AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen

4 - 1

🕒 Sat, 20 May 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals

Eredivisie Table

AZ Alkmaar 5 · Groningen 8

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	27%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (20-9).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-9-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 31

Avg: 1.72 / 1.72

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.58

PPG

1.11

2.00

1.72

1.37

1.72

63%

O2.5

61%

68%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th

Groningen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar points58

Groningen points43

AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 58 pts · GD +10

23 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Groningen: #8 · 43 pts · GD -2

38 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals12-6

Record3-1-1

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

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals12-13

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 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 21%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home89%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home26%

Groningen score away67%

Groningen clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Groningen 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.00 vs 1.67

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.37 vs 1.24

Groningen score away1.72 vs 1.24

Groningen concede away1.72 vs 1.67

AZ Alkmaar score 20% above league average, while Groningen score 39% above league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Groningen are 3% above 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Groningen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

497

401

Passes Accurate

422

321

Passes %

85%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	11
Draws	4
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (50.0%)
BTTS	9 (45.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	8
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (60.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

22 Mar 2026 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 10 Aug 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1

2024-2025 Season

11 May 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 3 - 0 25 Aug 2024 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0

2022-2023 Season

11 Mar 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 01 Oct 2022 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 4

2021-2022 Season

21 Dec 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 24 Oct 2021 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 May 2021 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 06 Dec 2020 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

30 Mar 2019 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 1 - 0 23 Sep 2018 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3

2017-2018 Season

18 Mar 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 3 - 2 15 Oct 2017 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

20 May 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1 17 May 2017 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 4 01 Apr 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 0 - 0 23 Oct 2016 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0

2015-2016 Season

20 Feb 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 4 - 1 20 Sep 2015 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 0