Eredivisie·Regular Season - 28Full time
VenueEuroborg
RefereeMartijn Vos, Netherlands
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Groningen0′—91′Match timelineAZ Alkmaar
36'
58'
76'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+1'Tyrique MerceraYellow
- 88'
- 88'
- 82'
- 79'Ro-Zangelo DaalYellow
- 77'
- 76'
- 67'
- 66'
- 58'
- 57'
- 46'
- 46'
- 36'M. PeersmanGoal · Penalty
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats47%
Possession
Groningen47|53AZ Alkmaar
Shots on goal
5goals
Groningen
7goals
AZ Alkmaar
Total shots
15shots
Groningen
16shots
AZ Alkmaar
- 15Total shots16
- 5Shots on goal7
- 5Shots off goal4
- 11Shots inside box9
- 404Total passes451
- 80%Pass accuracy83%
- 2Corners7
- 16Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Offsides2
- 5Blocked shots5
- 4Shots outside box7
- 7Goalkeeper saves1
- 323Passes accurate375
- 2.50Expected goals (xG)1.73
- -1.45Goals prevented-1.45
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : draw or AZ Alkmaar
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Groningen10%
Draw45%
AZ Alkmaar45%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
31%
69%
Attack
44%
56%
Defense
40%
60%
Goals model
57%
43%
Head-to-head
7%
93%
Groningen · league form
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AZ Alkmaar · league form
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Lineups
4-4-2 vs 4-2-3-1
Groningen4-4-2Dick Lukkien
vs
AZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1Leeroy Echteld
Groningen bench
12
D. BaronGoalkeeper24
L. StubljarGoalkeeper13
M. SeuntjensMidfielder20
B. WillumssonForward9
W. PrinsDefender2
T. MerceraDefenderyel 91′16
J. DillemaMidfielder44
R. KelderDefender48
S. BoulandDefender22
R. MendesForward27
E. van der LaanDefender15
R. MetuForward34
AZ Alkmaar bench
12
H. VerhulstGoalkeeper12
D. DeenGoalkeeper31
R. IchiharaDefender18
B. van DuijlDefender23
A. OufkirForward24
I. SadiqForward11
M. SinMidfielder33
Weslley PatatiForward7
M. MeerdinkForward35
E. DijkstraDefender22
B. KovacsForward45
K. BoogaardMidfielder20
Recent form
Last 5 matches
GroningenD1-1
W3-0
W2-0
D0-0
L1-3
AZ AlkmaarD0-0
W5-1
D2-2
W3-0
L0-3
Head-to-head
10 previous meetings10 previous meetingsAZ Alkmaar leads 6-2
Groningen2wins
Drawn
2draws
AZ Alkmaar6wins
20%20%60%
Aggregate goals10 matches
8
16
Recent meetings
5- 22 Mar 26Groningen3–0AZ AlkmaarEredivisie
- 10 Aug 25AZ Alkmaar4–1GroningenEredivisie
- 11 May 25AZ Alkmaar3–0GroningenEredivisie
- 18 Dec 24AZ Alkmaar3–1GroningenKNVB Beker
- 25 Aug 24Groningen0–0AZ AlkmaarEredivisie
Injuries & suspensions
9 reportedGroningen
4
M. HoekstraInjuryOut
S. ResinkKnee InjuryOut
E. VaessenInjuryOut
O. ZawadaArm InjuryOut
AZ Alkmaar
5
M. Chavez GarciaInjuryOut
J. ClasieAnkle InjuryOut
J. HornkampInjuryOut
S. MaikumaInjuryOut
R. Owusu-OduroInjuryOut
Standings
Eredivisie 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Ajax | 31 | 14-12-5 | +22 | 54 |
| 5 |  Twente | 31 | 14-12-5 | +19 | 54 |
| 6 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 14-7-10 | +7 | 49 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 31 | 13-8-10 | +4 | 47 |
| 8 |  Utrecht | 31 | 12-8-11 | +8 | 44 |
| 9 | Groningen | 31 | 12-6-13 | +3 | 42 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 12-6-13 | -17 | 42 |
| 11 | GO Ahead Eagles | 31 | 8-13-10 | +5 | 37 |