NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar result

Full-time · NEC Nijmegen 3–3 AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:00 GMT · Goffertstadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: NEC Nijmegen · AZ Alkmaar · Head-to-head

NEC Nijmegen 3–3 AZ Alkmaar — this Eredivisie match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

NEC Nijmegen and AZ Alkmaar drew 3–3 at Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie on Saturday 29 March. AZ Alkmaar have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

AZ Alkmaar led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — AZ Alkmaar: I. Sadiq (4’, assisted by Wouter Goes), Ernest Poku (32’, assisted by Troy Parrott) and Troy Parrott (46’, assisted by Ernest Poku); NEC Nijmegen: Vito van Crooij (10’, assisted by L. Lyratzis; 71’, assisted by S. Hansen) and K. Shiogai (63’, assisted by Thomas Ouwejan).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: NEC Nijmegen out-shot AZ Alkmaar 15 to 9 and created the better chances, 1.38 xG to 1.01 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Blank showed six yellow cards — against 2.4 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — NEC Nijmegen: Bryan Linssen (43’), S. Hansen (45’) and Kodai Sano (76’); AZ Alkmaar: K. Belić (34’), Wouter Goes (43’) and D. Kasius (85’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 27, across nine matches. AZ Alkmaar are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ernest Poku (AZ Alkmaar) 9.1, Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen) 8.9 and I. Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar) 8.6 led the match.

Next up

NEC Nijmegen next host Fortuna Sittard on 18 October 2026.

AZ Alkmaar next travel to Ararat-Armenia on 22 October 2026.

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

Next for NEC Nijmegen: NEC Nijmegen v Fortuna Sittard, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for AZ Alkmaar: Ararat-Armenia v AZ Alkmaar, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: NEC Nijmegen 3–3 AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie
Venue: Goffertstadion · Nijmegen
Referee: E. Blank
Head-to-head (last 6): NEC Nijmegen 1 · draws 1 · AZ Alkmaar 4 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: NEC Nijmegen 1W 2D 2L · AZ Alkmaar 1W 2D 2L

NEC Nijmegen 3–3 AZ Alkmaar (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 6

Corners

against 9.25 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4 / 5.83

Shots on target

against 7.5 / 4.17 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 2.17

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.38 yellows

Referee · E. Blank

1.13 home / 1.25 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 March 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	NEC Nijmegen for / against	Line	AZ Alkmaar for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.5 for · 18 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.17 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.83 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.83 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: E. Blank — 2.38 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.13 to the home side, 1.25 to the away side).

Home 1.13Away 1.25

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. 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
L. Schöne n 8	17.3	2.6 3/1	0.7 1/0	—
V. van Crooij n 8	88.3	2 7/5	0.9 6/1	—
B. Linssen n 8	53.4	1.7 6/2	0.6 3/0	—
T. Ouwejan n 8	59	1.5 6/1	0.2 1/0	—
K. Shiogai n 8	15	1.5 2/0	0 0/0	—

NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Shiogai n 8	15	3 3/1	2.3 3/0
Koki Ogawa n 8	64.6	2.6 6/5	1.4 5/3
Lars Olden Larsen n 8	54.5	1.9 4/4	0.6 2/1
B. Linssen n 8	53.4	1.7 6/2	0.8 3/1
B. Önal n 8	21.8	1.6 2/1	0.5 1/0

NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Shiogai n 8	15	1.5 2/0	0 0/0
V. van Crooij n 8	88.3	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
S. Ouaissa n 8	67.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
B. Önal n 8	21.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
T. Ouwejan n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	90	3 7/7
K. Shiogai n 8	15	3 4/0
T. Ouwejan n 8	59	2.9 5/3
D. Proper n 8	90	2.3 8/5
B. Pereira n 8	89.1	2.3 6/5

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	4.4 7/7

AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. 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
K. Smit n 8	24.9	3.2 6/1	0.5 1/0	—
K. Belić n 8	35.8	3.1 5/4	1.3 3/1	—
P. Koopmeiners n 8	82.8	2 7/6	0.3 2/0	—
Z. Buurmeester n 8	66.5	2 5/4	0.5 2/1	—
M. de Wit n 8	22.8	2 2/1	0 0/0	—

AZ Alkmaar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mexx Meerdink n 8	24.5	3.2 6/1	1.4 3/0
S. Mijnans n 8	69.4	2.9 7/4	2.3 7/3
D. Kasius n 8	39.5	2.6 5/3	1.7 4/1
E. Poku n 8	83.3	1.9 4/3	0.7 3/2
I. Sadiq n 8	28.9	1.6 4/0	0.8 2/0

AZ Alkmaar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mexx Meerdink n 8	24.5	1.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Daal n 5	26	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
S. Mijnans n 8	69.4	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Z. Buurmeester n 8	66.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
P. Koopmeiners n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

AZ Alkmaar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Belić n 8	35.8	5.7 5/5
K. Smit n 8	24.9	4.1 5/3
M. de Wit n 8	22.8	3.5 5/2
S. Maikuma n 8	81.5	3 7/5
P. Koopmeiners n 8	82.8	2.9 7/5

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Owusu-Oduro n 8	90	3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
NEC Nijmegen		AZ Alkmaar
49%	Possession	51%
1.38	Expected goals (xG)	1.01
15	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	3
6	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	7
1	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
432	Passes	459
85%	Pass accuracy	85%

NEC Nijmegen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Sandler	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
B. Nuytinck	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Verdonk	90	0	0	1	0	2	8	0	7
D. Proper	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
V. van Crooij	90	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	8.5
T. Ouwejan	84	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	7.2
L. Lyratzis	83	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Hansen	76	0	1	1	0	1	1	Y	7
Lars Olden Larsen	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Linssen	57	0	0	1	0	2	3	Y	6.9
K. Shiogai sub	33	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.5
K. Sano sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
S. Ouaissa sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Pereira sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Önal sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

AZ Alkmaar player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Owusu-Oduro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Kasius	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
W. Goes	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	7
D. Møller Wolfe	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
P. Koopmeiners	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.3
Z. Buurmeester	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
E. Poku	90	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	8.5
B. Martins Indi	81	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
T. Parrott	81	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
K. Belić	70	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
I. Sadiq	70	1	0	3	1	0	3	0	7.9
K. Smit sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Mexx Meerdink sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Dekker sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Ruben van Bommel sub	9	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

NEC NijmegenDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

AZ AlkmaarDLWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

NEC Nijmegen 1 · 1 draw · AZ Alkmaar 4 · 2.67 goals/game

2024-08-17 AZ Alkmaar 1–0 NEC Nijmegen
2024-04-28 NEC Nijmegen 0–3 AZ Alkmaar
2023-12-06 AZ Alkmaar 1–2 NEC Nijmegen
2023-05-21 NEC Nijmegen 0–3 AZ Alkmaar
2022-09-01 AZ Alkmaar 1–1 NEC Nijmegen
2022-03-06 NEC Nijmegen 1–3 AZ Alkmaar

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

NEC Nijmegen#8 pos43 pts34 pl+5 GD

AZ Alkmaar#5 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

NEC Nijmegen scored1.5

AZ Alkmaar scored1.71

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.35

AZ Alkmaar conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and AZ Alkmaar?: In their last 6 meetings, NEC Nijmegen won 1, AZ Alkmaar won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of NEC Nijmegen and AZ Alkmaar?: Recent form — NEC Nijmegen 1W 2D 2L; AZ Alkmaar 1W 2D 2L.

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