About Match
AZ Alkmaar go into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Willem II sit 17th on 1 — a 14-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: AZ Alkmaar 3.2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Willem II 1 and 3.25, with the league averaging 2.02. If Willem II win, their total rises to 4 and up to 13th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
AZ Alkmaar have won eight straight, having scored in 14 consecutive games. AZ Alkmaar have banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Willem II, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 24 games: 12 AZ Alkmaar wins, 7 for Willem II, 5 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
AFAS Stadion, capacity 19,500, hosts the game.