Roda vs Jong AZ Prediction

Recent form tells two different stories

Roda go into this run unbeaten in their last five matches, with two wins and three draws mixed in. It's not spectacular, but it's consistent, and they've kept things tight at the back more often than not.

Roda: 20 completed matches; Jong AZ: 20 completed matches.

Roda

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

22

Difference

+9

Jong AZ

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

47

Conceded

33

Difference

+14

Jong AZ have been less settled. Their last five have brought two wins, a draw and a loss, including a 6-3 away win at Dordrecht and a 4-1 home win over Volendam. They can clearly score goals, but they've also shipped plenty along the way.

Roda's steadier recent form suggests they might be harder to break down than Jong AZ have found opponents to be against them.

Comparative Team Statistics: Roda vs Jong AZ

A fixture that rarely stays quiet

These two have met regularly down the years, and goals tend to follow. The most recent meeting in April saw Jong AZ win 2-0 away from home, while the previous encounter back in December went the other way, Jong AZ winning 3-2 at Roda's ground.

Further back there's a real mixed bag, including a 6-1 Jong AZ win in 2024 and a 3-3 draw the following February. It's not a fixture that's settled into any obvious pattern.

The head-to-head record doesn't point clearly one way, and recent meetings have gone both directions.

Where they sit right now

Roda currently sit fifth after eight games, with four wins, three draws and just the one defeat. Their goals record, nine scored and five conceded, backs up the idea of a well-organised side.

Jong AZ are down in tenth after nine matches, with four wins but four losses too. They've scored 22 and conceded 17, numbers that fit with a team capable of goals but shaky defensively.

Roda's position and goal difference suggest a more balanced side overall, even allowing for the small sample size this early in the season.

Jong AZ's main attacking threats

For Jong AZ, B. Kovacs has been their sharpest finisher with four goals in six appearances, while J. Oerip has chipped in with three goals and four assists across nine games. T. de Wit and J. Zwart have also been involved in the creative side of things with assists of their own.

Jong AZ:

Best scorers:

B. Kovacs - 4

J. Oerip - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Oerip - 4

T. de Wit - 4

J. Zwart - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Oerip x 3

There's no player information available for Roda in this dataset, so it's not possible to single out individuals on their side ahead of kickoff.

Jong AZ's goals look fairly spread across a handful of contributors rather than resting on one standout name.

How this one might play out

Given Roda's tighter recent form and better defensive numbers, they look like the side more likely to keep things controlled. Jong AZ's tendency to be involved in high-scoring games, in both directions, adds some unpredictability.

With the head-to-head record showing goals at both ends historically, a cagier game feels less likely than an open one, though Roda's recent discipline at the back could temper that somewhat.