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Match preview · Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar – PEC Zwolle

AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Home 2.22 projected goals by the model
PEC Zwolle 16th in Eredivisie Away 0.92 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
2.22 0.92
AZ Alkmaar PEC Zwolle
AZ Alkmaar
67%
Draw
21%
PEC Zwolle
12%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AZ Alkmaar Draw PEC Zwolle
Fair odds 1.49 4.67 8.66
Total goals
3.15
Over 2.5 goals
63%
Both teams to score
59%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans AZ Alkmaar

67% AZ Alkmaar to win

Attack
5th vs 15th
AZ Alkmaar attack v PEC Zwolle defence
Defence
3rd vs 16th
AZ Alkmaar defence v PEC Zwolle attack
Recent xG form
+1.58 vs -1.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.22 – 0.92
AZ Alkmaar v PEC Zwolle
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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 PEC Zwolle compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading AZ Alkmaar PEC Zwolle
xG / match (better) 2.55 · 4th 0.94 · 17th
xGA / match (better) 0.95 · 3rd 2.06 · 14th
xGD / match (better) +1.60 · 2nd -1.12 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 2.30 · 3rd 0.73 · 17th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.58 -1.08

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet
37%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
67%
Under 2.5 goals
37%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.5%
1:1
10.6%
2:0
10.5%
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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
PEC Zwolle sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
4 matches
Away xG sample · PEC Zwolle
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.