AZ Alkmaar 3-0 FC Volendam – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates AZ Alkmaar at 73% — recent form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this AZ Alkmaar vs FC Volendam encounter.

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FC Volendam travel to AFAS Stadion to take on AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie (matchday 13). The game is scheduled for Sunday 26 November 2023 at 13:30 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, AZ Alkmaar have gone 7W 2D 1L — a 2.30 PPG return. Last five: W W W D L. They are averaging 2.10 goals per game — a high-scoring output that makes them a genuine attacking threat in any fixture. Defensively, conceding just 0.50 per game is an exceptional defensive record. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is a standout defensive return — they are keeping their net clean in more than half their matches.

AZ Alkmaar at home: 6W 2D 2L from their last 10 home games — 2.00 PPG on home soil. They are averaging 2.50 goals per home game — a prolific scoring rate in front of their own fans. 4 home clean sheets from their last 10 home games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground.

FC Volendam — last 10 games: 2W 2D 6L — 0.80 PPG. Last five: L W L D L. Their scoring rate of 1.30 per game is modest, conceding 2.20 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Conceding 2.20 per game is a high rate — their defence has been exposed regularly. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%). Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.

FC Volendam's form when playing away from home: 0W 2D 8L across their last 10 road games (0.20 PPG). Away from home they average 0.90 goals scored and 2.60 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 70% of their away matches — a high BTTS rate on the road that directly informs this fixture. Their away PPG of 0.20 is notably below their overall 0.80 — form away from home has been a clear weakness recently.

AZ Alkmaar carry the stronger recent momentum — 1.50 PPG ahead of their opponents on 2.30 vs 0.80. The form data is a point in their favour, and where the price allows, it is the cleaner directional bet.

H2H

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 2 H2H matches, AZ Alkmaar have won 1, FC Volendam 0, with 1 draw — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 2 H2H matches to go on, treat this as a light input.

The 2 H2H matches in our data averaged 2.5 goals per game — a neutral rate that gives no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent of those, on 4 Feb 2023, ended AZ Alkmaar 1–1 FC Volendam — a draw.

The head-to-head data offers no strong steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the model and current market pricing should carry more weight for this fixture.

In-Play Data

AZ Alkmaar trading profile (last 45 games, 22 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 77% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 90% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 80% of those occasions; they lead at the break 53% of the time; of the 6 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 33%; BTTS occurs in 64% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 59% of games (home games).

FC Volendam trading profile (last 45 games, 22 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 77% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 91% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 73% of those occasions; of the 10 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 40%; BTTS occurs in 59% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 68% of games (away games); Over 3.5 in 42%.

From a combined perspective, both sides have high BTTS rates — AZ Alkmaar 58% and FC Volendam 64% — which reinforces the BTTS Yes angle from in-play data. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (AZ Alkmaar 60% | FC Volendam 69%). Note also that FC Volendam surrender HT leads in 40% of cases while AZ Alkmaar recover from half-time deficits to draw or win 33% of the time — a dynamic that could influence in-play positioning.

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects AZ Alkmaar 2.66 xG and FC Volendam 0.92 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: AZ Alkmaar attack 1.264 / defence 0.693 | FC Volendam attack 0.908 / defence 1.222. League average goals — home 1.724 / away 1.462. AZ Alkmaar carry an above-average attack rating of 1.264 — their 2.66 xG reflects attacking quality above the league norm. FC Volendam's defence rating of 1.222 (above 1 = concedes more than average) is pushing AZ Alkmaar's projected output up. AZ Alkmaar have a tight defence (rating 0.693), which is pulling FC Volendam's projected output down. Data: built from AZ Alkmaar's last 45 games and FC Volendam's last 46.

Result probabilities: AZ Alkmaar 73% | Draw 18% | FC Volendam 9%. Fair-value odds: AZ Alkmaar 1.37 | Draw 5.66 | FC Volendam 10.81. The model has a clear lean to AZ Alkmaar (73%) — a 55pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 69% | BTTS Yes probability 57% | Total xG 3.58. Over 2.5 is the model's clear signal at 69% — a total xG of 3.58 means the expected score alone exceeds the 2.5 threshold, making the Over not just likely but structurally supported by both sides' attack/defence profiles. BTTS Yes at 57% is only a slight lean — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Our Verdict

Poisson rates AZ Alkmaar as the most likely outcome at 73% — clear model lean. Recent form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 18% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

On the goals line, Poisson's 3.58 combined xG gives a 69% probability to Over 2.5 — reasonable conviction, supported by recent form (AZ Alkmaar's last 10 home games and FC Volendam's last 10 away games) averaging 3.4 goals per game.

Poisson assigns a 57% probability to BTTS Yes based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: AZ Alkmaar 50% (last 10 home games) | FC Volendam 70% (last 10 away games).

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