AZ Alkmaar 5-2 GO Ahead Eagles: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

AZ Alkmaar

5 : 2

GO Ahead Eagles

D. Kwakman7'
R. Daal35', 86'
L. Schouten49'
M. Chavez Garcia68'

22'V. Edvardsen
90'M. Suray

AFAS StadionAlex BosCapacity 19,500Sat, 29 Aug 202618:45

AZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles crest

Assistant

Robert Franssen

Assistant

Robert Franssen

Substitutions

64'
218.2A
D. Kwakman
86.5
J. Clasie
64'
77.5
Weslley Patati
146.9A
C. Stengs
77'
226.6
E. Dijkstra
26.2
S. Maikuma
77'
106.9
K. Smit
246.7
A. Oufkir
83'
58.7A
M. Chavez Garcia
346.3
M. de Wit

Unused

Substitutions

46'
296.5
E. Flataker
96.3
S. I. Sigurdarson
59'
26.5
A. Sampsted
206.0
E. Waayers
59'
166.3
V. Edvardsen
186.5
R. Margaret
69'
106.0
S. Tengstedt
236.9
T. Baeten
77'
56.0
D. James
116.7
O. Sivertsen

Unused

Home

D. Kasius
Groin Injury
Out
S. Resink
Knee Injury
Out
M. Sin
Inactive
Out

Away

G. Nauber
Broken Leg
Out
P. Saathof
Knee Injury
Out
R. Weijenberg
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Ro-Zangelo Daal

Midfielder · AZ Alkmaar

10.0

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots4

Shots on target4

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won5

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes44

Key passes2

Pass accuracy80%

Defending

Duels won6 · 67%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Oskar Siira Sivertsen

Player
Jari De BusserG	2	2	1,85	-0,15	37/47	13/22
Kjetil HaugG	3	5	3,18	-1,82	27/41	3/17

Live stats

Possession & Passing

52%Possession48%

484Total passes441

84%Pass accuracy84%

8Corners4

Attack

21Shots10

8On target4

7Off target4

6Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

14Shots in box7

7Shots out box3

2.4xG2.0

-2.1Goals prevented-2.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides1

9Fouls6

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,78xG0,54

11Shots2

3On target2

0Big chances1

23Touches in box3

55%Possession45%

1Corners0

Second half

1,61xG1,28

9Shots8

5On target2

3Big chances2

21Touches in box12

48%Possession52%

7Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

AZ Alkmaar

2.39201352%

87% open play13% set piece

GO Ahead Eagles

1.9610648%

86% open play14% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

AZ Alkmaar2,39 xG · 5 scored

GO Ahead Eagles1,96 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

AZ Alkmaar36

Open play 32Set piece 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

GO Ahead Eagles18

Open play 11Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

AZ Alkmaar73% pressure

GO Ahead Eagles27% pressure

Match replay

91'

5-2

100%Draw 0%0%

2.39xG1.96

20Shots10

13On target6

Momentum

90' Goal Mathis Suray 0.93 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

20 v 10

AZ Alkmaar shoot right, GO Ahead Eagles left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AZAZ AlkmaarGOGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 7 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AZ AlkmaarGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AZ AlkmaarDefensive line 37%

GO Ahead EaglesDefensive line 28%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AZ AlkmaarUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Koopmeiners and Daal, 18 passes between them.

GO Ahead EaglesUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Dirksen and Kramer, 13 passes between them.

Tactical battle

71control29

Ro-Zangelo Daal

16 touches in box

In possession

70,1%Field tilt29,9%

10Passes into box4

29Progressive passes13

20Carries into final third3

14Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,87Press intensity (PPDA)14,12

12High turnovers5

17Regains within 5s6

17,7sBall recovery time22,2s

15Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

158Carries94

1880mCarry distance984m

30Progressive carries5

1060mProgressive carry distance549m

14Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won9

11Take-ons attempted17

442mProgressive pass distance261m

0Through balls0

3Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,46Expected threat (xT)0,57

4,65Action value (VAEP)1,18

36Shot-creating actions18

7Goal-creating actions4

1,88Expected assisted goals0,35

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,1Passes per attack3,7

13,8sAttack duration11,4s

2,36 m/sAttack directness1,84 m/s

5Build-up attacks2

18Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

44Touches in box15

38Final third entries57

3Big chances3

3,18xG on target1,84

2Big chances missed1

Passing

3/12 (25%)Crosses3/16 (19%)

26/45 (58%)Long balls24/58 (41%)

18Throw-ins21

6Free kicks9

5Goal kicks7

Duels

57Total43

25/51 (49%)Ground26/51 (51%)

14/17 (82%)Aerial3/17 (18%)

8/11 (73%)Dribbles9/16 (56%)

6Dispossessed5

Defending

53Recoveries42

10Interceptions15

12Tackles9

50%Tackles won67%

16Clearances25

1Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

1Errors led to goal2

0Errors led to shot1

7,34Average rating5,99

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AZ AlkmaarThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

GO Ahead EaglesThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals75%

38%3+ goals50%

25%4+ goals13%

They concede

63%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 5-2 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AZ AlkmaarshootallowGO Ahead Eagles

5.0%Six-yard box4.7%

62.9%Penalty area63.1%

23.9%Edge of the box+3.027.8%

8.2%Long range-3.24.4%

539 shots taken · 662 faced

GO Ahead EaglesshootallowAZ Alkmaar

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box4.3%

64.7%+2.4Penalty area62.1%

21.2%-3.7Edge of the box24.1%

7.3%Long range+1.99.5%

397 shots taken · 419 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

AZ Alkmaar beat GO Ahead Eagles 5-2 at AFAS Stadion in the Eredivisie. AZ Alkmaar led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: D. Kwakman (7'), R. Daal (35', 86'), L. Schouten (49'), M. Chavez Garcia (68') for AZ Alkmaar; V. Edvardsen (22'), M. Suray (90') for GO Ahead Eagles. In their last 18 meetings, AZ Alkmaar have won 12, GO Ahead Eagles 2, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.