Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, February 14, 2026
AZ Alkmaar DWLWD 2
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Excelsior DDDDW 1
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EXC101
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Team Stats

6
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
5
54.9
Possession
45.1
16
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
366
557
Passes
447
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
84
32
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
14
19
Effective Clearances
18
19
Clearances
18

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

EXC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Lewis SchoutenCD
  3. 3Rick MeissenCD-L
  4. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  5. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  6. 2Ilias BronkhorstRB
  7. 20Lennard HartjesCM-L
  8. 23Irakli YegoianCM-R
  9. 11Gyan De RegtLM
  10. 30Sanches FernandesRM
  11. 10Noah NaujoksF

Substitutes

  1. 7Emil HanssonSUB
  2. 15Simon JanssenSUB
  3. 33Jerolldino BergraafSUB
  4. 18Chris-Kevin NadjeSUB
  5. 6Adam CarlénSUB
  6. 29Mike van DuinenSUB
  7. 5Stan HendrikxSUB
  8. 16Calvin RaatsieSUB
  9. 26Miliano JonathansSUB
  10. 9Szymon WlodarczykSUB

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 15Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 34Mees De WitRB
  6. 9Troy ParrottAM
  7. 56Rio RobbemondLM
  8. 20Kasper BoogaardRM
  9. 19Jizz HornkampF
  10. 27Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L
  11. 7Weslley PatatiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Rion IchiharaSUB
  2. 23Billy Van DuijlSUB
  3. 4Maxim DekkerSUB
  4. 35Mexx MeerdinkSUB
  5. 10Sven MijnansSUB
  6. 24Ayoub OufkirSUB
  7. 71Jur SchipperSUB
  8. 22Elijah DijkstraSUB
  9. 11Ibrahim SadiqSUB
  10. 33Matej SinSUB
  11. 12Hobie VerhulstSUB
  12. 17Isak JensenSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Mateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 0. Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, AZ. Elijah Dijkstra replaces Mateo Chávez.
  5. 45' Substitution, AZ. Isak Jensen replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  6. 45' Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Weslley Patati.
  7. 57' Substitution, AZ. Sven Mijnans replaces Jizz Hornkamp.
  8. 69' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks.
  9. 69' Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Ilias Bronkhorst.
  10. 70' Rio Robbemond (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 70' Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Rio Robbemond.
  12. 79' Substitution, Excelsior. Miliano Jonathans replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  13. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  14. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Stan Henderikx replaces Lewis Schouten because of an injury.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 1. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
  16. 90'+6' Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 2. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kasper Boogaard with a cross following a corner.

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