AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen

AZ Alkmaar

4 - 1

Groningen

🕒 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 7 · Groningen 9

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	48%
Draws	15%
Away wins	37%

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26

Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27

Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.35

2.29

1.29

1.53

1.59

76%

O2.5

47%

76%

BTTS

59%

76%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Groningen rank9th

AZ Alkmaar points52

Groningen points48

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.

Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4

17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-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.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

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%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

Groningen score away82%

Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%

Groningen score first41%

Groningen win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · Groningen 38%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38

Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Kasius

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Poku

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Parrott

Penalty

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Resink

Own Goal

35'

35' M. de Wit

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Rente

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Taha

45+2'

45+2' K. Smit

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. van der Werff

1st substitution · For: J. Schreuders

47'

47' T. de Jonge

61'

61' M. Peersman

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Wouter Prins

2nd substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Daal

1st substitution · For: I. Jensen

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Rente

3rd substitution · For: Noam Fritz Emeran

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Smit

2nd substitution · For: P. Koopmeiners

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. de Wit

3rd substitution · For: M. Chávez

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Poku

4th substitution · For: M. Meerdink

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Mijnans

5th substitution · For: I. Sadiq

87' ⚽

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87' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

T. Parrott

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Chávez

AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Groningen 4-1 on Sunday, 10 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took an early lead at 5' when D. Kasius scored, with the assist credited to E. Poku, making the score 1-0. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 18' when T. Parrott scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 32' when S. Resink scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-0. M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 35'. Groningen reduced the deficit at 44' when M. Rente scored, with the assist credited to Y. Taha, making the score 3-1. K. Smit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 45+2'.

Second half: Groningen made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. van der Werff replacing J. Schreuders. T. de Jonge received a yellow card for Groningen at 47'. M. Peersman received a yellow card for Groningen at 61'. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Wouter Prins replacing Tyrique Mercera. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 68', with R. Daal replacing I. Jensen. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Rente replacing Noam Fritz Emeran. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Smit replacing P. Koopmeiners. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. de Wit replacing M. Chávez. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 77', with E. Poku replacing M. Meerdink. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 85', with S. Mijnans replacing I. Sadiq. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 87' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to M. Chávez, making the score 4-1.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while Groningen used 3 substitutions. AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards, while Groningen got 2 yellow cards.