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Eredivisie · 2026

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente · Eredivisie

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
2.252
Expected goals
2.332.06
Shots
18.520.3
Possession
58.8%57.9%

30-second read

What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. No second reading clears the same sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

8.25 corners/match ●CornersAZ Alkmaar · FC Twente7.38 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAZ AlkmaarFC TwenteBaseline
Corners8.25 corners/match7.38 corners/match4.75 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AZ Alkmaar favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · FC Twente in 4 · 4 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

AZ Alkmaar8 matchesFC Twente8 matches
2.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/82 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed8/81 goal/match
2.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/82.06 xG/match
18.5 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 20.3 shots/match
6.88 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 7.38 shots/match
58.8% ●Possession8/857.9%
8.25 corners/match ●Corners8/87.38 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls8/811.4 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3AZ Alkmaar
1Draws
1FC Twente
AZ Alkmaar — FC Twente · Eredivisie2–2
AZ Alkmaar — FC Twente · KNVB Beker2–1
FC Twente — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie1–0
AZ Alkmaar — FC Twente · Eredivisie3–2
FC Twente — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness15 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eredivisie

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAZ AlkmaarFC Twente
CompetitionEredivisie
Head-to-headAZ Alkmaar — FC Twente
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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