Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Wed, 15 May 2019 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 16 · AZ Alkmaar 4

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

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	54%
Draws	8%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (13-19).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
Excelsior had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 36

Avg: 1.59 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.71 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

1.29

PPG

1.29

1.59

1.71

2.12

1.65

59%

O2.5

76%

65%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Excelsior rank16th

AZ Alkmaar rank4th

Excelsior points33

AZ Alkmaar points58

Excelsior: #16 · 33 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 58 pts · GD +21

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

W D L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-9

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 L D D D

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals6-9

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home82%

Excelsior clean sheet at home18%

AZ Alkmaar score away88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

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 home1.59 vs 2.01

Excelsior concede at home2.12 vs 1.46

AZ Alkmaar score away1.71 vs 1.46

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.65 vs 2.01

Excelsior score 21% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 45% above 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)

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

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

408

492

Passes Accurate

323

407

Passes %

79%

83%

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