AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior

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🕒 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Bos 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
AZ Alkmaar 7 · Excelsior 13
Referee Stats
17 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.71
Reds avg 0.24
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 24%
Draws 47%
Away wins 29%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26
Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

31
Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

0
Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 34
Avg: 1.35 / 2.00

Points

20
Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82
PPG
1.18
2.29
GF
1.35
1.53
GA
2.00
76%
O2.5
71%
76%
BTTS
76%
76%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th
Excelsior rank13th
AZ Alkmaar points52
Excelsior points38
AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13
27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals14-5
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

W W D D L
Points8/15
Weighted index71
Goals10-9
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 29%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%
Excelsior score away82%
Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%
Excelsior score first29%
Excelsior win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · Excelsior 44%
Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · Excelsior 20.8'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38
Excelsior score away1.35 vs 1.38
Excelsior concede away2.00 vs 1.80
AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while Excelsior score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 12
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
16-30 2

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 13
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
61-75 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
13
8
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
621
402
Passes Accurate
523
310
Passes %
84%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (64.3%)
BTTS10 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior Head-to-Head History by Season