Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, October 17, 2020
VVV-Venlo LWDLL 2
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AZ Alkmaar WLDDD 2
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Team Stats

20
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
6
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
43.9
Possession
56.1
11
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
250
Accurate Passes
358
332
Passes
436
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
67
31
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
12
25
Effective Clearances
16
25
Clearances
16

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 16Hobie VerhulstG
  2. 15Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 27Ramon LeeuwinCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 2Jonas SvenssonRB
  6. 10Dani de WitCM
  7. 8Teun KoopmeinersLM
  8. 6Fredrik MidtsjoRM
  9. 9Myron BoaduF
  10. 11Jesper KarlssonLF
  11. 7Calvin StengsRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Juan CastilloSUB
  2. 24Tijjani ReijndersSUB
  3. 28Albert GudmundssonSUB
  4. 17Zakaria AboukhlalSUB
  5. 18Hakon EvjenSUB
  6. 66André KrulSUB
  7. 26Yukinari SugawaraSUB
  8. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosSUB
  9. 56Elber EvoraSUB

VVV · 4-3-3

  1. 16Delano van CrooijG
  2. 3Arjan SwinkelsCD-L
  3. 14Christian KumCD-R
  4. 26Lukas SchmitzLB
  5. 17Tristan DekkerRB
  6. 4Roy GelmiCM
  7. 21Evert LinthorstLM
  8. 8Zinédine MachachRM
  9. 11Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 10Vito van CrooijLF
  11. 12Josua JohnRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Guus HuppertsSUB
  2. 19Yahcuroo RoemerSUB
  3. 9Ante CoricSUB
  4. 27Torino HunteSUB
  5. 25Jafar AriasSUB
  6. 30Jens CraenmehrSUB
  7. 5Steffen SchäferSUB
  8. 42Lars NabbeSUB
  9. 24Wassim EssanoussiSUB
  10. 18Stan Van DijckSUB
  11. 22Bram VerbongSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! AZ 1, VVV-Venlo 0. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  2. 19' Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 0. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonas Svensson with a headed pass.
  4. 30' Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Jonas Svensson (AZ) is shown the red card.
  6. 45' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte replaces Roy Gelmi.
  7. 46' Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Ante Coric replaces Zinedine Machach.
  9. 63' Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  10. 74' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Jafar Arias replaces Josua John.
  11. 78' Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Stan van Dijck replaces Lukas Schmitz.
  13. 86' Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 1. Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross following a corner.
  14. 88' Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 2. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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