- Go Ahead Eagles have won two of their last three home games.
- AZ Alkmaar have lost both of their last two away matches.
- Go Ahead Eagles have won six, drawn six and lost three of their 15 Eredivisie home games in 2025/2026, conceding 20 goals.
Go Ahead Eagles will be happy to be underdogs again
Go Ahead Eagles are very capable of giving AZ Alkmaar a good game in an open matchup on Thursday. Melvin Boel’s pragmatic and calculated approach has seen them rise to 11th in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 with 36 points from 30 games, while AZ sit 6th on 48 points.
The visitors are coming off a 3-0 home win over SC Heerenveen and a 2-2 away draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Conference League, but Go Ahead are in good form at home after thrashing PEC Zwolle 5-0 two weeks ago and following up with a 0-0 away at FC Groningen last weekend. The Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ Alkmaar preview suggests that the hosts could be underestimated given their recent results.
Sven Mijnans has been in fine form for AZ with four goals in their last five games, but Troy Parrott leads the way for Alkmaar with 15 goals in 25 Eredivisie appearances so far. Go Ahead’s top scorer is Mathis Suray, who has 11 Eredivisie goals this season and can be a reliable bet to get on the scoresheet this week.
AZ’s away record is only good enough for mid-table
AZ’s record of six wins, one draw and eight losses in 15 away Eredivisie games in 2025/2026 is only just good enough to keep them in the top half and they average 1.20 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded away from home. According to our Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ Alkmaar prediction, their away stats suggest potential vulnerabilities that Go Ahead can exploit.
Leeroy Echteld’s team will try to dominate possession and get bodies forward to create overloads in wide areas, using their pressing game to win the ball back in dangerous positions.
Go Ahead Eagles set up in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 and focus on getting men behind the ball, staying compact and being a threat in the transition phases when they win the ball in wide areas.
Jakob Breum has provided four of Go Ahead Eagles’ last 12 goals and can hurt AZ on the counterattack.
Go Ahead Eagles can edge out AZ in end-to-end game
Both teams are in mixed form, with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five, but Go Ahead Eagles have not managed a home win against AZ in their last two encounters and can be backed at 3.17 to win this one. This Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ Alkmaar prediction points toward a close contest that could be decided by fine margins.
The two sides played out a 2-2 draw in their last meeting and AZ have won one and drawn one of their two previous Eredivisie meetings. Additionally, the best Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ Alkmaar betting tips indicate a high-scoring game is likely and we’re backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.45 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.42.
