NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar prediction | 27 Feb 2027 | xGtoday


NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #172 overall, #7 in Netherlands

66.6 → 68.0 (+1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 10 May Groningen (A) 67.5 -0.5
2-1 17 May Go Ahead (H) 68.0 +0.5
1-2 08 Aug Telstar (H) 67.8 -0.2
1-4 15 Aug Willem II (A) 68.3 +0.5
1-3 29 Aug Zwolle (A) 68.0 -0.3
AZ Alkmaar
Ranking: #95 overall, #4 in Netherlands

73.6 → 73.1 (-0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-3 17 May NAC Breda (H) 71.6 -0.9
2-0 08 Aug ADO (H) 71.7 +0.1
1-4 15 Aug Utrecht (A) 72.6 +0.9
0-2 22 Aug Fortuna (A) 73.2 +0.6
5-2 29 Aug Go Ahead (H) 73.1 -0.1

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar: by the numbers

AZ Alkmaar sit 77 places above NEC Nijmegen in our European rankings, and 3 places above them in Netherlands.

The recent trend shows NEC Nijmegen on the rise, +1.4 rating points over their last 10 matches, while AZ Alkmaar has gone the other way at -0.5.

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

NEC Nijmegen first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.3 on 15 Aug 2026.

The highest AZ Alkmaar have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #57, first reached on 13 Mar 2021.