This is an Eerste Divisie meeting between De Graafschap and Jong AZ Alkmaar, and CheckLive has no clear favourite in the pre-match numbers. Without a firm win probability to separate the sides, this looks genuinely open, and a draw has to be part of the thinking.
De Graafschap's recent results are mixed: a 1-1 league draw with Helmond Sport, friendly defeats to Excelsior (1-5), SC Telstar (3-6) and AEK Athens (1-2), and a 4-2 win over A.E. Kifisia. Jong AZ Alkmaar lost 0-1 at FC Eindhoven in the league, but followed that with friendly wins over VV IJsselmeervogels (7-1), Quick Boys (4-1), Jong Sparta Rotterdam (3-2) and Jong Ajax (3-0).
In eight previous meetings, De Graafschap have won six, drawn one and lost one; the most recent, from April 2026, finished 5-0 to De Graafschap. The key thing to watch is whether Jong AZ can carry their scoring form into a fixture where De Graafschap have historically had the upper hand.
