Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht

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AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Utrecht 11 · AZ Alkmaar 2

Referee Stats

Danny Makkelie

6 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	50%
Draws	17%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (8-24).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 14

Avg: 2.00 / 3.50

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 7

Avg: 2.20 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

1.00

PPG

2.00

2.20

3.50

1.40

100%

O2.5

60%

100%

BTTS

60%

50%

Score 1st

60%

League-position context

Utrecht rank11th

AZ Alkmaar rank2nd

Utrecht points11

AZ Alkmaar points20

Utrecht: #11 · 11 pts · GD -10

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #2 · 20 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Utrecht last 5 home

W D L L

Points4/12

Weighted index50

Goals8-14

Record1-1-2

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 L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals11-7

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.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 25%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Utrecht score at home100%

Utrecht clean sheet at home0%

AZ Alkmaar score away80%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first50%

Utrecht win after scoring first50%

AZ Alkmaar score first60%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 50% · AZ Alkmaar 50%

Avg first goal minute: Utrecht 29.5' · AZ Alkmaar 36.7'

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home2.00 vs 1.80

Utrecht concede at home3.50 vs 2.04

AZ Alkmaar score away2.20 vs 2.04

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.40 vs 1.80

Utrecht score 11% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Utrecht are 72% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Utrecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 13% 2H scored: 88% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

371

409

Passes Accurate

301

348

Passes %

81%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' A. Stepanov

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Koopmeiners

Normal Goal

46'

46' F. Pohl

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Eerdhuijzen

1st substitution · For: M. Didden

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Weslley Patati

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Smit

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

M. Meerdink

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Chávez

54'

54' G. Offerhaus

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ D. de Wit

2nd substitution · For: K. Paredes

56'

56' Weslley Patati

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ F. Pohl

3rd substitution · For: A. Blake

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

A. Stepanov

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Cathline

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Y. Cathline

4th substitution · For: D. van den Berg

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Weslley Patati

1st substitution · For: C. Stengs

69'

69' A. Zagré

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Zagré

5th substitution · For: N. Ogidi Nwankwo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Smit

2nd substitution · For: R. Ichihara

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Daal

3rd substitution · For: A. Oufkir

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

A. Oufkir

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Chávez

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ P. Koopmeiners

4th substitution · For: S. Maikuma

89'

89' M. Chávez

Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Utrecht 4-1 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at Stadion Galgenwaard.

First half: A. Stepanov received a yellow card for Utrecht at 23'. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 45' when P. Koopmeiners scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: F. Pohl received a yellow card for Utrecht at 46'. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Eerdhuijzen replacing M. Didden. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 47' when Weslley Patati scored, with the assist credited to K. Smit, making the score 0-2. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 49' when M. Meerdink scored, with the assist credited to M. Chávez, making the score 0-3. G. Offerhaus received a yellow card for Utrecht at 54'. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 55', with D. de Wit replacing K. Paredes. Weslley Patati received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 56'. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 62', with F. Pohl replacing A. Blake. Utrecht reduced the deficit at 62' when A. Stepanov scored, with the assist credited to Y. Cathline, making the score 1-3. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 62', with Y. Cathline replacing D. van den Berg. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 66', with Weslley Patati replacing C. Stengs. A. Zagré received a yellow card for Utrecht at 69'. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Zagré replacing N. Ogidi Nwankwo. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 80', with K. Smit replacing R. Ichihara. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Daal replacing A. Oufkir. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 84' when A. Oufkir scored, with the assist credited to M. Chávez, making the score 1-4. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 85', with P. Koopmeiners replacing S. Maikuma. M. Chávez received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 89'.

Utrecht used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 4 substitutions. Utrecht got 4 yellow cards, while AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards.