Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar

Excelsior

1 - 2

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Erwin Blank 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 13 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Erwin Blank

14 matches · 2.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	7%
Home wins	36%
Draws	29%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (11-16).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 22

Avg: 1.18 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

1.06

PPG

1.24

1.18

1.12

1.29

1.47

53%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Excelsior rank13th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Excelsior points38

AZ Alkmaar points52

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.

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.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-6

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

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home76%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first53%

Excelsior win after scoring first56%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 43% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.6' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.18 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home1.29 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 35% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 6% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

450

559

Passes Accurate

371

471

Passes %

82%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' I. Bronkhorst

29'

29' M. Chávez

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Bronkhorst

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Weslley Patati

1st substitution · For: I. Sadiq

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Daal

2nd substitution · For: I. Jensen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Chávez

3rd substitution · For: E. Dijkstra

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Hornkamp

4th substitution · For: S. Mijnans

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ I. Bronkhorst

1st substitution · For: S. Janssen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ N. Naujoks

2nd substitution · For: Jerolldino Armantrading

70'

70' R. Robbemond

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Robbemond

5th substitution · For: M. Meerdink

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

3rd substitution · For: M. Jonathans

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Hartjes

4th substitution · For: S. Henderikx

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Schouten

5th substitution · For: A. Carlén

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Parrott

Normal Goal · Assist: M. de Wit

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Alexandre Penetra

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Boogaard

Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Excelsior 2-1 on Saturday, 14 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Erwin Blank. It was played at unknown.

First half: I. Bronkhorst received a yellow card for Excelsior at 20'. M. Chávez received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 29'. Excelsior took the lead at 45' when I. Bronkhorst scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 46', with Weslley Patati replacing I. Sadiq. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Daal replacing I. Jensen. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 46', with M. Chávez replacing E. Dijkstra. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 57', with J. Hornkamp replacing S. Mijnans. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 69', with I. Bronkhorst replacing S. Janssen. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 69', with N. Naujoks replacing Jerolldino Armantrading. R. Robbemond received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 70'. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 70', with R. Robbemond replacing M. Meerdink. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 79', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing M. Jonathans. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 84', with L. Hartjes replacing S. Henderikx. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 84', with L. Schouten replacing A. Carlén. AZ Alkmaar found a late equaliser at 90' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to M. de Wit, making the score 1-1. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 90' when Alexandre Penetra scored, with the assist credited to K. Boogaard, making the score 1-2.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. Excelsior got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards.