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Preview AZ Alkmaar vs GO Ahead Eagles August 29, 2026 — Preview and Prediction

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AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
Home · last 5 W W W
Kick-off
Sat 29 Aug · 16:45
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Pre-match · scheduled
GO Ahead Eagles
GO Ahead Eagles
W D W Away · last 5
AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar Referee A. Bos
Home Win · ALK
63%
Best 1.40
Draw
19%
Best 5.44
Away Win · EAG
18%
Best 7.05

🧠 Model verdict

Model leans toward Over 2.5 goals — 77% probability.

Also rated highly: both teams to score 71%, AZ Alkmaar to win 63%.

Predictions are model estimates based on data, not guaranteed outcomes. 18+ — please play responsibly.

AI preview · 90 sec read

AZ Alkmaar enters this clash with strong home momentum, boasting a perfect recent run and a higher points per game than GO Ahead Eagles. The Eagles have shown resilience but face a tough task breaking down AZ's compact block at AFAS Stadion. Expect a lively encounter with a pressing edge favoring the hosts and a likely open game given the market's lean towards over 2.5 goals.

  • AZ's home form and attacking threat
  • GO Ahead's solid but less prolific offense
  • Potential for goals with both sides pushing forward

Most likely outcomes

What the model rates as most likely in each market.

Market Prob. % Pred.
1X2 63% AZ Alkmaar win
Over/Under 2.5 77% Over 2.5
BTTS 71% Yes
Double Chance 82% 1X
  • 1X2 AZ Alkmaar win 63%
  • Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 77%
  • BTTS Yes 71%
  • Double Chance 1X 82%
Open betting analysis

Recent form

Last 5 matches · all competitions
AZ Alkmaar
W/D/L 3-2-0
Goals (for / against) 12 / 5
Avg goals / match 3.4
Scored in 5/5
Clean sheets 2/5
Both teams scored 3/5
Over 2.5 2/5
Home (W-D-L) 1-1-0
Away (W-D-L) 2-1-0
xG (for / against) 2.60 / 1.08
GO Ahead Eagles
W/D/L 2-1-2
Goals (for / against) 11 / 10
Avg goals / match 4.2
Scored in 5/5
Clean sheets 0/5
Both teams scored 5/5
Over 2.5 5/5
Home (W-D-L) 2-0-1
Away (W-D-L) 0-1-1
xG (for / against) 1.30 / 2.45

Head-to-Head Performance

last 10 H2H · per match
2.67
Goals Scored
3
0.33
Goals Conceded
1.33
2.98
Expected Goals (xG)
1.62
8
Shots on Target
7
11
Corners
5.67
59.33
Possession (%)
54.33
Efficiency index
Adjusted index
Eff. index — performance vs season baseline. Adj. index — efficiency normalised for opponent strength.

📡 Team strength

0–100 rating vs league · season-to-date
83
OFF · home
61
94
DEF · home
83
89
OFF · away
33
83
DEF · away
6
Each axis is rated 0–100 against all teams in the same league this season. 100 = league best on that axis, 0 = league worst. Higher is better.

🎯 Scenario insights

AZ Alkmaar wins when scoring first
GO Ahead Eagles wins when scoring first
AZ Alkmaar BTTS rate · last 10
40%
GO Ahead Eagles BTTS rate · last 10
60%
AZ Alkmaar Over 2.5 · last 10
50%
GO Ahead Eagles Over 2.5 · last 10
70%
AZ Alkmaar comeback rate · last 10
0%
GO Ahead Eagles comeback rate · last 10
0%

🔥 Goal timing

AZ Alkmaar · last 3 at home

0–15 12%
16–30 25%
31–45 25%
46–60 12%
61–75 0%
76–90 25%

GO Ahead Eagles · last 4 away

0–15 14%
16–30 0%
31–45 0%
46–60 14%
61–75 14%
76–90 57%
Second-half-heavy — most goals come after the break.

Top scorers

J. Hornkamp
ALK · Attacker
2 G
C. Stengs
ALK · Midfielder
1 G · 0.88 g/90
S. Tengstedt
EAG · Midfielder
3 G · 1.04 g/90
S. Sigurðarson
EAG · Attacker
2 G