AZ Alkmaar vs Den Haag Prediction 8 August 2026
🔊 AZ start the season with a trophy - for the second time in the club's history they have won the Dutch Super Cup. Now they meet a newly promoted side. Den Haag returned to the Eredivisie after winning the Eerste Divisie, but immediately come up against the Super Cup holders. The hosts will go for the win and will likely continue their winning run in the league.
Head-to-Head
📊 The two teams have met 28 times: 19 wins for AZ, 4 draws, 5 wins for Den Haag. They last met in the 2020/21 season: AZ won 2-1 at home and drew 2-2 away. At home, AZ have won 4 of their last 5 matches, with three of those wins coming by a margin of at least two goals.
Head-to-head statistics AZ Alkmaar - Den Haag
AZ Alkmaar Team Overview
AZ go into the match in great form. In the Super Cup they beat PSV (4:0), even though the opponents played with ten men for 80 minutes. Before that they played four friendlies: a defeat to Anderlecht (0:1), a draw with Zulte Waregem (1:1), and wins over Genk (4:0) and Olympiacos (3:2).
Last season AZ finished seventh in the Eredivisie, but winning the domestic Cup earned them a place in the Super Cup. Manager Li-Roy Echteld has kept the core of the squad together. The key departure is Sven Mijnans, who joined PSV. However, the team looks competitive and is targeting European football. At home AZ are traditionally strong. Last season they lost just two matches on their own ground, and in their last five home games they scored 14 goals. That adds confidence ahead of the start of the season.
Match Results: AZ Alkmaar
ADO Den Haag Team Overview
Last season the team won the Eerste Divisie (89 points, 11 points clear of Cambuur), claiming 29 wins in 38 matches. Pre-season went well: victories over Blantyr Rekord Ottawa (5:1), Mechelen (3:2) and Lommel United (4:0), as well as a draw with Asteras (0:0).
Manager Robin Peter led the team into the top flight, and now the task is to stay there. The visitors have not strengthened their squad, and in their very first match of the season they meet the Super Cup holders. Den Haag are clear underdogs. Away from home last season the team performed worse than at home: four of their seven defeats came in away matches. A match against AZ in the opening round is the worst possible scenario for a newly promoted side.
Match Results: ADO Den Haag
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 28;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 8; for the visitors (away) - 4; number of draws - 2;
- Average first-half total: 1.25;
- Today's home team averages 0.86 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.39.
- AZ Alkmaar scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games.
- AZ Alkmaar scored in the 1st half in last 5 home games (Eredivisie).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2.25, the guests - 0.93;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.18;
- both teams scored: overall - 14; at the home team's field - 7.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored over 1.5 goals in last 5 home games against ADO Den Haag (Eredivisie).
- AZ Alkmaar have scored over 1.5 goals in last 10 home games.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored over 1.5 goals in last 6 home games (Eredivisie).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 28;
- both teams scored all-time - 14 times;
- on the home team’s field - 7 times.
⭐ Editor's Pick
AZ come into this match on an emotional high after winning the Super Cup - that will give the team confidence ahead of the league opener. There are virtually no injury concerns, and the game against PSV showed that AZ are capable of making life difficult even for the favourites. Den Haag are only just adapting to their new Eredivisie status, and without serious reinforcements in the transfer window it will be hard to compete with the top sides. Away from home, the newcomers have the usual struggles, while AZ are consistently clinical against the weaker sides at home. Our bet is AZ win with handicap (-1). Correct score - 3:1.
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Betting Tips: AZ Alkmaar - ADO Den Haag
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