AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen

AZ Alkmaar host NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands Eredivisie on Sunday 13 December 2026, kick-off 15:45. In their last 12 meetings, AZ Alkmaar won 6, NEC Nijmegen won 3 and 3 were drawn.

Netherlands Eredivisie Sun 13 Dec 2026, 15:45 Save

AZ Alkmaar

15:45

13 Dec

NEC Nijmegen

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen preview

AZ Alkmaar have scored 2.17 goals a game and conceded 1.33 across their last 6 home games in the Eredivisie this season, while NEC Nijmegen have scored 1.83 and conceded 1.50 across their last 6 away games. Both teams have scored in 3 of AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and 4 of NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games. Over 3.5 cards has landed in 5 of NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games. AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games have averaged 10.7 corners and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games 9.3. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 12:51 UK.

Goals scored AZ Alkmaar: 2.17 NEC Nijmegen: 1.83
Goals conceded AZ Alkmaar: 1.33 NEC Nijmegen: 1.50
Both teams scored AZ Alkmaar: 3 of 650% NEC Nijmegen: 4 of 667%
Over 2.5 goals AZ Alkmaar: 2 of 633% NEC Nijmegen: 4 of 667%
Match corners AZ Alkmaar: 10.67 NEC Nijmegen: 9.33
Match cards AZ Alkmaar: 2.50 NEC Nijmegen: 4.33

AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season.

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AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen: questions and answers

When is AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen?

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen kicks off at 15:45 UK time on Sunday 13 December 2026 in the Eredivisie, at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar.

How many goals do AZ Alkmaar and NEC Nijmegen games have?

Where are AZ Alkmaar and NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie table?

AZ Alkmaar are 5th with 23 points from 12 games. NEC Nijmegen are 11th with 14 points from 12 games.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen stats

Last 5 Last 20 Season

All competitions

AZ Alkmaar4W 1D 1L · 6 home games

NEC Nijmegen3W 1D 2L · 6 away games

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen general stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Match outcomes
4 of 667%	Win	3 of 650%
1 of 617%	Draw	1 of 617%
1 of 617%	Loss	2 of 633%
13	Points	10
2.17	Points per game	1.67
5	Goal difference	2
Expected goals
2.43	xG per game	1.66
1.36	xGA per game	1.94
-1.60	xG performance	1.04
Possession & attacks
57%	Possession	55%
61.00	Dangerous attacks	47.17
31.67	Dangerous attacks against	32.17
Shots
17.33	Shots for	14.00
9.33	Shots against	12.67
5.83	On target for	4.17
2.83	On target against	3.83
13%	Shot conversion	13%
34%	On-target accuracy	30%
Tackles & fouls
14.00	Tackles	14.17
11.50	Fouls committed	12.50
11.33	Fouls won	12.50
1.50	Offsides	1.67

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen goals stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Goals overview
3.50	Goals per game (total)	3.33
13	Goals scored	11
2.17	Scored per game	1.83
8	Goals conceded	9
1.33	Conceded per game	1.50
Outcomes
4 of 667%	Scored first	3 of 650%
1 of 617%	Failed to score	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Clean sheet	0 of 60%
3 of 650%	BTTS	4 of 667%
2 of 633%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	BTTS or over 2.5	5 of 683%
Total goals
6 of 6100%	Over 0.5	6 of 6100%
5 of 683%	Over 1.5	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Over 2.5	4 of 667%
2 of 633%	Over 3.5	3 of 650%
Goals scored
5 of 683%	Scored 1+	4 of 667%
3 of 650%	Scored 2+	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	Scored 3+	3 of 650%
Goals conceded
4 of 667%	Conceded 1+	6 of 6100%
3 of 650%	Conceded 2+	2 of 633%
1 of 617%	Conceded 3+	1 of 617%

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen halves & timing stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Half-time result
3 of 650%	Winning at HT	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	Drawing at HT	2 of 633%
0 of 60%	Losing at HT	1 of 617%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen corners stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Corners per game
10.67	Total corners	9.33
7.17	Corners for	5.50
3.50	Corners against	3.83
5 of 683%	Most corners	5 of 683%
Match corner lines
4 of 667%	Over 7.5	5 of 683%
4 of 667%	Over 8.5	4 of 667%
3 of 650%	Over 9.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	Over 10.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	Over 11.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Over 12.5	1 of 617%
Corners for lines
5 of 683%	For over 4.5	4 of 667%
4 of 667%	For over 5.5	3 of 650%
4 of 667%	For over 6.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	For over 7.5	1 of 617%
Corners against lines
2 of 633%	Against over 4.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Against over 5.5	1 of 617%
1 of 617%	Against over 6.5	0 of 60%
By half
4.17	1H total	3.50
2.67	1H for	2.00
1.50	1H against	1.50
6.50	2H total	5.83
4.50	2H for	3.50
2.00	2H against	2.33

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen cards stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Cards per game
2.50	Total cards	4.33
0.83	Cards received	2.50
1.67	Opponent cards	1.83
0 of 60%	Most cards	3 of 650%
Match card lines
2 of 633%	Over 2.5	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Over 3.5	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Over 4.5	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	Over 5.5	2 of 633%
Cards received lines
3 of 650%	Received 1+	5 of 683%
1 of 617%	Received 2+	5 of 683%
1 of 617%	Received 3+	4 of 667%
Opponent card lines
5 of 683%	Opponent 1+	6 of 6100%
2 of 633%	Opponent 2+	4 of 667%
2 of 633%	Opponent 3+	1 of 617%
By half
0.83	1H total	1.67
0.33	1H received	0.83
1.83	2H total	2.67
0.50	2H received	1.67

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen other stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Shots & conversion
26.67	Total shots (match)	26.67
8.67	Total on target (match)	8.00
37%	On-target conversion	44%

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AZ Alkmaar's last 6 home games and NEC Nijmegen's last 6 away games in the Eredivisie this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

AZ Alkmaar5W 2D 3L · 10 games

NEC Nijmegen2W 5D 3L · 10 games

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen general stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Match outcomes
5 of 1050%	Win	2 of 1020%
2 of 1020%	Draw	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Loss	3 of 1030%
17	Points	11
1.70	Points per game	1.10
3	Goal difference	-3
Expected goals
2.21	xG per game	1.65
1.29	xGA per game	1.64
-4.14	xG performance	-1.50
Possession & attacks
59%	Possession	57%
69.30	Dangerous attacks	61.40
31.00	Dangerous attacks against	32.20
Shots
17.20	Shots for	14.80
9.90	Shots against	12.00
6.10	On target for	4.10
3.60	On target against	4.30
10%	Shot conversion	10%
35%	On-target accuracy	28%
Tackles & fouls
17.20	Tackles	16.30
10.80	Fouls committed	12.50
12.40	Fouls won	10.30
1.80	Offsides	1.70

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen goals stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Goals overview
3.30	Goals per game (total)	3.30
18	Goals scored	15
1.80	Scored per game	1.50
15	Goals conceded	18
1.50	Conceded per game	1.80
Outcomes
5 of 1050%	Scored first	4 of 1040%
3 of 1030%	Failed to score	2 of 1020%
2 of 1020%	Clean sheet	0 of 100%
5 of 1050%	BTTS	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	BTTS & over 2.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	BTTS or over 2.5	9 of 1090%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
8 of 1080%	Over 1.5	9 of 1090%
4 of 1040%	Over 2.5	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	6 of 1060%
Goals scored
7 of 1070%	Scored 1+	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Scored 2+	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Scored 3+	2 of 1020%
Goals conceded
8 of 1080%	Conceded 1+	10 of 10100%
6 of 1060%	Conceded 2+	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	Conceded 3+	2 of 1020%

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen halves & timing stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Half-time result
3 of 1030%	Winning at HT	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	Drawing at HT	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Losing at HT	2 of 1020%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen corners stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Corners per game
10.20	Total corners	9.90
7.20	Corners for	6.30
3.00	Corners against	3.60
7 of 1070%	Most corners	6 of 1060%
Match corner lines
7 of 1070%	Over 7.5	8 of 1080%
7 of 1070%	Over 8.5	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	Over 9.5	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Over 10.5	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Over 11.5	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Over 12.5	3 of 1030%
Corners for lines
8 of 1080%	For over 4.5	7 of 1070%
7 of 1070%	For over 5.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	For over 6.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	For over 7.5	3 of 1030%
Corners against lines
2 of 1020%	Against over 4.5	3 of 1030%
2 of 1020%	Against over 5.5	2 of 1020%
1 of 1010%	Against over 6.5	1 of 1010%
By half
3.30	1H total	3.70
1.90	1H for	2.30
1.40	1H against	1.40
6.90	2H total	6.20
5.30	2H for	4.00
1.60	2H against	2.20

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen cards stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Cards per game
3.00	Total cards	3.90
1.50	Cards received	1.70
1.50	Opponent cards	2.20
3 of 1030%	Most cards	3 of 1030%
Match card lines
6 of 1060%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	Over 4.5	3 of 1030%
3 of 1030%	Over 5.5	2 of 1020%
Cards received lines
8 of 1080%	Received 1+	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Received 2+	5 of 1050%
2 of 1020%	Received 3+	4 of 1040%
Opponent card lines
9 of 1090%	Opponent 1+	10 of 10100%
3 of 1030%	Opponent 2+	9 of 1090%
3 of 1030%	Opponent 3+	3 of 1030%
By half
1.50	1H total	1.50
0.70	1H received	0.70
1.80	2H total	2.40
0.80	2H received	1.00

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen other stats: AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season
AZ Alkmaar	Stat	NEC Nijmegen
Shots & conversion
27.10	Total shots (match)	26.80
9.70	Total on target (match)	8.40
30%	On-target conversion	37%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

AZ Alkmaar's last 10 games and NEC Nijmegen's last 10 games in the Eredivisie this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 12:51 UK.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Mexx Meerdink in 12 games 6goals

Tjaronn Chery in 10 games 4goals

Top creator

Mexx Meerdink in 12 games 3assists

Tjaronn Chery in 10 games 2assists

Players in form

Tjaronn Chery Attacking midfielder · NEC Nijmegen 7.48 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
4

Assists
2
- Pass %87% per 90 Top 5%
- Shots3.23 per 90 Top 9%
- Key passes2.86 per 90 Top 9%
Ro-Zangelo Daal Winger · AZ Alkmaar 7.35 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
5

Assists
1
- Dribble %60% per 90 Top 6%
- Dribbles2.48 per 90 Top 7%
- Big chances0.53 per 90 Top 10%
Dusan Tadic Attacking midfielder · NEC Nijmegen 7.18 Form rating

Apps
8

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Big chances0.48 per 90 Top 14%
- Assists0.28 per 90 Top 16%
- Key passes2.35 per 90 Top 21%
Mexx Meerdink Striker · AZ Alkmaar 7.15 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
6

Assists
3
- xG0.93 per 90 Top 2%
- xG/shot0.29 per 90 Top 3%
- On target1.68 per 90 Top 5%
Peer Koopmeiners Defensive midfielder · AZ Alkmaar 7.11 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Touches82.74 per 90 Top 6%
- Passes65.49 per 90 Top 7%
- Pass %89% per 90 Top 13%
Noé Lebreton Central midfielder · NEC Nijmegen 7.11 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
2

Assists
0
- Shots2.42 per 90 Top 5%
- Dribbles0.89 per 90 Top 21%
- Recoveries5.41 per 90 Top 23%
Weslley Patati Winger · AZ Alkmaar 7.10 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Shots3.44 per 90 Top 7%
- Recoveries5.43 per 90 Top 7%
- Big chances0.58 per 90 Top 11%
Darko Nejasmic Central midfielder · NEC Nijmegen 7.09 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Final third11.50 per 90 Top 4%
- Interceptions2.08 per 90 Top 4%
- Passes56.67 per 90 Top 13%
Ayoub Oufkir Winger · AZ Alkmaar 7.02 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
3

Assists
0
- NP goals0.49 per 90 Top 9%
- Key passes2.69 per 90 Top 9%
- Shots3.26 per 90 Top 10%
Dave Kwakman Defensive midfielder · AZ Alkmaar 7.00 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Duel %60% per 90 Top 8%
- Pass %90% per 90 Top 10%
- Ball security8.18 per 90 Top 20%
Emre Mor Central midfielder · NEC Nijmegen 6.99 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Dribbles3.18 per 90 Top 1%
- Big chances0.88 per 90 Top 3%
- G+A0.53 per 90 Top 9%
Bryan Linssen Striker · NEC Nijmegen 6.95 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Finishing+0.05 per 90 Top 28%

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AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen form

AZ Alkmaar All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.8
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

NEC Nijmegen All venues

3 W · 1 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.00
Scored per game: 2.4
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen head to head

6 AZ Alkmaar wins 3 draws 3 NEC Nijmegen wins

3.5 goals per game 75% both teams scored 75% over 2.5 goals

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen standings

Eredivisie table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	12	8	2	2	40	15	+25	26
2	Feyenoord	12	7	4	1	36	17	+19	25
3	Ajax	12	7	4	1	32	15	+17	25
4	FC Twente	12	7	3	2	30	12	+18	24
5	AZ Alkmaar	12	7	2	3	24	16	+8	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	6	3	3	24	16	+8	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	5	5	2	20	20	0	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	4	5	3	24	27	-3	17
9	FC Groningen	12	4	3	5	29	28	+1	15
10	SC Cambuur	12	4	3	5	25	27	-2	15
11	NEC Nijmegen	12	3	5	4	20	21	-1	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	3	3	6	21	29	-8	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	3	3	6	13	24	-11	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	3	3	6	21	34	-13	12
15	Excelsior	12	3	2	7	16	29	-13	11
16	Telstar	12	2	4	6	18	25	-7	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	2	3	7	16	25	-9	9
18	Willem II	12	0	3	9	11	40	-29	3

Eredivisie home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	6	4	2	0	21	5	+16	14
2	AZ Alkmaar	6	4	1	1	13	8	+5	13
3	SC Heerenveen	7	4	1	2	13	8	+5	13
4	FC Twente	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13
5	Go Ahead Eagles	5	3	2	0	14	8	+6	11
6	Feyenoord	5	2	3	0	12	5	+7	9
7	Ajax	6	2	3	1	12	9	+3	9
8	Fortuna Sittard	6	2	2	2	8	11	-3	8
9	FC Groningen	6	2	1	3	13	14	-1	7
10	ADO Den Haag	6	2	1	3	11	13	-2	7
11	SC Cambuur	7	2	1	4	14	20	-6	7
12	PEC Zwolle	6	2	0	4	6	14	-8	6
13	Telstar	6	1	2	3	12	17	-5	5
14	Sparta Rotterdam	6	1	2	3	9	14	-5	5
15	FC Utrecht	6	1	2	3	11	18	-7	5
16	NEC Nijmegen	6	0	4	2	9	12	-3	4
17	Excelsior	6	1	0	5	5	20	-15	3
18	Willem II	6	0	2	4	5	17	-12	2

Eredivisie away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ajax	6	5	1	0	20	6	+14	16
2	Feyenoord	7	5	1	1	24	12	+12	16
3	PSV	6	4	0	2	19	10	+9	12
4	Fortuna Sittard	6	3	3	0	12	9	+3	12
5	FC Twente	6	3	2	1	18	5	+13	11
6	AZ Alkmaar	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	10
7	NEC Nijmegen	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10
8	SC Cambuur	5	2	2	1	11	7	+4	8
9	SC Heerenveen	5	2	2	1	11	8	+3	8
10	FC Groningen	6	2	2	2	16	14	+2	8
11	Excelsior	6	2	2	2	11	9	+2	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	6	2	1	3	12	15	-3	7
13	FC Utrecht	6	2	1	3	10	16	-6	7
14	PEC Zwolle	6	1	3	2	7	10	-3	6
15	Go Ahead Eagles	7	1	3	3	10	19	-9	6
16	Telstar	6	1	2	3	6	8	-2	5
17	ADO Den Haag	6	0	2	4	5	12	-7	2
18	Willem II	6	0	1	5	6	23	-17	1

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