The AZ Alkmaar & Feyenoord managers P. Jansen and D. Advocaat are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eredivisie league table.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (16) in Eredivisie
The visiting Feyenoord played their last game only four days ago, a Eredivisie match. That game, against FC Groningen, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Feyenoord.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar have collected 20 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 6-2-3.
A good away victory last time out for Alkmaar, who won 4-1 against VVV-Venlo (placed 15th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting SC Heerenveen in a game that was won 3-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Alkmaar handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and one defeat.
The Alkmaar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Alkmaar have conceded 15 goals.
Feyenoord form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Feyenoord playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. Visiting Feyenoord has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to FC Groningen (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Eredivisie match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus FC Twente that ended 2-2.
Feyenoord coach D. Advocaat could be heard cursing the gods after the 0-0 draw against FC Groningen, as the team hit the posts three times.
Feyenoord are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Feyenoord's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Feyenoord in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Feyenoord - Alkmaar 2-3. AZ Alkmaar-Feyenoord H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AZ Alkmaar two wins, Feyenoord seven wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Berghuis 13 goals |   T. Koopmeiners 12 goals |  M. Boadu 8 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 52 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 21 | 44 |
| 33 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 91% |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 78% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 58% | 52% |
| 52% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 39% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 74% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 48% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 9% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.9 | 15 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
| 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 36% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 36% |
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Feyenoord has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord has the most points from losing position (16) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 55 | 56 |
| 2 | PSV | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 50 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 43 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Heracles | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -11 | 28 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -20 | 22 |
| 16 | Willem II | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -29 | 14 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -30 | 14 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -33 | 9 |