UEFA Europa League · 2026

AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus · UEFA Europa League

vsSeason opening

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • AZ Alkmaar1 matches
  • Juventus1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

AZ Alkmaar

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.71 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.84 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.28 xG/match
  • Shots15.7 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.91 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.5 shots/match
  • Possession53.1%
  • Corners5.76 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.53 corners/match
  • Fouls10.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency88%

Juventus

Competition
Serie A
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.61 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.89 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.78 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.86 xG/match
  • Shots16.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.97 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.82 shots/match
  • Possession57.4%
  • Corners5.42 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.76 corners/match
  • Cards1.28 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency42%
  • Scoring frequency79%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness50 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4