PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar

PEC Zwolle

3 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 MAC³PARK Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

PEC Zwolle 15 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

PEC Zwolle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 21

Avg: 1.24 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

1.65

PPG

1.24

1.12

1.24

1.47

47%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

PEC Zwolle rank15th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

PEC Zwolle points37

AZ Alkmaar points52

PEC Zwolle: #15 · 37 pts · GD -27

28 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

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.

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

PEC Zwolle last 5 home

L W D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-6

Record2-2-1

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 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.

PEC Zwolle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 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

PEC Zwolle score at home71%

PEC Zwolle clean sheet at home29%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

PEC Zwolle score first59%

PEC Zwolle win after scoring first70%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: PEC Zwolle 20% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: PEC Zwolle 21.6' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

PEC Zwolle score at home1.24 vs 1.80

PEC Zwolle concede at home1.24 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

PEC Zwolle score 31% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: PEC Zwolle are 10% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

PEC Zwolle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 72% 2H scored: 28% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 1

46-60 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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Shoretire

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Namli

23'

23' Alexandre Penetra

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. MacNulty

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Namli

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ S. Mijnans

1st substitution · For: M. Šín

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Z. Buurmeester

1st substitution · For: Jamiro Monteiro

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Jensen

2nd substitution · For: I. Sadiq

55'

55' M. Chávez

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Graves

2nd substitution · For: O. Aertssen

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Alexandre Penetra

3rd substitution · For: J. Hornkamp

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Chávez

4th substitution · For: E. Dijkstra

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Y. Namli

3rd substitution · For: K. de Rooij

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Koopmeiners

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Weslley Patati

5th substitution · For: W. Bouziane

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Shoretire

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Floranus

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ T. Oosting

4th substitution · For: N. Fichtinger

90+5'

90+5' S. Shoretire

PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

PEC Zwolle beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Dennis Higler. It was played at MAC³PARK Stadion.

First half: PEC Zwolle took an early lead at 7' when S. Shoretire scored, with the assist credited to Y. Namli, making the score 1-0. Alexandre Penetra received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 23'. PEC Zwolle extended the lead at 26' when A. MacNulty scored, with the assist credited to Y. Namli, making the score 2-0. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 43', with S. Mijnans replacing M. Šín.

Second half: PEC Zwolle made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. Buurmeester replacing Jamiro Monteiro. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. Jensen replacing I. Sadiq. M. Chávez received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 55'. PEC Zwolle made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Graves replacing O. Aertssen. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Alexandre Penetra replacing J. Hornkamp. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 67', with M. Chávez replacing E. Dijkstra. PEC Zwolle made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Y. Namli replacing K. de Rooij. AZ Alkmaar reduced the deficit at 74' when P. Koopmeiners scored, making the score 2-1. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 82', with Weslley Patati replacing W. Bouziane. PEC Zwolle added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when S. Shoretire scored, with the assist credited to S. Floranus, making the score 3-1. PEC Zwolle made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with T. Oosting replacing N. Fichtinger. S. Shoretire received a yellow card for PEC Zwolle at 90+5'.

PEC Zwolle used 4 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. PEC Zwolle got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards.