Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, March 11, 2023
FC Groningen DLDWL 0
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AZ Alkmaar WLWWW 1
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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
47.9
Possession
52.1
11
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
431
Accurate Passes
479
529
Passes
576
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
73
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
21
15
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-L
  3. 46Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 5Milos KerkezLB
  5. 32Fedde de JongRB
  6. 16Sven MijnansAM
  7. 8Jordy ClasieLM
  8. 6Tijjani ReijndersRM
  9. 9Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 11Jesper KarlssonAM-L
  11. 7Jens OdgaardAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Mayckel LahdoSUB
  2. 28Zico BuurmeesterSUB
  3. 17Yusuf BarasiSUB
  4. 19Myron van BrederodeSUB
  5. 31Sam BeukemaSUB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicSUB
  7. 43Lewis SchoutenSUB
  8. 45Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroSUB
  9. 34Mees De WitSUB
  10. 12Hobie VerhulstSUB
  11. 35Mexx MeerdinkSUB

GRO · 4-3-3

  1. 20Michael VerripsG
  2. 12Radinio BalkerCD-L
  3. 42Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. 15Jetro WillemsLB
  5. 19Liam van GelderenRB
  6. 6Laros DuarteCM
  7. 8Johan HoveLM
  8. 7Tomás SuslovRM
  9. 9Ricardo PepiF
  10. 28Elvis ManuLF
  11. 55Thom Van BergenRF

Substitutes

  1. 40Luciano ValenteSUB
  2. 31Aimar SherSUB
  3. 25Jan de BoerSUB
  4. 37Matej ChalusSUB
  5. 1Peter LeeuwenburghSUB
  6. 4Joel PelupessySUB
  7. 34Ragnar OratmangoenSUB
  8. 2Damil DankerluiSUB
  9. 23Florian KrügerSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! AZ 1, FC Groningen 0. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  2. 57' Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Substitution, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente replaces Laros Duarte.
  4. 64' Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Fedde de Jong.
  5. 65' Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Jens Odgaard.
  6. 65' Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez.
  7. 76' Substitution, FC Groningen. Aimar Sher replaces Thom van Bergen.
  8. 77' Substitution, FC Groningen. Damil Dankerlui replaces Jetro Willems.
  9. 77' Substitution, AZ. Yusuf Barasi replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  10. 82' Substitution, FC Groningen. Florian Krüger replaces Elvis Manu.
  11. 90' Substitution, AZ. Zico Buurmeester replaces Jesper Karlsson.

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