AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AZ played Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 7 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

AZ: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Go Ahead Eagles: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

AZ scores 1.86 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Go Ahead Eagles scores 1.64 and concedes 1.71. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AZ 71%, Go Ahead Eagles 64%. Over 2.5: AZ 71%, Go Ahead Eagles 71%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

AZ has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.40. AZ: 16.1 shots per match, Go Ahead Eagles: 11.1.

Match halves

AZ: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.79. Go Ahead Eagles: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

AZ: 31-45+ (7 goals). Go Ahead Eagles: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
AZGo Ahead Eagles
23Shots12
AZGo Ahead Eagles
7Shots on target7
AZGo Ahead Eagles
2.29xG1.47
AZGo Ahead Eagles
11Corners4
AZGo Ahead Eagles
50Dangerous attacks30
AZGo Ahead Eagles
8Fouls8
AZGo Ahead Eagles
2Cards1
AZGo Ahead Eagles

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.86Goals scored / match1.64
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.57Goals conceded / match1.71
AZGo Ahead Eagles
54%Average possession52%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
5.93Shots on target / match5
AZGo Ahead Eagles

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.14Shots per match11.07
AZGo Ahead Eagles
5.93Shots on target5
AZGo Ahead Eagles
11.5%Shot conversion14.8%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
54%Possession52%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.79xG for1.4
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.47xG against1.91
AZGo Ahead Eagles

Shooting quality

AZ: AttackingGo Ahead Eagles: Efficient finishing
AZGo Ahead Eagles
Accuracy (shots on target)37%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Go Ahead Eagles is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - AZ · 1.4 pts / match - Go Ahead Eagles

AZ
WWLLL
Season result split
50% W21% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-4
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Go Ahead Eagles
WLWLD
Season result split
29% W36% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-5
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AZ is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.86 goals / match - AZ · 1.64 goals / match - Go Ahead Eagles

AZ is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - AZ · 1.71 goals / match - Go Ahead Eagles

AZ scoring profile: very strong

AZ scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while Go Ahead Eagles keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

Go Ahead Eagles scoring profile: very strong

Go Ahead Eagles scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while AZ keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

26Goals scored (season)23
AZGo Ahead Eagles
22Goals conceded (season)24
AZGo Ahead Eagles
3.43Average goals in match3.36
AZGo Ahead Eagles
7Goals scored (last 5)8
AZGo Ahead Eagles
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
AZGo Ahead Eagles

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal86%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
57%2 goals71%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
21%3 goals7%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
14%4 goals0%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal79%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
43%2 goals57%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
21%3 goals21%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
7%4 goals14%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

43%BTTS at half-time36%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
14%BTTS in both halves21%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
36%Scored in both halves29%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

BTTS and goal count

71%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
60%BTTS - last 560%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
71%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AZ is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - AZ · 1.07 pts / match - Go Ahead Eagles

AZ - half-time state
36% leading43% draw21% trailing
Go Ahead Eagles - half-time state
21% leading43% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.07
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.07Goals scored (1st half)0.79
AZGo Ahead Eagles
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.86Average goals (1st half)1.57
AZGo Ahead Eagles
43%Clean sheet before half-time36%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
36%No goal before half-time50%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)1.29
AZGo Ahead Eagles
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
AZGo Ahead Eagles
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
AZGo Ahead Eagles
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.79
AZGo Ahead Eagles
36%Clean sheet after half-time36%
AZGo Ahead Eagles
36%No goal after half-time36%
AZGo Ahead Eagles

AZ - second-half results

36% W36% D29% L
21
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Go Ahead Eagles - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
15
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AZ - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Go Ahead Eagles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AZ
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
7
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Go Ahead Eagles
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
1
16-30
5
6
31-45
1
6
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.39
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
68%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AZ

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Go Ahead Eagles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

AZLigaGo Ahead Eagles
Average goals in match 3.433.30 3.36
Both teams scored 71%63% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%64% 71%
Clean sheets 21%19% 21%
Goal before half-time 79%86% 79%
Goal after half-time 93%86% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.30
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.47
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Go Ahead EaglesGoalMelle Meulensteen
  2. Go Ahead EaglesGoalMats Deijl
  3. Go Ahead EaglesSubstitutionOn: Thibo BaetenOff: Richonell Margaret
  4. Go Ahead EaglesYellow cardDean Ruben James
  5. Go Ahead EaglesSubstitutionOn: Evert LinthorstOff: Yassir Salah Rahmouni
  6. Go Ahead EaglesSubstitutionOn: Kenzo GoudmijnOff: Victor Edvardsen
  7. AZYellow cardWouter Goes
  8. Go Ahead EaglesSubstitutionOn: Jakob BreumOff: Mathis Suray
  9. Go Ahead EaglesSubstitutionOn: Finn StokkersOff: Giovanni van Zwam
  10. Go Ahead EaglesGoalMelle MeulensteenAssist: Joris Kramer
  11. AZSubstitutionOn: Dave KwakmanOff: Wouter Goes

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles?

The Eredivisie match finished AZ 2:2 Go Ahead Eagles. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles?

AZ score 1.86 goals per game on average and Go Ahead Eagles 1.64. The Eredivisie average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 71% of AZ's matches and 64% of Go Ahead Eagles's.

What form are AZ and Go Ahead Eagles in?

Over the last 5 games AZ have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Go Ahead Eagles 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles?

The statistical background for AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.