Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar

Groningen

3 - 0

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Martijn Vos 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Groningen 9 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Martijn Vos

9 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.78
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	22%
Draws	56%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-16).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 18

Avg: 1.59 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.47

PPG

1.24

1.59

1.12

1.06

1.47

65%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Groningen rank9th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Groningen points48

AZ Alkmaar points52

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.

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.

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

Groningen last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-5

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.

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.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

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

Groningen score at home76%

Groningen clean sheet at home35%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first59%

Groningen win after scoring first60%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 60% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 24.4' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.59 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home1.06 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

Groningen score 12% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 23% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 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

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

403

451

Passes Accurate

322

375

Passes %

80%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Peersman

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Alexandre Penetra

1st substitution · For: B. van Duijl

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Kasius

2nd substitution · For: E. Dijkstra

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ T. de Jonge

1st substitution · For: B. Willumsson

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. van Bergen

Normal Goal · Assist: D. van der Werff

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ W. Goes

3rd substitution · For: M. Meerdink

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ I. Jensen

4th substitution · For: I. Sadiq

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

T. Land

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rente

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Peersman

2nd substitution · For: Wouter Prins

79'

79' R. Daal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ P. Koopmeiners

5th substitution · For: R. Ichihara

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Y. Taha

3rd substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Land

4th substitution · For: Rui Mendes

90+1'

90+1' Tyrique Mercera

Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Martijn Vos. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: Groningen took the lead at 36' when M. Peersman scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 46', with Alexandre Penetra replacing B. van Duijl. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Kasius replacing E. Dijkstra. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 57', with T. de Jonge replacing B. Willumsson. Groningen extended the lead at 58' when T. van Bergen scored, with the assist credited to D. van der Werff, making the score 2-0. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 66', with W. Goes replacing M. Meerdink. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 67', with I. Jensen replacing I. Sadiq. Groningen extended the lead at 76' when T. Land scored, with the assist credited to M. Rente, making the score 3-0. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Peersman replacing Wouter Prins. R. Daal received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 79'. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 82', with P. Koopmeiners replacing R. Ichihara. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Y. Taha replacing Tyrique Mercera. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 88', with T. Land replacing Rui Mendes. Tyrique Mercera received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+1'.

Groningen used 4 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. Groningen got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 1 yellow card.