Last meeting, 31 January 2026: AZ – NEC Nijmegen 1:3
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NEC Nijmegen are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
Match Centre: AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen
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AZ Alkmaar
16:45
Sun 13 Dec · your time
in 42 days 20 h
Away
NEC Nijmegen
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Ararat-Armenia0:4AZ Alkmaar
Andreasen 21'Patati 27', 76'Meerdink 79'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Cambuur2:2AZ Alkmaar
Binder 7'Hamache 39'
Daal 26'Meerdink 83' (p)
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Leagueat home
AZ Alkmaar2:1Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Koopmeiners 49'Meerdink 77' (p)
Forson 55'
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Dinamo Zagreb2:4NEC Nijmegen
Beljo 33', 37'
Bischoff 25'Linssen 45', 54'Chery 80'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Fortuna Sittard
Kers 28'Willumsson 90+3'
Descotte 18', 48'
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
NEC Nijmegen unbeaten in 6 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 win and 5 draws. Last defeat: 17 September, 0:5 against Juventus.
NEC Nijmegen have scored in 6 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 11 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Eredivisie, this season.
Mexx Meerdink
AZ Alkmaar · forward
4goals
2assists
7.00avg rating
Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.2.
Tjaronn Chery
NEC Nijmegen · forward
4goals
3assists
7.48avg rating
Last match, FC Groningen: rating 7.1.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is AZ Alkmaar at home and NEC Nijmegen away, as in this match.
AZ Alkmaar
all matches · 10
5W2D3L1.8scored per match1.3conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match
away · 10
4W3D3L1.6scored per match1.2conceded per match
- 25 Oct FC TwenteHEredivisie 0:2L
- 22 Oct Ararat-ArmeniaAEuropa League 0:4W
- 18 Oct SC CambuurAEredivisie 2:2D
- 15 Oct Hapoel Be'er ShevaHEuropa League 2:1W
- 10 Oct FeyenoordAEredivisie 2:0L
- 20 Sep TelstarHEredivisie 1:0W
- 16 Sep SunderlandAEuropa League 1:0L
- 11 Sep Willem IIHEredivisie 1:1D
- 6 Sep SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 2:3W
- 29 Aug Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 5:2W
- 22 Aug Fortuna SittardAEredivisie 0:2W
- 15 Aug FC UtrechtAEredivisie 1:4W
- 8 Aug ADO Den HaagHEredivisie 2:0W
- 17 May NAC BredaHEredivisie 3:3D
- 10 May FeyenoordAEredivisie 1:1D
- 3 May FC TwenteHEredivisie 2:2D
- 23 Apr Go Ahead EaglesAEredivisie 0:0D
- 16 Apr Shakhtar DonetskHEuropa Conference League 2:2D
- 12 Apr SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 3:0W
- 9 Apr Shakhtar DonetskAEuropa Conference League 3:0L
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Ararat-Armenia0:4AZ Alkmaar
Andreasen 21'Patati 27', 76'Meerdink 79'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Cambuur2:2AZ Alkmaar
Binder 7'Hamache 39'
Daal 26'Meerdink 83' (p)
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Leagueat home
AZ Alkmaar2:1Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Koopmeiners 49'Meerdink 77' (p)
Forson 55'
Sun 6 Sep · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen2:3AZ Alkmaar
Courtens 21'Meerveld 30'
Daal 7'Meerdink 69'Oufkir 83'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieat home
AZ Alkmaar5:2Go Ahead Eagles
Kwakman 7'Daal 35', 86'Schouten 49'Chávez 68'
Edvardsen 22'Suray 90+3'
Sat 15 Aug · Eredivisieaway
FC Utrecht1:4AZ Alkmaar
Stepanov 62'
Koopmeiners 45+1'Patati 47'Meerdink 49'Oufkir 84'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieat home
AZ Alkmaar3:3NAC Breda
Mijnans 8'Chávez 12'Meerdink 90'
Soumano 61', 71'Talvitie 89'
Sun 3 May · Eredivisieat home
AZ Alkmaar2:2FC Twente
Clasie 13'Koopmeiners 90+5'
Owusu-Oduro 32' (og)Lammers 55'
Thu 16 Apr · Europa Conference Leagueat home
AZ Alkmaar2:2Shakhtar Donetsk
Jensen 73'Sin 80'
Alisson 58'Meirelles 83'
Thu 9 Apr · Europa Conference Leagueaway
Shakhtar Donetsk3:0AZ Alkmaar
Pedrinho 72'Alisson 81', 83'
NEC Nijmegen
all matches · 10
1W6D3L1.4scored per match2.2conceded per match
at home · 10
2W5D3L1.5scored per match1.8conceded per match
away · 10
3W3D4L1.4scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 25 Oct FC GroningenHEredivisie 2:2D
- 22 Oct Dinamo ZagrebAEuropa League 2:4W
- 18 Oct Fortuna SittardHEredivisie 2:2D
- 15 Oct Levski SofiaHEuropa League 1:1D
- 10 Oct AjaxAEredivisie 1:1D
- 20 Sep Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 1:1D
- 17 Sep JuventusAEuropa League 5:0L
- 12 Sep SC CambuurAEredivisie 3:0L
- 8 Sep ExcelsiorHEredivisie 2:2D
- 5 Sep FeyenoordHEredivisie 1:3L
- 29 Aug PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 1:3W
- 25 Aug Bodø / GlimtAChampions League 3:0L
- 19 Aug Bodø / GlimtHChampions League 1:3L
- 15 Aug Willem IIAEredivisie 1:4W
- 11 Aug Olympiacos F.C.HChampions League 2:1W
- 8 Aug TelstarHEredivisie 1:2L
- 4 Aug Olympiacos F.C.AChampions League 0:0D
- 17 May Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 2:1W
- 10 May FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:1L
- 25 Apr FC TwenteAEredivisie 1:1D
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Thu 22 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Dinamo Zagreb2:4NEC Nijmegen
Beljo 33', 37'
Bischoff 25'Linssen 45', 54'Chery 80'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Fortuna Sittard
Kers 28'Willumsson 90+3'
Descotte 18', 48'
Sun 20 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:1Go Ahead Eagles
Schuurs 2'
Sigurdarson 10'
Thu 17 Sep · Europa Leagueaway
Juventus5:0NEC Nijmegen
González 9'Alajbegovic 24'Woltemade 35' (p)Çelik 75'Muani 82'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:2Excelsior
Tahaui 10'Lebreton 90+2'
Garden 43'Sulzbacher 73'
Sat 5 Sep · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:3Feyenoord
Nejasmic 55'
Zechiël 52'Valente 61'Schaken 64'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieaway
PEC Zwolle1:3NEC Nijmegen
Kostons 45+1' (p)
Chery 5' (p), 23' (p)Schuurs 83'
Tue 25 Aug · Champions Leagueaway
Bodø / Glimt3:0NEC Nijmegen
Bjørkan 45+2'Auklend 45+5'Fonville 73' (og)
Wed 19 Aug · Champions Leagueat home
NEC Nijmegen1:3Bodø / Glimt
Bischoff 85'
Fet 25'Helmersen 44' (p)Aleesami 50'
Sat 15 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Willem II1:4NEC Nijmegen
Verheydt 77'
Tahaui 45+2'Chery 54'Linssen 64'Sierhuis 67'
Tue 11 Aug · Champions Leagueat home
NEC Nijmegen2:1Olympiacos F.C.
Linssen 70'Mor 95'
El Kaabi 46'
Sat 8 Aug · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen1:2Telstar
Sierhuis 83'
Brouwer 1'Mendes 24'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieat home
NEC Nijmegen2:1Go Ahead Eagles
Lebreton 12', 27'
Tengstedt 55'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:1NEC Nijmegen
Rente 45+3'Land 51'
Nejasmic 76'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 31 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
AZ 1:3 NEC Nijmegen
Parrott 40' · Chery 10' · Önal 12' · Sano 52'. NEC Nijmegen: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
1wins
2wins
1 draw3.5 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4
- 31 Jan 2026Eredivisie AZ1:3NEC Nijmegen Parrott 40' · Chery 10' · Önal 12' · Sano 52' Details
- 28 Sep 2025Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen2:1AZ Önal 26' · Proper 79' · Sadiq 60' Details
- 29 Mar 2025Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen3:3AZ van Crooij 10', 71' · Shiogai 63' · Sadiq 4' · Poku 32' · Parrott 46' Details
- 17 Aug 2024Eredivisie AZ1:0NEC Nijmegen Mijnans 16' Details
1wins
1wins
0 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
0wins
1wins
1 draw4.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1, last: FC Twente) · NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1, last: FC Groningen).
JBDe Busser
EDDijkstra
LSSchouten
WHHoedt
MCChávez
DKKwakman
PKKoopmeiners
WPPatati
VAAndreasen
RDDaal
MMMeerdink
GCCrettaz
PSSchuurs
AKKaplan
DFFonville
KKKers
DNNejasmic
JMMonteiro
CBBischoff
TCChery
NLLebreton
BLLinssen
AZ AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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54.7
AZ AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen
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- Kick-off
- Sunday 13 December, 16:45Your time · in 42 days 20 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- AFAS Stadion Alkmaar · show map
- Rest
- AZ Alkmaar 49 days · NEC Nijmegen 43 days Both last played: Eredivisie
- Table
- 5. AZ Alkmaar (20 pts) and 12. NEC Nijmegen (11 pts) Matchday 16 of 34