AZ vs NEC betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on August 17th, 2024

A football match between AZ and NEC of the Eredivisie will take place in Netherlands on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), check the AZ vs NEC betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where AZ vs NEC will occur

The game takes place in the small AFAS Stadion stadium, in the city of Alkmaar, with a capacity for 17023 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the AZ vs NEC betting tip 2024/2025

AZ in its last official match won (0-1) against Almere City, in a match valid for Eredivisie. Coach M. Martens' lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.70.

In a contest without major individual highlights, the performance of Myron Van Brederode drew attention. Even without offering a fantastic exhibition, he was instrumental in AZ victory in this last match.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, NEC, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the FC Twente team with a final score of 1-2.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.20.

Last time these teams faced each other, NEC occupied 6th place in Eredivisie and, team AZ the 4th place. NEC entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while AZ arranged their formation in a 4-3-3.

It was on 28-04-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 0-3 win for AZ, was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the Eredivisie.

E. van de Graaf will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by E. Zeinstra and M. Ribbink.

AZ

Current leaderboard

Up to 2nd round and with 3 points achieved, AZ is currently ranked 7th place in the table.

AZ analysis

At the end of round 1 of Eredivisie, AZ collected 1 goals scored and 0 goals conceded.

AZ went to the market promptly this past pre-season and brought in 2 new players to strengthen the squad. The contracted players were S. Maikuma, Z. Buurmeester.

As we approach the Regular Season, AZ is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 2 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how AZ will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

The AZ team often seeks control of the game with an average ball possession of 56%. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Seiya Maikuma, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Almere City, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

NEC

Current leaderboard

NEC is currently in 12th place in the league after the 2nd round, having won 0 points from their matches so far this season.

NEC analysis

Currently, in the Eredivisie, NEC sums 1 goals for and a total of 2 goals against, after 1 rounds played.

Sami Ouaissa's life is not being easy in this beginning of his trajectory for his new club. Hired for this season, the player has not been performing well, a fact that was repeated in NEC last game. Against FC Twente, once again he failed to score goals, accumulating another bad performance.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 7.5 per game.

AZ is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of AZ in this match.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, until now, AZ has received 2 yellow cards and 1 red in 1 match played. At the same time, NEC was cautioned with yellow cards in 0 opportunities and received no red card in 1 game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the start of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. AZ didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 0 opportunities, while NEC scored 1 time and didn't concede any goal.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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