20 September 2026, 12:30 UTC

AZ Alkmaar vs Telstar Eredivisie prediction & result

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Full time1 – 0

Final score: AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Telstar.

Before kick-off the model made it 48% AZ Alkmaar, 28% draw, 24% Telstar — fair odds of 2.08, 3.57 and 4.17. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the exact scoreline.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts AZ Alkmaar at 48% here. Across 5,149 settled matches (as of 30 October 2026), 2,375 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.9%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

AZ Alkmaar97%Draw3%Telstar0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Mexx Meerdinkassist: Valdemar Byskov Andreasen
19'
41'
Gerald Alders
🔁Valdemar Byskov Andreasenout: Kees Smit
45'
45'
🔁Gerald Aldersout: Rojendro Oudsten
•Kees Smit
57'
63'
🔁Jeff Hardeveldout: Emirhan Demircan
🔁Ro Zangelo Daalout: Ayoub Oufkir
71'
🔁Calvin Stengsout: Weslley Pinto Batista
71'
🔁Mexx Meerdinkout: Jizz Hornkamp
71'
74'
🔁Jelani Seedorfout: Ar'jany Martha
83'
🔁Rui Mendesout: Prince Aning
Wouter Goes
88'
🔁Elijah Dijkstraout: Seiya Maikuma
89'

Match stats — AZ Alkmaar vs Telstar

62%Possession38%
17Shots3
8On target1
5Corners2

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1
  • 28J. De BusserG
  • 22E. DijkstraD
  • 3W. GoesD
  • 4L. SchoutenD
  • 5M. ChávezD
  • 6P. KoopmeinersM
  • 21D. KwakmanM
  • 14C. StengsM
  • 17V. ByskovM
  • 11R. DaalM
  • 9M. MeerdinkF
Substitutes
  • 29W. HoedtD
  • 8J. ClasieM
  • 19J. HornkampF
  • 18B. KovacsF
  • 2S. MaikumaD
  • 20A. NataliD
  • 24A. OufkirF
  • 1R. Owusu-OduroG
  • 7Weslley PatatiF
Coach: L. Echteld
Telstar 3-4-2-1
  • 1R. KoemanG
  • 16S. ValkD
  • 4A. SoualhiaD
  • 43M. PeersmanD
  • 3Gerald AldersM
  • 17N. RossenM
  • 10T. OwusuM
  • 2J. HardeveldM
  • 7Rui MendesM
  • 27P. BrouwerM
  • 9Jelani SeedorfF
Substitutes
  • 18G. CaschiliD
  • 8E. DemircanF
  • 14H. KusterM
  • 42A. MarthaD
  • 13Finn MulderG
  • 28R. OudstenD
  • 20D. ReizigerG
  • 23N. ShenkmanM
  • 21F. TurayF
Coach: H. Brugge

Form going into AZ Alkmaar vs Telstar

AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie

  • D1-1Willem II11 September 2026

Telstar

Eredivisie

  • D0-0away to Heerenveen13 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Eredivisie table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
5AZ Alkmaar106222012+820
16Telstar101361221-96

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: AZ Alkmaar vs Telstar

  • 4 March 2026AZ Alkmaar 2–1 TelstarKNVB Beker
  • 25 January 2026Telstar 0–1 AZ AlkmaarEredivisie
  • 5 October 2025AZ Alkmaar 2–1 TelstarEredivisie

Leading scorers: AZ Alkmaar and Telstar

AZ Alkmaar

GoalsAssists

  • R. Daal50

Telstar

GoalsAssists

  • T. Owusu40

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

AZ Alkmaar beat Telstar 1–0. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for AZ Alkmaar at 48%. The goal: Mexx Meerdink 19' for AZ Alkmaar.

How the call on AZ Alkmaar v Telstar has moved

First published on 6 Sep at 44% / 28% / 28% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 11 updates, it read 48% / 28% / 24%: the biggest move is AZ Alkmaar's chance of winning, up 4 points.

  1. AZ Alkmaar win48%▲ +4
  2. Draw28%=
  3. Telstar win24%▼ −4

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.