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AZ Alkmaar - - - Groningen

🏟️ AFAS Stadion(Alkmaar) · 🕒 08 Nov 2026, 04:45 PM
Statistical Model Analysis
👉 Model: 1
Market Price: 1.34
Model Index:
75%
H2H Reasoned Analysis: SportyAI Model: Home xG 2.81, Away xG 1.01
Match Intelligence Explainer: The goals model sees this as U4.5 72%, O1.5 87%, O2.5 69%. Analysts should evaluate the statistical distribution alongside lineup readiness. H2H support is available below; compare it with the current form.

Match Explainer

The goals model sees this as U4.5 72%, O1.5 87%, O2.5 69%. Use this to compare market probability against the available odds. If the odds are shorter than fair value, skip rather than force a bet. H2H support is available further down the page.

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📊 Match Statistics

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👕 Confirmed Starting Lineups

👕 Starting lineups will be confirmed approximately 1 hour before kickoff.

🏥 Team Injuries & Absences

🏥 No reported injuries or suspensions for this fixture.

🎲 Bookmaker Odds Comparison (1X2 Market)

Bookmaker Home (1) Draw (X) Away (2)
SportyBet 🏆 VALUE 1.50 5.10 5.94
Bet365 - - -
William Hill - - -
Pinnacle - - -

🎯 Our Markets Odds (Goals & Double Chance)

The markets we actually feature in the daily acca — compare prices across books.

Bookmaker Under 4.5Over 1.5Home/DrawDraw/Away
SportyBet 1.34 1.14 1.15 2.50
Bet365 - - - -
William Hill - - - -
Pinnacle - - - -

📈 Recent Head-To-Head Meetings

6
AZ Alkmaar Wins
1
Draws
1
Groningen Wins
2026-11-08 Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 4 - 3 Groningen
2026-03-22 N1 Groningen 3 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
2025-08-10 N1 AZ Alkmaar 4 - 1 Groningen
2025-05-11 N1 AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 Groningen
2024-08-25 N1 Groningen 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
2023-03-11 N1 AZ Alkmaar 1 - 0 Groningen
2022-10-01 N1 Groningen 1 - 4 AZ Alkmaar
2021-12-21 N1 AZ Alkmaar 1 - 0 Groningen

📊 Group / League Standings

Pos Club P W D L GD Pts
1 P PSV 12 8 2 2 +25 26
2 F Feyenoord 12 7 4 1 +19 25
3 A Ajax 12 7 4 1 +17 25
4 T Twente 12 7 3 2 +18 24
5 A AZ 12 7 2 3 +8 23
6 H Heerenveen 12 6 3 3 +8 21
7 S Sittard 12 5 5 2 0 20
8 G Go Ahead 12 4 5 3 -3 17
9 G Groningen 12 4 3 5 +1 15
10 C Cambuur 12 4 3 5 -2 15
11 N NEC 12 3 5 4 -1 14
12 S Sparta 12 3 3 6 -8 12
13 Z Zwolle 12 3 3 6 -11 12
14 U Utrecht 12 3 3 6 -13 12
15 E Excelsior 12 3 2 7 -13 11
16 T Telstar 12 2 4 6 -7 10
17 D Den Haag 12 2 3 7 -9 9
18 W Willem II 12 0 3 9 -29 3

Corners & Cards Context

Historical football-data.co.uk stats only. Use as context, not a guarantee.

League sample2473
Avg corners10.22
Avg yellows2.98
Red-card freq.15.5%

Over 8.5 corners historical rate: 68%. Disciplinary risk: Medium.

AZ Alkmaar
274 matches | corners for 6.03 | yellows 1.46 | red 6.2%
Groningen
241 matches | corners for 4.64 | yellows 1.60 | red 9.5%

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