This could be an interesting match as AZ Alkmaar have their presumed home advantage while Vitesse are ahead 6 points in the Eredivisie table.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's no vacation for neither Alkmaar nor Vitesse as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, AZ Alkmaar have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
A nice win for Alkmaar last time playing, versus Willem II. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-3 with Teun Koopmeiners (2), Jesper Karlsson, Fredrik Midtsjø and Calvin Stengs scoring for the victors. Before that match, a win away at FC Twente.
The force was strong with Alkmaar in their previous game playing Willem II. It looked dark when they went behind 0-2 but thanks to goals from Teun Koopmeiners (2), Jesper Karlsson, Fredrik Midtsjø and Calvin Stengs the match ended with a very strong 5-3 win. A goal frenzy last time out for AZ Alkmaar, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Willem II. Fun stuff to watch!
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 three wins, one draw and zero defeats.
There will be little rest for AZ Alkmaar after this match as they are travelling to FC Utrecht for a Eredivisie game in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Alkmaar are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Vitesse form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.
Vitesse go into this game after a win, the home game against Feyenoord that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Willem II.
We have checked recent matches where Vitesse have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, one draw and two defeats.
Vitesse are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Vitesse have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Alkmaar victories, three draws and three Vitesse wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Koopmeiners 8 goals |   O. Darfalou 6 goals |  L. Openda 5 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
Vitesse missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2.2 | 7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 16.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 16.5 | 14.8 |
| 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 37% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 35% |
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vitesse have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 33 |
| 2 | PSV | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Heracles | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 5 |