Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between NEC Nijmegen and AZ, taking place on Sunday, 28 April 2024, at Goffertstadion in Nijmegen.
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NEC Nijmegen, Recent FormNEC Nijmegen manager Rogier Meijer will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against PEC Zwolle. They came away from that fixture with 58% of the possession and clocked up 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target. By comparison, PEC Zwolle managed 11 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 11 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 5 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. Of the 30 games they have played so far this season, they've scored in 27 of them but conceded at least one goal on 24 occasions.
They have been performing well at Goffertstadion recently and are unbeaten in their last 7 home games.
When it comes to home matches at Goffertstadion, Koki Ogawa will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 6 league goals for NEC Nijmegen in their last 6 home games.
AZ, Recent FormLast time out, AZ left content aftera 3-2 home win against RKC Waalwijk They achieved 71% possession in that match and had 21 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against RKC Waalwijk's tally of 5 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Manager Maarten Martens will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, but will have concerns about his defence with 12 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Vangelis Pavlidis will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 26 goals in AZ's 30 league games this season.
NEC Nijmegen recorded a 1-2 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Kaaskoppen will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 12 encounters with NEC. AZ have a good attacking record away to NEC in the league, having scored a total of 7 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2.33 goals per game.
NEC has a poor track record in the league when they host AZ, losing in their last 2 home games.
NEC manager Rogier Meijer has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Yvandro Borges Sanches (Cruciate ligament), Kas de Wit (Unknown), Bas Dost (Heart problems) and Dirk Proper (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Maarten Martens has a number of injury concerns in his AZ squad to contend with: Denso Kasius (Ankle), Mayckel Lahdo (Unknown), Bruno Martins Indi (Back) and Lequincio Zeefuik (Unknown)
NEC Nijmegen Playing at home | AZ Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 46' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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