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AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen is finely balanced, with a slight AZ edge challenged by NEC’s strong responses. AZ won 5–1 in the KNVB Beker final on 19 April 2026, but NEC had won 3–1 in Alkmaar on 31 January 2026 and 2–1 at home on 28 September 2025. A 3–3 draw in Nijmegen on 29 March 2025 adds to a matchup that changes direction quickly.
Past matches, AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI AZ Alkmaar
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1G
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22D
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3D
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5D
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34D
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8M
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26M
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6M
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10F
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9F
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27F
NEC Nijmegen Starting XI
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G
22
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D
14
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D
3
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D
24
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M
25
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M
6
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M
23
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M
11
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F
10
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F
20
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F
30
Substitutes AZ Alkmaar
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17F
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23D
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30D
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41G
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12G
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15D
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18D
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2D
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7F
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24F
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20M
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35F
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45F
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes
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M
19
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F
18
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F
34
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F
9
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G
1
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D
17
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D
4
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D
2
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D
15
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D
5
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M
71
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F
7
Match events
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8'Jordy Clasie Yellow Card
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10'Sami Ouaissa Yellow Card
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32'⚽M. de Wit Normal Goal (Asst: W. Goes)
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46'Willum Thor Willumsson Başar Önal
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53'Mees de Wit Yellow Card
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55'Isak Steiner Jensen Ro-Zangelo Daal
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67'⚽Sven Mijnans Normal Goal (Asst: Kees Smit)
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69'Billy van Duijl Jordy Clasie
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73'⚽P. Koopmeiners Normal Goal
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74'Koki Ogawa Deveron Fonville
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74'Youssef El Kachati Kodai Sano
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74'Danilo Bryan Linssen
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75'Philippe Sandler Yellow Card
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78'⚽Koki Ogawa Normal Goal (Asst: Tjaronn Chery)
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85'S. Mijnans Goal Disallowed - offside
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86'Denso Kasius Peer Koopmeiners
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90' +1⚽Kees Smit Normal Goal
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90' +1Kees Smit Yellow Card
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90' +4Noe Lebreton Yellow Card
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90' +5⚽Troy Parrott Normal Goal
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90' +5Troy Parrott Yellow Card
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90'Sven Mijnans Goal cancelled
Stats for this game
Matchup AZ Alkmaar VS NEC Nijmegen
AZ have the broader platform
AZ Alkmaar’s 5–1 KNVB Beker final win on 19 April 2026 supplies the strongest single indication of their historical edge. It followed a 3–3 draw at NEC Nijmegen on 29 March 2025 and gives AZ a clear answer in a high-profile meeting. Yet the result does not erase the pairing’s wider uncertainty: the balance remains close enough for NEC to challenge the expected direction.
NEC have changed the balance
NEC Nijmegen won 3–1 at AZ on 31 January 2026 and 2–1 at home on 28 September 2025, creating a direct counterweight to AZ’s cup success. Those wins show that NEC can impose a different outcome across both venues, while the draw reinforces the possibility of a tight contest. Future meetings will ask whether AZ can carry its stronger platform into consistent control and whether NEC can produce another response that narrows the gap. That balance endures.
Past head to head stats
AZ Alkmaar VS NEC Nijmegen
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
AZ Alkmaar VS NEC Nijmegen
Head-to-Head History
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