AZ Alkmaar vs FC Groningen prediction and preview

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 8 November 2026, 15:45 UTC · AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar · FC Groningen · Eredivisie predictions

The Eredivisie fixture between AZ Alkmaar and FC Groningen is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 15:45 UTC at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar. AZ Alkmaar are 5th in the table with 20 points from 11, while FC Groningen are 8th in the table with 15 points from 11.

AZ Alkmaar come into the game with a L-L-W-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while FC Groningen's recent sequence reads L-D-L-W-W. Over their last 6, AZ Alkmaar have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. FC Groningen average 2.5 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: AZ Alkmaar won 5, 2 games were drawn and FC Groningen won 3. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 22 Mar 2026, ended FC Groningen 3-0 AZ Alkmaar.

AZ Alkmaar list 4 absentees, including Kees Smit (injury), Jizz Hornkamp (injury) and Stije Resink (injury). Kees Smit has featured heavily in recent matches. FC Groningen list 7 absentees, including David van der Werff (injury), Elvis van der Laan (injury) and Travis Hernes (injury). David van der Werff has featured heavily in recent matches. Jannick van der Laan is the appointed referee. Across 55 earlier matches in our data the average is 2.8 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 46% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make AZ Alkmaar clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.