Dutch Eredivisie

FT Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Excelsior WLWLD 1
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AZ Alkmaar DLWWL 1
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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
40
Possession
60
8
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
522
402
Passes
618
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
0
16
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.0
71
Long Balls
45
31
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
10
31
Effective Clearances
26
31
Clearances
26

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 34Mees De WitLB
  5. 22Elijah DijkstraRB
  6. 26Kees SmitAM
  7. 20Kasper BoogaardLM
  8. 6Peer KoopmeinersRM
  9. 9Troy ParrottF
  10. 17Isak JensenAM-L
  11. 7Weslley PatatiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Mateo ChávezSUB
  2. 19Jizz HornkampSUB
  3. 12Hobie VerhulstSUB
  4. 33Matej SinSUB
  5. 11Ibrahim SadiqSUB
  6. 31Daniel DeenSUB
  7. 24Ayoub OufkirSUB
  8. 2Seiya MaikumaSUB
  9. 4Maxim DekkerSUB
  10. 56Rio RobbemondSUB
  11. 23Billy Van DuijlSUB
  12. 27Ro-Zangelo DaalSUB

EXC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 3Rick MeissenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  5. 2Ilias BronkhorstRB
  6. 14Lewis SchoutenCM-L
  7. 23Irakli YegoianCM-R
  8. 7Emil HanssonLM
  9. 30Sanches FernandesRM
  10. 33Jerolldino BergraafCF-L
  11. 10Noah NaujoksCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Lennard HartjesSUB
  2. 6Adam CarlénSUB
  3. 17Nolan MartensSUB
  4. 25Stjin MiddendorpSUB
  5. 29Mike van DuinenSUB
  6. 18Chris-Kevin NadjeSUB
  7. 26Miliano JonathansSUB
  8. 11Gyan De RegtSUB
  9. 16Calvin RaatsieSUB
  10. 5Stan HendrikxSUB
  11. 15Simon JanssenSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Weslley Patati.
  2. 63' Substitution, AZ. Ro-Zangelo Daal replaces Isak Jensen.
  3. 64' Substitution, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt replaces Emil Hansson.
  4. 65' Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 0. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 67' Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  7. 77' Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 78' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  9. 78' Substitution, Excelsior. Miliano Jonathans replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  10. 78' Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Ilias Bronkhorst.
  11. 81' Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 1. Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike van Duinen.
  12. 84' Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Mees de Wit.
  13. 84' Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
  14. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lewis Schouten.
  15. 86' Mateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+3' Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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