Utrecht 1-4 AZ Alkmaar: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Utrecht

1 : 4

AZ Alkmaar

A. Stepanov62'

45'P. Koopmeiners
47'Weslley Patati
49'M. Meerdink
84'A. Oufkir

Stadion GalgenwaardDanny MakkelieCapacity 24,426Sat, 15 Aug 202618:45

Utrecht4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar crest

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Assistant

Robert Franssen

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

46'
446.5
M. Eerdhuijzen
35.9
M. Didden
55'
206.2
D. de Wit
307.3
K. Paredes
62'
106.7A
Y. Cathline
346.7
D. van den Berg
62'
536.3
F. Pohl
156.3
A. Blake
80'
925.2
A. Zagre
216.3
N. Ogidi Nwankwo

Unused

Assistant

Robert Franssen

Substitutions

66'
77.6
Weslley Patati
146.3
C. Stengs
80'
106.9A
K. Smit
186.9
R. Ichihara
81'
117.2
R. Daal
247.7
A. Oufkir
85'
68.2
P. Koopmeiners
26.7
S. Maikuma

Unused

Home

O. Agougil
Injury
Out
A. Engwanda
Hamstring Injury
Out
V. Jensen
Knee Injury
Out
M. Jonathans
Knee Injury
Out
N. Ohio
Knee Injury
Out

Away

J. Clasie
Injury
Out
J. Hornkamp
Ankle Injury
Out
D. Kasius
Groin Injury
Out
A. Natali
Inactive
Out
T. Parrott
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Peer Koopmeiners

Midfielder · AZ Alkmaar

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Build-up

Passes44

Key passes2

Pass accuracy86%

Defending

Tackles4

Blocks1

Duels won10 · 59%

Fouls won/made4 / 3

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Jari De BusserG	1	1	1,22	+0,22	21/31	7/16
Vasilis BarkasG	5	4	2,00	-2,00	27/39	5/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

48%Possession52%

372Total passes417

81%Pass accuracy84%

3Corners9

Attack

8Shots24

2On target9

4Off target10

2Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

6Shots in box11

2Shots out box13

0.8xG1.9

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves1

1Offsides0

23Fouls14

4Yellow cards2

Half by half

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

First half

0,28xG0,48

3Shots12

1On target3

0Big chances0

4Touches in box8

44%Possession56%

2Corners7

Second half

0,55xG1,45

5Shots12

1On target6

1Big chances1

13Touches in box15

51%Possession49%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Utrecht

0.838448%

58% open play42% set piece

AZ Alkmaar

1.93241552%

94% open play6% 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

32 shots

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

Utrecht0,83 xG · 1 scored

AZ Alkmaar1,93 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Utrecht15

Open play 7Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

AZ Alkmaar47

Open play 33Set piece 8Dribble 4Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

17 swings

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

Utrecht40% pressure

AZ Alkmaar60% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-4

0%Draw 0%100%

0.83xG1.93

8Shots24

4On target15

Momentum

90' Saved Calvin Stengs 0.05 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

8 v 24

Utrecht shoot right, AZ Alkmaar left. Bigger dot = better chance.

UTRUtrechtAZAZ Alkmaargoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 5 scored

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

UtrechtAZ Alkmaargoalsavedoff 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.

UtrechtDefensive line 38%

AZ AlkmaarDefensive line 40%

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.

UtrechtUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Horemans and Eerdhuijzen, 12 passes between them.

AZ AlkmaarUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Daal and Smit, 14 passes between them.

Tactical battle

42control58

Kees Smit

6 touches in box

In possession

35,9%Field tilt64,1%

8Passes into box9

21Progressive passes17

7Carries into final third9

6Chances created15

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

Out of possession

7,34Press intensity (PPDA)9,15

10High turnovers13

10Regains within 5s13

25,6sBall recovery time18,0s

6Interceptions7

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

Carrying

102Carries106

1192mCarry distance1375m

8Progressive carries19

566mProgressive carry distance758m

1Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

7Take-ons won15

19Take-ons attempted24

399mProgressive pass distance290m

1Through balls0

3Switches of play7

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

Threat created

0,80Expected threat (xT)0,89

1,34Action value (VAEP)4,35

15Shot-creating actions47

2Goal-creating actions8

0,69Expected assisted goals1,45

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

Tempo

3,2Passes per attack3,1

10,5sAttack duration10,7s

2,03 m/sAttack directness2,15 m/s

2Build-up attacks4

6Direct attacks11

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

More match stats

Attack

17Touches in box23

40Final third entries37

1Big chances1

1,22xG on target2,00

37Dangerous attacks50

Passing

4/21 (19%)Crosses4/16 (25%)

30/58 (52%)Long balls22/43 (51%)

15Throw-ins21

14Free kicks23

11Goal kicks6

Duels

45Total55

43/99 (43%)Ground56/99 (57%)

14/29 (48%)Aerial15/29 (52%)

7/17 (41%)Dribbles15/22 (68%)

8Dispossessed16

Defending

41Recoveries44

6Interceptions4

23Tackles18

78%Tackles won61%

19Clearances23

1Big chances scored1

2Errors led to goal0

1Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third4

6,23Average rating8,13

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

UtrechtThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

AZ AlkmaarThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal88%

50%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals38%

They concede

100%1+ goal63%

75%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-6 (H)

best 5-2 (H)·worst 0-2 (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.

UtrechtshootallowAZ Alkmaar

4.0%Six-yard box4.3%

67.1%+4.8Penalty area62.1%

21.9%-3.0Edge of the box24.1%

6.9%Long range+1.99.5%

547 shots taken · 419 faced

AZ AlkmaarshootallowUtrecht

5.0%Six-yard box3.9%

62.9%Penalty area-3.958.6%

23.9%Edge of the box+2.827.6%

8.2%Long range+2.39.9%

539 shots taken · 464 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 Utrecht 4-1 at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie. AZ Alkmaar led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Stepanov (62') for Utrecht; P. Koopmeiners (45'), Weslley Patati (47'), M. Meerdink (49'), A. Oufkir (84') for AZ Alkmaar. In their last 36 meetings, Utrecht have won 14, AZ Alkmaar 13, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.