Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar: result 1-2 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 26Kick-off on March 3, 2018 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
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What was the result of Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar?
AZ Alkmaar won 1-2 on March 3, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 19′T. ZwarthoedAZ Alkmaar (o.g.)
- 44′A. JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar
- 64′A. MessaoudExcelsior
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Excelsior have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; AZ Alkmaar have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2018 | Heerenveen(away) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Vitesse(away) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 11, 2018 | NAC Breda(home) | 0-0 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 7, 2018 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 0-1 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 4, 2018 | Utrecht(home) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2018 | Twente(home) | 4-0 | KNVB Beker |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Sparta Rotterdam(home) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 17, 2018 | NAC Breda(away) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 10, 2018 | VVV Venlo(home) | 0-0 | Eredivisie |
| Feb 7, 2018 | Twente(away) | 4-0 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Excelsior win(s), 3 draw(s), 2 AZ Alkmaar win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2017 | AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Excelsior | Eredivisie |
| Mar 5, 2017 | AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Excelsior | Eredivisie |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Excelsior 3-3 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| Mar 6, 2016 | AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Excelsior | Eredivisie |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Excelsior 2-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| May 17, 2015 | Excelsior 1-4 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
Last archived meeting: AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior on Sep 24, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Excelsior score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; AZ Alkmaar score 2.5 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Excelsior sit 10th in Eredivisie (3 points from 2 matches) and AZ Alkmaar sit 1st (9 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy