Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
NEC Nijmegen WDWWW 3
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AZ Alkmaar WWLDW 1
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NEC213
AZ101
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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
51.7
Possession
48.3
19
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
299
Accurate Passes
278
418
Passes
394
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.6
88
Long Balls
70
29
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
10
21
Effective Clearances
29
21
Clearances
29

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 41Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 4Maxim DekkerCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 34Mees De WitLB
  5. 5Alexandre PenetraRB
  6. 6Peer KoopmeinersCM
  7. 33Matej SinLM
  8. 20Kasper BoogaardRM
  9. 9Troy ParrottF
  10. 27Ro-Zangelo DaalLF
  11. 17Isak JensenRF

NEC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gonzalo CrettazG
  2. 4Ahmetcan KaplanCD
  3. 24Deveron FonvilleCD-L
  4. 14Eli DasaCD-R
  5. 23Kodai SanoCM-L
  6. 6Darko NejasmicCM-R
  7. 11Basar ÖnalLM
  8. 25Sami OuaissaRM
  9. 30Bryan LinssenF
  10. 20Noé LebretonCF-L
  11. 10Tjaronn CheryCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 10' Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 1. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
  3. 12' Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 2. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
  4. 40' Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 2. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isak Jensen.
  5. 52' Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 3. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  6. 65' Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Matej Sín.
  7. 65' Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Maxim Dekker.
  8. 65' Substitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Isak Jensen.
  9. 65' Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  10. 71' Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, N.E.C.. Brayann Pereira replaces Sami Ouaissa.
  12. 76' Substitution, N.E.C.. Philippe Sandler replaces Noé Lebreton.
  13. 76' Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Bryan Linssen.
  14. 77' Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, N.E.C.. Virgil Misidjan replaces Basar Önal.
  16. 83' Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Tjaronn Chery.

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