Groningen attack set to breach AZ defence

Expert analysis

TWE Twente

AZA AZ Alkmaar ▲

FOR Fortuna Sittard

HEE Heerenveen

GRO Groningen ▲

CAM Cambuur

Groningen have scored in every one of their eleven league games so far and average 2.6 goals away from home. AZ concede one goal per home match on average and have kept only one clean sheet in their own stadium this season. The visitors lost three of their last five games yet still managed to find the net in each of them. Head to head meetings show Groningen scoring in eight of the last ten clashes at this level. AZ sit fifth after eleven matches but have dropped points in two of their last five outings. Groningen's forward line has created chances even during their recent dip in form. The game at AFAS Stadion will test whether AZ can stop an attack that has already posted ten both-teams-scored results.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

This season

	AZ Alkmaar	Groningen
Over 2.5 goals	36%	91%
Clean sheet	27%	9%
Failed to score	27%	0%
Scored per game	1.8	2.4
Conceded per game	1.2	2.2
Scored home / away	1.8 / 1.8	2.2 / 2.6

Across 11 and 11 matches played this season.

League table position

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

AZ Alkmaar WDWLL

W vs Hapoel Beer Sheva 2–1 Oct 15

D @ Cambuur 2–2 Oct 18

W @ Ararat-Armenia 4–0 Oct 22

L vs Twente 0–2 Oct 25

L @ Ajax 0–1 Oct 31

Groningen WLDLL

W @ Excelsior 5–1 Oct 11

L vs Ajax 2–5 Oct 18

D @ NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Oct 25

L vs Emmen 0–2 Oct 29

L vs Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 Nov 1

Goals trend · last 5 matches

AZ Alkmaar

Scored 1.6 avg

2 2 4 0 0

Conceded 1.2 avg

1 2 0 2 1

Groningen

Scored 2.2 avg

5 2 2 0 2

Conceded 2.6 avg

1 5 2 2 3

Head-to-head · last meetings

6 AZ Alkmaar

2 Draws

2 Groningen

Mar 2026 Groningen 3–0 AZ Alkmaar Groningen

Aug 2025 AZ Alkmaar 4–1 Groningen AZ Alkmaar

May 2025 AZ Alkmaar 3–0 Groningen AZ Alkmaar

Dec 2024 AZ Alkmaar 3–1 Groningen AZ Alkmaar

Aug 2024 Groningen 0–0 AZ Alkmaar Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.