AZ Alkmaar host Groningen in Eredivisie matchday 12

AZ Alkmaar will host Groningen on 8 November 2026 at 18:45 Saudi time, in matchday 12 of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 2026/27 season.

AZ Alkmaar come into the match after mixed results in their last five games, having lost 0-2 at home to Twente, won 4-0 away to Ararat Armenia, drawn 2-2 away to Cambuur, beaten Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 at home, before falling 0-2 away to Feyenoord.

Groningen, meanwhile, drew their last match 2-2 away to NEC Nijmegen, lost 2-5 at home to Ajax, won 5-1 away to Excelsior by a big score, also beat PEC Zwolle 3-0 at home, and drew 1-1 away to Go Ahead Eagles.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Groningen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0 on 22 March 2026 at their own ground, while AZ Alkmaar beat Groningen 4-1 on 10 August 2025 and 3-0 on 11 May 2025 at home, while the match on 25 August 2024 ended in a 0-0 draw at Groningen's ground, and AZ Alkmaar won 1-0 at home on 11 March 2023.

In the current standings, AZ Alkmaar sit fifth with 20 points from 10 matches, having achieved 6 wins, two draws and two losses, scoring 20 goals and conceding 12. Groningen, on the other hand, sit eighth with 15 points from 10 matches, having achieved 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, scoring 24 goals and conceding 21.