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UEFA Europa League · UEFA Europa League 26/27 Model vnext-uefa-shadow-2026-10 · locked 167.7h before kickoff

AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus

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Pre-match analysis and preview

Verified historical context from before kickoff; preserved for comparison after the final result.

AZ Alkmaar host Juventus in UEFA Europa League. This preview compares historical records dated before the prediction was locked with the model's pre-match probabilities. Probabilities describe estimated outcomes, not guaranteed results.

Across their last 5 recorded league matches, AZ Alkmaar collected 9 points (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses). Juventus earned 7 points from 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draws and 0 losses). These are separate recent-form samples, not a forecast of the final score.

At home, AZ Alkmaar have 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 losses in their last 5 recorded home matches. On the road, Juventus have 1 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses across 1 away matches.

Where full-quality xG is available, AZ Alkmaar average 1.69 xG and 1.41 xGA over 5 recent matches; Juventus average 2.77 xG and 1.18 xGA over 3 matches. xG coverage can be smaller than the recent-results sample.

This analysis is based on available league records and the pre-match snapshot. Missing samples are not estimated; player availability, injuries and tactical claims are not inferred.

Model prediction

Frozen pre-kickoff probabilities recorded before kickoff.

Methodology →

1X2

49.0%Home
26.1%Draw
24.9%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Home 49.0%

Total goals

53.2%Over 2.5
46.8%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

56.0%Yes
44.0%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent matches AZ Alkmaar 5/5, Juventus 5/5; home/away splits 5/5 and 5/5. xG averages may be based on fewer matches where source statistics are incomplete. Model probabilities are estimates, not certainty or a calibrated confidence rating.

Pre-match league context

Reconstructed from fixtures dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

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AZ Alkmaar
No pre-match table context available.
Juventus
No pre-match table context available.

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

AZ Alkmaar

WLLWW
1.80Points / match
1.60Goals / match
1.69xG / match
1.41xGA / match
VS

Juventus

WWD
2.33Points / match
2.33Goals / match
2.77xG / match
1.18xGA / match

Home / away form

Home side's latest home matches vs away side's latest away matches before kickoff.

AZ Alkmaar at home
W-D-L4-1-0
Points / match2.60
Goals / match1.80
xG / match2.11
Juventus away
W-D-L1-0-0
Points / match3.00
Goals / match2.00
xG / match1.89

xG trends

Full-quality provider xG only, using matches played before kickoff.

AZ Alkmaar

06 Mar13 Mar16 Sep15 Oct22 Oct
xGxGA

Juventus

17 Sep15 Oct22 Oct
xGxGA

Expected goals & scorelines

Dixon-Coles-adjusted scoreline estimates from the locked model goal rates.

AZ Alkmaar expected goals

1.67

Juventus expected goals

1.14
1–112.5%
2–19.6%
1–09.1%
2–08.4%
0–07.1%
Scoreline percentages are a finite-grid Dixon-Coles estimate derived from the frozen model's λ values. They are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Recent matches

The same pre-kickoff history used for context above.

AZ Alkmaar

22 OctWA · FC Ararat-ArmeniaxG 1.64 · xGA 0.344–0
15 OctWH · Hapoel Be'er ShevaxG 2.71 · xGA 1.072–1
16 SepLA · SunderlandxG 1.32 · xGA 2.960–1
13 MarLA · Tottenham HotspurxG 1.19 · xGA 2.231–3
06 MarWH · Tottenham HotspurxG 1.61 · xGA 0.441–0

Juventus

22 OctDH · Stade RennaisxG 2.21 · xGA 1.710–0
15 OctWA · Celta VigoxG 1.89 · xGA 1.002–1
17 SepWH · NEC NijmegenxG 4.20 · xGA 0.825–0

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

Not enough prior league meetings in the database to show a meaningful head-to-head section.

Post-match analysis

Final score, verified match data and the original model prediction.

Juventus won 2–1 away to AZ Alkmaar. The following review separates the final score from the locked pre-match model forecast.

Expected goals were 2.10 for AZ Alkmaar and 0.57 for Juventus. AZ Alkmaar generated the higher xG total. AZ Alkmaar scored -1.10 goals relative to xG and Juventus scored +1.43 relative to xG. Goals minus xG is a descriptive difference, not proof of finishing skill or luck in one match.

AZ Alkmaar registered 18 shots, with 3 on target (shot accuracy: 16.7%); Juventus recorded 9 shots, with 3 on target (shot accuracy: 33.3%). Shot accuracy is shots on target divided by total shots, not a measure of chance quality.

The model's highest-probability 1X2 outcome was Home (49.0%); the actual outcome was Away, so the leading selection did not match the result. The pre-match probabilities were not recalculated after the fixture.

Post-match statistical review

Verified final-match data, shown only where the provider supplies both teams' values.

AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus

Final score: 1–2. These are match statistics, not pre-kickoff model inputs.

Expected goals (xG): 2.10 – 0.57.

Shots: 18 – 9.

Shots on target: 3 – 3.

Possession: 56.00% – 44.00%.

Corners: 4 – 2.

Unavailable statistics are omitted rather than estimated. The original locked prediction remains unchanged.

Forward result

The prediction above remained locked; this section compares it with the final result.

Model performance →
× Miss1X2 · predicted Home, actual Away
✓ HitOver 2.5 · predicted Over, actual Over
✓ HitBTTS · predicted Yes, actual Yes

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