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AZ Alkmaar – FC Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Home 2.06 projected goals by the model
FC Utrecht 15th in Eredivisie Away 1.19 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.06 1.19
AZ Alkmaar FC Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar
57%
Draw
24%
FC Utrecht
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AZ Alkmaar Draw FC Utrecht
Fair odds 1.75 4.12 5.35
Total goals
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model leans AZ Alkmaar

57% AZ Alkmaar to win

Attack
5th vs 10th
AZ Alkmaar attack v FC Utrecht defence
Defence
3rd vs 8th
AZ Alkmaar defence v FC Utrecht attack
Recent xG form
+1.58 vs -0.94
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.06 – 1.19
AZ Alkmaar v FC Utrecht
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: AZ Alkmaar and FC Utrecht compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading AZ Alkmaar FC Utrecht
xG / match (better) 2.55 · 4th 1.41 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 0.95 · 3rd 2.11 · 16th
xGD / match (better) +1.60 · 2nd -0.70 · 13th
xPts / match (better) 2.30 · 3rd 1.14 · 12th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.58 -0.94

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet
28%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
63%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.3%
2:1
11.2%
2:0
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AZ Alkmaar sample
20 matches
FC Utrecht sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
4 matches
Away xG sample · FC Utrecht
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.