Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Paulus van Boekel 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 11 · AZ Alkmaar 3

Referee Stats

Paulus van Boekel

19 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	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-16).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (56%).
Excelsior had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

16 / 24

Avg: 0.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 15

Avg: 1.88 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 2.12

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

0.82

PPG

2.12

0.94

1.88

1.41

0.88

59%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

Excelsior rank11th

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd

Excelsior points40

AZ Alkmaar points71

Excelsior: #11 · 40 pts · GD -15

39 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34

8 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 12%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home71%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away94%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home0.94 vs 1.72

Excelsior concede at home1.41 vs 1.42

AZ Alkmaar score away1.88 vs 1.42

AZ Alkmaar concede away0.88 vs 1.72

Excelsior score 45% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are level with league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 49% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

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

AZ Alkmaar 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

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

454

586

Passes Accurate

365

494

Passes %

80%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (64.3%)
BTTS	10 (71.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (85.7%)
BTTS	7 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

14 Feb 2026 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 21 Jan 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

10 Mar 2024 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 4 - 0 04 Nov 2023 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

10 Feb 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 5 - 0 23 Oct 2022 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1

2018-2019 Season

15 May 2019 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 4 - 2 15 Dec 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 2 - 1

2017-2018 Season

03 Mar 2018 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 24 Sep 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 0 - 2

2016-2017 Season

05 Mar 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 1 - 1 03 Dec 2016 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 3

2015-2016 Season

06 Mar 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior 2 - 0 15 Aug 2015 Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 2