AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
4-1
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Going into the match, AZ Alkmaar had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Utrecht had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.9. The sides have met 5 times in our records: AZ Alkmaar 1 win, Utrecht 2 wins, 2 drawn. AZ Alkmaar are 1st in the Eredivisie on 15 points; Utrecht are 15th on 2.
Match report
Home form going in: AZ Alkmaar
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W W L D D). 2.2 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Ajax · 18 Oct 2025
- W 2-1 vs Telstar · 5 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 28 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 vs Zwolle · 24 Sept 2025
- D 3-3 vs Feyenoord · 21 Sept 2025
- W 1-2 at Heracles · 14 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L W L L D). 0.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Freiburg · 23 Oct 2025
- W 3-1 vs Volendam · 18 Oct 2025
- L 3-2 at Feyenoord · 5 Oct 2025
- L 1-0 at Brann · 2 Oct 2025
- D 2-2 vs Heerenveen · 28 Sept 2025
- L 0-1 vs Lyon · 25 Sept 2025
Head-to-head: AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht
- Utrecht 1-4 AZ Alkmaar · 15 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 2-0 AZ Alkmaar · 1 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 0-0 AZ Alkmaar · 18 Jan 2025 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Utrecht · 29 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar 3-3 Utrecht · 19 May 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 6' Normal Goal — T. Parrott (AZ Alkmaar)
- 34' Normal Goal — T. Parrott (AZ Alkmaar)
- 51' Normal Goal — S. Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
- 69' Normal Goal — G. Zechiel (Utrecht)
- 88' Normal Goal — M. de Wit (AZ Alkmaar)
Match statistics
| AZ Alkmaar | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 3.59 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.99 |
| 18 | Total shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 489 | Total passes | 479 |
| 405 | Accurate passes | 388 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 14 | Key passes | 7 |
| 85 | Duels | 85 |
| 44 | Duels won | 41 |
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 |