AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
4-0
ExcelsiorAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Going into the match, AZ Alkmaar had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Excelsior had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 2 times in our records: AZ Alkmaar 1 win, 1 drawn. AZ Alkmaar are 1st in the Eredivisie on 15 points; Excelsior are 4th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D W W D L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 2 Mar 2024
- W 2-0 vs Ajax · 25 Feb 2024
- W 1-2 at Fortuna Sittard · 17 Feb 2024
- D 0-0 at Almere City · 10 Feb 2024
- L 0-1 vs Feyenoord · 4 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 at Heerenveen · 28 Jan 2024
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (L L L L L). 1.4 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 5-2 at Fortuna Sittard · 3 Mar 2024
- L 1-2 vs Vitesse · 25 Feb 2024
- L 4-2 at Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Feb 2024
- L 0-3 vs Twente · 10 Feb 2024
- L 2-1 at Almere City · 2 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 vs Utrecht · 27 Jan 2024
Head-to-head: AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior
- Excelsior 1-2 AZ Alkmaar · 14 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Excelsior · 21 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 13' Normal Goal — D. de Wit (AZ Alkmaar)
- 15' Normal Goal — V. Pavlidis (AZ Alkmaar)
- 25' Normal Goal — S. Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
- 72' Normal Goal — S. Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
Match statistics
| AZ Alkmaar | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 0 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 1.96 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.15 |
| 16 | Total shots | 4 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 573 | Total passes | 418 |
| 483 | Accurate passes | 333 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 11 | Key passes | 3 |
| 97 | Duels | 97 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |