AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven prediction

Eredivisie · Sat, 05 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT · AFAS Stadion

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven, Eredivisie on Sat, 05 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

AZ Alkmaar host PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie on Saturday 5 December (kick-off 19:00 UK).

The key numbers

PSV Eindhoven have scored 35 goals, the most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Both teams scored in 12 of PSV Eindhoven’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%).

PSV Eindhoven are unbeaten in the last six meetings with AZ Alkmaar, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

Eight of AZ Alkmaar’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in seven of AZ Alkmaar’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, AZ Alkmaar have four wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.86 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 1.43. AZ Alkmaar have scored 20 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). AZ Alkmaar have conceded 13 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

10 of PSV Eindhoven’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Away from home, PSV Eindhoven have four wins, no draws and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.71 points per game, scoring 2.14 and conceding 1.29. PSV Eindhoven have conceded 13 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games).

AZ Alkmaar have lost their last three matches in all competitions. AZ Alkmaar (fifth) and PSV Eindhoven (third) are three points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have PSV Eindhoven the stronger side, 237 rating points above AZ Alkmaar (PSV Eindhoven 1897, AZ Alkmaar 1659, after at least 309 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 7 March 2026, finished PSV Eindhoven 2–1 AZ Alkmaar.

Team news

Predicted AZ Alkmaar XI (4-2-3-1): J. De Busser, L. Schouten, M. de Wit, W. Hoedt, E. Dijkstra, P. Koopmeiners, D. Kwakman, V. Byskov, R. Daal, W. Patati, M. Meerdink — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ro-Zangelo Daal (5.3 per match over 15 appearances, five goals and one assist) and Peer Koopmeiners (4.4 per match over 15 appearances, two goals and one assist) have been AZ Alkmaar’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for AZ Alkmaar (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ro-Zangelo Daal averages 2.3 key passes per 90 over 1204 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. Peer Koopmeiners averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 1345 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted PSV Eindhoven XI (4-2-3-1): M. Kovář, S. Dest, L. Geertruida, A. Obispo, F. Kostić, K. Sano, M. Júnior, I. Perišić, G. Til, S. Mijnans, M. Hansen — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Sergiño Dest (5.0 per match over 14 appearances, three goals and three assists) and Mauro Júnior (4.6 per match over 14 appearances, two goals and two assists) have been PSV Eindhoven’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for PSV Eindhoven (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Sergiño Dest averages 1.5 tackles per 90 over 1763 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances. Mauro Júnior averages 2.4 tackles per 90 over 1290 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 05 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT · Eredivisie · AFAS Stadion
Head-to-head (last 6): AZ Alkmaar 0 · draws 1 · PSV Eindhoven 5 · 4.33 goals/game
Recent form: AZ Alkmaar 1W 1D 3L · PSV Eindhoven 1W 1D 3L

AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 6.13

Corners

against 3.38 / 4.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 3.63 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	AZ Alkmaar for / against	Line	PSV Eindhoven for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.88 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	18.13 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar Goalkeeper

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Jari De Busser	14	901260 min	302.1 /90	50.4 /90	00 /90

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jari De Busser n 8	90	2.3 5/4

AZ Alkmaar Defensive

AZ Alkmaar — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Schouten	13	841091 min	282.3 /90	121 /90	60.5 /90	665.4 /90	171.4 /90	20.2 /90
W. Goes	12	82982 min	232.1 /90	222 /90	40.4 /90	555 /90	111 /90	20.2 /90
E. Dijkstra	12	77928 min	171.6 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90	383.7 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90
M. Chávez	10	80801 min	252.8 /90	40.4 /90	20.2 /90	455.1 /90	131.5 /90	10.1 /90
M. de Wit	7	60423 min	112.3 /90	00 /90	10.2 /90	173.6 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90
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AZ Alkmaar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jari De Busser n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
P. Koopmeiners n 8	90	2.4 8/6	0.6 5/0	—
R. Daal n 8	75.4	0.6 4/0	2.1 7/5	—
L. Schouten n 8	80.1	1.8 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
Mexx Meerdink n 8	78.6	2.1 6/5	1.3 6/3	—
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AZ Alkmaar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Koopmeiners n 8	90	3 8/6
R. Daal n 8	75.4	2.1 7/4
L. Schouten n 8	80.1	2.4 8/5
Mexx Meerdink n 8	78.6	0.6 3/1
W. Goes n 8	77.8	2.2 7/3
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AZ Alkmaar Attacking

AZ Alkmaar — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Mexx Meerdink	13	801042 min	60.5 /90	10.1 /90	312.7 /90	171.5 /90	40.3 /90	90.8 /90
A. Oufkir	8	46367 min	00 /90	00 /90	71.7 /90	30.7 /90	71.7 /90	112.7 /90
B. Kovacs	3	56168 min	00 /90	00 /90	42.1 /90	10.5 /90	31.6 /90	10.5 /90
J. Hornkamp	2	3264 min	22.8 /90	00 /90	57 /90	57 /90	34.2 /90	00 /90
T. Parrott	1	3333 min	00 /90	00 /90	12.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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AZ Alkmaar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jari De Busser n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Koopmeiners n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.4 3/0
R. Daal n 8	75.4	1.8 7/5	0.6 4/0
L. Schouten n 8	80.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Mexx Meerdink n 8	78.6	2.4 8/4	1.6 8/3
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AZ Alkmaar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jari De Busser n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Koopmeiners n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
R. Daal n 8	75.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Schouten n 8	80.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
Mexx Meerdink n 8	78.6	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
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PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven Goalkeeper

PSV Eindhoven — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Kovář	14	901260 min	433.1 /90	141 /90	00 /90

PSV Eindhoven — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for PSV Eindhoven before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Kovář n 8	90	3.8 7/6

PSV Eindhoven Defensive

PSV Eindhoven — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Obispo	14	821148 min	231.8 /90	131 /90	70.5 /90	675.3 /90	221.7 /90	50.4 /90
S. Dest	13	901169 min	251.9 /90	50.4 /90	80.6 /90	735.6 /90	90.7 /90	20.2 /90
Mauro Júnior	13	851100 min	272.2 /90	141.1 /90	10.1 /90	645.2 /90	70.6 /90	20.2 /90
L. Geertruida	9	87780 min	111.3 /90	121.4 /90	40.5 /90	293.3 /90	91 /90	20.2 /90
Filip Kostić	9	62554 min	101.6 /90	30.5 /90	30.5 /90	223.6 /90	50.8 /90	20.3 /90
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PSV Eindhoven — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for PSV Eindhoven before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Kovář n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
G. Til n 8	80	0.8 5/1	0.8 6/0	—
A. Obispo n 8	77.6	2.2 5/4	0.4 3/0	—
S. Dest n 8	90	0.5 4/0	1.8 6/6	—
Mauro Júnior n 8	85.3	0.8 5/1	1.5 5/4	—
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PSV Eindhoven — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for PSV Eindhoven before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Til n 8	80	0.6 4/0
A. Obispo n 8	77.6	1.6 6/4
S. Dest n 8	90	1.9 7/4
Mauro Júnior n 8	85.3	2.5 8/6
K. Sano n 8	88.3	2 8/6
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PSV Eindhoven Attacking

PSV Eindhoven — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Pepi	8	66529 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	183.1 /90	71.2 /90	50.9 /90	10.2 /90
E. Bajraktarevic	7	51356 min	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	92.3 /90	30.8 /90	92.3 /90	41 /90
A. Bouhamdi	5	37186 min	00 /90	00 /90	62.9 /90	10.5 /90	73.4 /90	73.4 /90
D. Man	3	2884 min	00 /90	00 /90	33.2 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Mikkel Bro Hansen	1	5050 min	00 /90	00 /90	35.4 /90	23.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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PSV Eindhoven — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for PSV Eindhoven before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Kovář n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Til n 8	80	2 6/6	1 5/2
A. Obispo n 8	77.6	1 3/3	0 0/0
S. Dest n 8	90	1.1 4/2	0.6 3/1
Mauro Júnior n 8	85.3	1.1 5/3	0.3 2/0
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PSV Eindhoven — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for PSV Eindhoven before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Kovář n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Til n 8	80	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
A. Obispo n 8	77.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Dest n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Mauro Júnior n 8	85.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AZ AlkmaarDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

PSV EindhovenLLWDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

AZ Alkmaar 0 · 1 draw · PSV Eindhoven 5 · 4.33 goals/game

2026-03-07 PSV Eindhoven 2–1 AZ Alkmaar
2025-11-09 AZ Alkmaar 1–5 PSV Eindhoven
2025-01-11 PSV Eindhoven 2–2 AZ Alkmaar
2024-10-19 AZ Alkmaar 1–2 PSV Eindhoven
2024-04-06 PSV Eindhoven 5–1 AZ Alkmaar
2023-12-17 AZ Alkmaar 0–4 PSV Eindhoven

League standing · 2026/27

AZ Alkmaar#5 pos20 pts11 pl+7 GD

PSV Eindhoven#3 pos23 pts11 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

AZ Alkmaar scored1.82

PSV Eindhoven scored3.18

AZ Alkmaar conceded1.18

PSV Eindhoven conceded1.18

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven?: In their last 6 meetings, AZ Alkmaar won 0, PSV Eindhoven won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven?: Recent form — AZ Alkmaar 1W 1D 3L; PSV Eindhoven 1W 1D 3L.

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