
S Haller  FWD1412
1
-
D Min FWD143
1
-
D Murkin DEF923
1
-
N Vesterlund DEF9
1
-
V Jensen MID85
1
-
M Jonathans FWD71
-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF6
1
-
E. Demircan FWD6
-
D Berg MID51
-
Z Iqbal MID5
1
-
M Brouwer GLK2
-
J. van Ommeren MID2
-
N Ohio FWD2
-
AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231258
A PenetraT ParrottS MijnansM Wit
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Penetra DEF2321
4
-
M Wit DEF2223
8
-
W Goes DEF221
8
-
I Jensen FWD2212
-
P Koopmeiners MID211
5
-
S Mijnans MID1955
1
-
Weslley FWD1922
-
K. Smit MID1822
4
-
T Parrott FWD18121
2
-
I Sadiq FWD182
3
-
R Owusu-Oduro GLK16
-
M. Chávez García DEF161
5
-
M Šín MID1511
1
-
R. Daal FWD151
-
D Kasius DEF1121
2
-
L Zeefuik FWD10
1
-
E. Dijkstra DEF9
1
-
M Meerdink FWD931
1
-
J Zoet GLK8
-
J Clasie MID7
3
1
M Dekker DEF6
-
D. Kwakman MID6
-
S Maikuma DEF5
-