A win for the hosts is predicted from this game if the league table is to be trusted. The AZ regulars are hoping that the gap between 4th and FC Volendam's 18th place in the table will be visible on the ground.
- AZ have scored in all their matches so far.
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (31) in Eredivisie
FC Volendam play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture occurs on grass. The latest statistics for FC Volendam when playing on grass are 7 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats from 21 matches. They have scored {36 goals} and conceded 40 times on these occasions.
The hosts AZ saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa Conference League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Vaduz.
AZ form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for AZ so far this season.
AZ are returning here after guesting Vaduz in a Europa Conference League match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. The attacker Karlsson was declared "man of the match" for AZ with a rating of 7.5/10. Karlsson hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Excelsior (1-2).Sports bettors should know that 8 of the most recent 10 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa Conference League game versus Dnipro-1 in only four days. This game is also played here at AFAS Stadion.
The AZ fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. AZ have conceded 6 in these home matches.
FC Volendam form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Volendam so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
FC Volendam might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. SC Heerenveen proved too strong as Volendam slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Kras Stadion. Midfield player Eiting was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Eiting served one assist, hit four key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 51 total).
Earlier, the KNVB Beker win away at Harkemase Boys.
The attacking power of FC Volendam when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. FC Volendam are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches. Volendam has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Data for the last three meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for AZ, zero draws and zero wins for FC Volendam. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Odgaard 5 goals |  D. de Wit 3 goals |   R. Mühren 3 goals |
AZ missing players
FC Volendam missing players
| AZ | FC Volendam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 36% |
| 73% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 73% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 8 | 7.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.9 | 16.2 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| 6.5 | 7.2 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 29% | 19% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 20% | 22% |
| 10.1 | 10.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 18.7 | 16.7 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
- AZ have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of AZ's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of FC Volendam's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Volendam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Volendam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (31) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have yet to win a game away.
- FC Volendam 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | PSV | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | AZ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 13 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | NEC | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | FC Groningen | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | SC Cambuur | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 6 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 6 |
