AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


AZ Alkmaar
Ranking: #109 overall, #5 in Netherlands

71.6 → 72.0 (+0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 06 Sep Heerenveen (A) 72.6 -0.5
1-1 11 Sep Willem II (H) 72.7 +0.1
1-0 16 Sep Sunderland (A) 72.2 -0.5
1-0 20 Sep Telstar (H) 72.4 +0.2
2-0 10 Oct Feyenoord (A) 72.0 -0.4
NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #258 overall, #9 in Netherlands

68.0 → 63.8 (-4.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 08 Sep Excelsior (H) 67.1 -0.7
3-0 12 Sep Cambuur (A) 65.5 -1.6
5-0 17 Sep Juventus (A) 65.4 -0.1
1-1 20 Sep Go Ahead (H) 63.9 -1.5
1-1 10 Oct Ajax (A) 63.8 -0.1

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen: by the numbers

There are 149 places between these two in our European rankings, with AZ Alkmaar the higher, and 4 places between them in Netherlands.

Over their last 10 matches AZ Alkmaar have moved +0.4 rating points, against -4.2 for NEC Nijmegen.

Last time these teams played, on 31 January 2026, AZ Alkmaar lost 0.3 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating AZ Alkmaar have ever held is 76.2, first set on 29 August 2021.

NEC Nijmegen first climbed to joint #159 in our European rankings on 15 August 2026.