8th November AZ ALKMAAR - FC GRONINGEN

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• A heavy favourite, with the price to match. Az Alkmaar is the shortest price on a book of 1.48 / 4.75 / 6.25 (1 / X / 2), an implied 64.6%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 64.6% / 20.1% / 15.3% on an overround of 4.6%.

• Liquidity is strong — €11,578 already matched on the 1X2 market, putting this among the most heavily traded fixtures on the card. Prices in a market that deep are far more reliable than in a thin one.

• In the league table Az Alkmaar sit 5th on 20 points (6W 2D 3L) with Fc Groningen 9th on 15 points (4W 3D 4L).

• Az Alkmaar read L-L-L-W-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Fc Groningen read L-D-L-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 3-1-2 — Az Alkmaar wins, draws, then Fc Groningen wins. Their last meeting finished Fc Groningen - Az Alkmaar: 3-0.

• Az Alkmaar lean hardest on Peer Koopmeiners (9.5), Lewis Schouten (9.1), Ro-Zangelo Daal (9.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Fc Groningen lean hardest on Etienne Vaessen (9.5), Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson (9.1), Thijmen Blokzijl (9.0) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Played at AFAS Stadion, capacity 19,500.

• The read: Az Alkmaar at 1.48 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 15:30 on 8th November 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.