VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 31 Jan 2026

AZ Alkmaar 1–3 NEC Nijmegen

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 13% · Standout: Virgil Misidjan scored 94.7 · Breakout watch: Kodai Sano

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made AZ Alkmaar favourites at 71%.

NEC Nijmegen won a close one on the chances: 1.4 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Virgil Misidjan, 94.7 in 8′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Seiya Maikuma Defender	25	0	0	–	69.1
Maxim Dekker Defender	65	0	0	0.06	60.1
Ibrahim Sadiq Forward	25	0	0	–	56.4
Troy Parrott Forward	90	1	0	0.67	53.0
Matěj Šín Midfielder	65	0	0	0.07	51.6
Alexandre Penetra Defender	90	0	0	–	48.8
Jeroen Zoet Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.7
Wouter Goes Defender	90	0	0	0.02	42.8
Isak Jensen Forward	65	0	1	0.33	41.4
Mees De Wit Defender	90	0	0	–	39.5
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.7
Jizz Hornkamp Forward	25	0	0	0.13	35.2
Ro-Zangelo Daal Midfielder	65	0	0	0.08	34.8
Kasper Boogaard Midfielder	83	0	0	0.04	31.5
Mateo Chávez Defender	11	0	0	–	30.0
Ayoub Oufkir Midfielder	25	0	0	–	26.3

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Virgil Misidjan Forward	8	0	0	0.03	94.7
Dirk Wanner Proper Midfielder	14	0	0	–	71.0
Tjaronn Chery Forward	89	1	0	0.39	69.3
Kodai Sano Midfielder	90	1	1	0.15	65.4
Ahmetcan Kaplan Defender	90	0	0	–	65.2
Başar Önal Midfielder	82	1	0	0.03	64.2
Darko Nejašmić Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	61.1
Deveron Fonville Defender	90	0	0	–	59.5
Bryan Linssen Forward	76	0	0	0.10	57.6
Noé Lebreton Forward	76	0	1	0.53	50.8
Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.2
Sami Ouaissa Midfielder	75	0	0	0.10	49.4
Brayann Pereira Defender	15	0	0	–	47.1
Philippe Sandler Defender	14	0	0	–	44.4
Eli Dasa Defender	90	0	0	–	40.8
Youssef El Kachati Forward	1	0	0	–	25.2