NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar

29 March 2025 · Eredivisie · 2024/25

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Vito van Crooij 10’, 71’
Kento Shiogai 63’

Ibrahim Sadiq 4’
Ernest Poku 32’
Troy Parrott 46’

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen and AZ Alkmaar shared the points in a 3-3 draw. AZ Alkmaar led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ibrahim Sadiq put AZ Alkmaar ahead from a corner in the 4th minute, Vito van Crooij equalised with a header in the 10th minute, and Ernest Poku put AZ Alkmaar back in front in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Troy Parrott made it 1-3 in the 46th minute, Kento Shiogai pulled one back to make it 2-3 with a header in the 63rd minute, and van Crooij equalised in the 71st minute.

NEC Nijmegen had the better of the chances, with 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to AZ Alkmaar's 0.93 from 9.

Match stats

15 Shots 9

4 Shots on Target 5

5 Corners 7

3 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.30 xG 0.93

1.30 Non-penalty xG 0.93

Key events

NEC Nijmegen AZ Alkmaar

Kick-off

4’

Ibrahim Sadiq

0-1

Vito van Crooij

1-1

10’

32’

Ernest Poku

1-2

Half-time1-2

46’

Troy Parrott

1-3

Kento Shiogai

2-3

63’

Vito van Crooij

3-3

71’

Full-time3-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

NEC Nijmegen

Sontje Hansen
Bryan Linssen
Kodai Sano

AZ Alkmaar

Denso Kasius
Wouter Goes
Kristijan Belić

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

NEC Nijmegen 1.30 xGAZ Alkmaar 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

AZ Alkmaar attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Robin Roefs	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lefteris Lyratzis Taken off	83′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Philippe Sandler	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Bram Nuytinck	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Calvin Verdonk	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Sontje Hansen Taken off	76′	–	–	3	0.22	–	–
Dirk Wanner Proper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thomas Ouwejan Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Lars Olden Larsen Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vito van Crooij	90′	2	–	3	0.45	–	–	–
Bryan Linssen Taken off	57′	–	–	2	0.12	–	–
Kento Shiogai Came on as a substitute	33′	1	–	2	0.34	–	–	–
Kodai Sano Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Sami Ouaissa Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brayann Pereira Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Başar Önal Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players15 players


Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Denso Kasius	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wouter Goes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Martins Indi Taken off	81′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Møller Wolfe	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kristijan Belić Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Peer Koopmeiners	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zico Buurmeester	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ibrahim Sadiq Taken off	70′	1	–	3	0.30	–	–	–
Troy Parrott Taken off	81′	1	–	1	0.21	–	–	–
Ernest Poku	90′	1	–	2	0.17	–	–	–
Kees Smit Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Mexx Meerdink Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Maxim Dekker Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ruben van Bommel Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

NEC Nijmegen win 24% Avg odds 4.00

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50

AZ Alkmaar win 49% Avg odds 1.93

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

NEC Nijmegen D L D L W

AZ Alkmaar W W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: AZ Alkmaar 1-0 NEC Nijmegen, 17 Aug 24 Next meeting: NEC Nijmegen 2-1 AZ Alkmaar, 28 Sep 25 All NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.