Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, August 15, 2026
AZ Alkmaar DDDWW 4
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FC Utrecht WWWLL 1
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AZ134
UTR011
Stadion Galgenwaard · 22,738 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

14
Fouls
23
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
52.2
Possession
47.8
24
SHOTS
8
9
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
300
412
Passes
371
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
58
22
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
18
18
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
6
23
Effective Clearances
19
23
Clearances
19

Head to Head

UTR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

UTR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vasilios BarkasG
  2. 44Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. 2Siebe HoremansCD-R
  4. 92Arthur ZagreLB
  5. 23Niklas VesterlundRB
  6. 20Dani de WitAM
  7. 6Guus OfferhausLM
  8. 53Ferdinand PohlRM
  9. 18Artem StepanovF
  10. 10Yoann CathlineAM-L
  11. 11Ángel AlarcónAM-R

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jari De BusserG
  2. 16Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 5Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 22Elijah DijkstraRB
  6. 10Kees SmitAM
  7. 6Peer KoopmeinersLM
  8. 21Dave KwakmanRM
  9. 35Mexx MeerdinkF
  10. 11Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L
  11. 7Weslley PatatiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Delay in match because of an injury Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  2. 6'
  3. 7' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 7'
  5. 23' Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 26'
  7. 26'
  8. 45'+1' Goal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 1. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  9. 45' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Matisse Didden replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  10. 46' Ferdinand Pohl (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 47' Goal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 2. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  12. 49' Goal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 3. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
  13. 54' Guus Offerhaus (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 55' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Kevin Paredes replaces Dani de Wit because of an injury.
  15. 56' Weslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 62' Goal! FC Utrecht 1, AZ 3. Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross following a corner.
  17. 62' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Ferdinand Pohl.
  18. 62' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Davy van den Berg replaces Yoann Cathline.
  19. 66' Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Weslley Patati.
  20. 69' Arthur Zagré (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  22. 70'
  23. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 70'
  25. 80' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Neville Ogidi Nwankwo replaces Arthur Zagré.
  26. 80' Substitution, AZ. Rion Ichihara replaces Kees Smit.
  27. 81' Substitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  28. 84' Goal! FC Utrecht 1, AZ 4. Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Chávez following a fast break.
  29. 85' Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
  30. 89' Mateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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