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Vitesse
Vitesse
Eredivisie | 1st Leg
May 26, 2022 at 7pm UK
GelreDome
AZ Alkmaar

Vitesse
2 - 1
AZ

Buitink (22'), Openda (86')
Hajek (49')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Clasie (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between Vitesse and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Vitesse 1-1 AZ Alkmaar

Both Vitesse and AZ will head into Thursday's fixture in high spirits after coming from behind to progress on aggregate in the semi-finals. The two teams played out a goalless draw at the Gelredome earlier this season and another draw could be on the cards on this occasion, considering there is little to separate them. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 38.02%. A win for Vitesse had a probability of 37.86% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.28%) and 0-2 (5.54%). The likeliest Vitesse win was 2-1 (8.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood.

Result
VitesseDrawAZ Alkmaar
37.86%24.12%38.02%
Both teams to score 61.04%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.57%41.43%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.17%63.83%
Vitesse Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.09%21.91%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.82%55.18%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.17%21.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.95%55.05%
Score Analysis
    Vitesse 37.86%
    AZ Alkmaar 38.02%
    Draw 24.12%
VitesseDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 8.39%
1-0 @ 7.26%
2-0 @ 5.51%
3-1 @ 4.25%
3-2 @ 3.23%
3-0 @ 2.79%
4-1 @ 1.61%
4-2 @ 1.23%
4-0 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 37.86%
1-1 @ 11.05%
2-2 @ 6.38%
0-0 @ 4.78%
3-3 @ 1.64%
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 24.12%
1-2 @ 8.41%
0-1 @ 7.28%
0-2 @ 5.54%
1-3 @ 4.27%
2-3 @ 3.24%
0-3 @ 2.81%
1-4 @ 1.62%
2-4 @ 1.23%
0-4 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 38.02%

How you voted: Vitesse vs AZ

Vitesse
37.4%
Draw
19.8%
AZ Alkmaar
42.9%
91
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2022 7pm
AZ
3-1
Vitesse
Pavlidis (32'), Rasmussen (56' og.), Karlsson (83' pen.)
Pavlidis (77')
Tronstad (63')
Bero (58'), Wittek (90+5')
Nov 28, 2021 7pm
Mar 7, 2021 3.45pm
Vitesse
2-1
AZ
Openda (31'), Rasmussen (72')
Bero (12'), Tannane (12'), Dasa (90+3')
Cornelisse (79')
Karlsson (81')
De Wit (19')
Dec 23, 2020 3.30pm
AZ
3-1
Vitesse
Karlsson (5'), Boadu (40'), Druijf (75')
Openda (46')
Apr 4, 2020 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV312731103178684
2Feyenoord31236280245675
3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ31177762352758
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen311211859471247
7FC UtrechtUtrecht31121094543246
8Sparta RotterdamSparta31127124643343
9Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3198144359-1635
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3195174165-2432
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3167183152-2125
17FC VolendamVolendam3147203075-4519
RVitesse3155212570-452


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