Match analysis
NetherlandsEredivisie
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Eredivisie fixture.
Artem Stepanov🟨
P. Koopmeiners⚽Ferdinand Pohl🟨M. Eerdhuijzen🔄Weslley Patati⚽M. Meerdink⚽Guus Offerhaus🟨D. de Wit🔄Weslley Patati🟨Y. Cathline🔄F. Pohl🔄A. Stepanov⚽Weslley Patati🔄Arthur Zagre🟨A. Zagre🔄K. Smit🔄R. Daal🔄A. Oufkir⚽P. Koopmeiners🔄Mateo Chávez🟨Utrecht were beaten 4-1 at home by AZ Alkmaar on Saturday 15 August (Eredivisie). At the break it was 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar. They never let the lead slip. AZ Alkmaar had 52% of the ball, and the shot count went 24-8 to AZ Alkmaar.
A. Stepanov (62') scored for Utrecht. For AZ Alkmaar, P. Koopmeiners (45'), Weslley Patati (47'), M. Meerdink (49') and A. Oufkir (84') were on target.
Anyone on AZ Alkmaar to win was paid out, and one of our three tips won.
4W 1D 5L1.30 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| UtrechtHome | Rating | AZ AlkmaarAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,641 | Overall | 1,630 |
| 1,638 | Match venue | 1,599 |
| 1,638 | At home | 1,665 |
| 1,590 | Away | 1,599 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,558 | Attack | 1,575 |
| 1,631 | Defence | 1,585 |
| 1,558 | Home attack | 1,627 |
| 1,551 | Away attack | 1,521 |
| 1,631 | Home defence | 1,582 |
| 1,576 | Away defence | 1,599 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,345 | Goal environment | 2,575 |
| 1,860 | Home goals | 2,123 |
| 1,985 | Away goals | 1,952 |
| 1,481 | Possession | 1,513 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,495 | Set-piece attack | 1,525 |
| 1,496 | Set-piece defence | 1,524 |
| 1,530 | Close games | 1,577 |
| 1,666 | Winning margin | 1,647 |
Match venue compares Utrecht at home with AZ Alkmaar away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Utrecht1:1AZ Alkmaar1:1
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The head-to-head covers 34 games since February 2012, and Utrecht have won 12, AZ Alkmaar have taken 11 and 11 were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar prediction page.
