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  • Week 21 of the 2025-2026 Eredivisie sees AZ and NEC collide on 2026-01-31 at 15:30 GMT.
  • In their last 1 match, Referee S. Gozubuyuk averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 28 fouls.
  • With the data available to us, Leeroy Echteld and D. Schreuder have not met as managers before.
  • AZ currently rank 5th (with 32 pts), versus NEC at 4th on 35 pts.
  • AZ report 4 missing players: J. Clasie (Ankle Injury), D. Kasius (Injury), M. Meerdink (Groin Injury), S. Mijnans (Injury) while NEC report 5 missing players: Y. El Kachati (Wrist Injury), F. Entius (Knee Injury), D. Nejasmic (Injury), B. Nuytinck (Knee Injury), B. Linssen (Injury).
  • Our forecast has AZ in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with NEC set to counter in 3-4-1-2.
  • In their last outing, AZ's highest-rated performer was T. Parrott (10), while NEC's standout was J. Cillessen (8.3).
  • Both sides left it all on the pitch: AZ won 1-0 against Telstar, and NEC secured a victory 2-1 over PEC Zwolle.
  • Both teams have been in great form: AZ 3-1-1 and NEC 4-1-0 over their last 5 matches.
  • Dominance for AZ: across 33 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 8 games to NEC, with 9 stalemates.
  • A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting AZ's 4-4-1 home form and NEC's 4-3-3 away record.

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AZ Alkmaar is going head to head with Nijmegen on 31/1/2026 15:30 GMT for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and AZ Alkmaar v Nijmegen H2H statistics!