De Graafschap vs Jong AZ

5 - 0

🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion De Vijverberg 🧑‍⚖️ Laurens Gerrets 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

De Graafschap 4 · Jong AZ 17

Referee Stats

Laurens Gerrets

20 matches · 3.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.30
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	75%
Draws	5%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

De Graafschap outshot their opponent (27-6).
De Graafschap controlled possession (62%).
De Graafschap had the sharper finishing (15-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

De Graafschap (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-6

Goals For / Against

42 / 31

Avg: 2.10 / 1.55

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Jong AZ (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-2-9

Goals For / Against

35 / 40

Avg: 1.84 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70

PPG

1.37

2.10

1.84

1.55

2.11

68%

O2.5

79%

74%

BTTS

68%

53%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

De Graafschap rank4th

Jong AZ rank17th

De Graafschap points63

Jong AZ points40

De Graafschap: #4 · 63 pts · GD +16

15 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Jong AZ: #17 · 40 pts · GD -15

38 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

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

De Graafschap last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals12-8

Record3-0-2

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.

Jong AZ last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-15

Record1-0-4

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.

De Graafschap trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

Jong AZ trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

De Graafschap score at home95%

De Graafschap clean sheet at home21%

Jong AZ score away74%

Jong AZ clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

De Graafschap score first53%

De Graafschap win after scoring first80%

Jong AZ score first32%

Jong AZ win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: De Graafschap 50% · Jong AZ 30%

Avg first goal minute: De Graafschap 18.4' · Jong AZ 27.7'

Vs league average

De Graafschap score at home2.10 vs 1.74

De Graafschap concede at home1.55 vs 1.46

Jong AZ score away1.84 vs 1.46

Jong AZ concede away2.11 vs 1.74

De Graafschap score 21% above league average, while Jong AZ score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: De Graafschap are 6% above league average at home, and Jong AZ are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

De Graafschap goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

Jong AZ goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

497

306

Passes Accurate

422

236

Passes %

85%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28'

28' Mathijs Menu

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Niemeijer

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Kok

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Hardeman

1st substitution · For: S. Bultman

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Chávez

1st substitution · For: F. Andersen

52'

52' R. Robbemond

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Y. van den Ban

2nd substitution · For: B. Kovacs

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ W. Bouziane

3rd substitution · For: A. Smits

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Niemeijer

Penalty

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Nils Eggens

2nd substitution · For: Kyano Kwint

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. El Allachi

3rd substitution · For: N. Kaninda

65'

65' S. Bultman

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Martens

4th substitution · For: F. de Jong

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Zwart

4th substitution · For: K. Inge

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Bultman

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Niemeijer

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Gijselhart

5th substitution · For: M. Smits

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

R. Niemeijer

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Simons

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Oerip

5th substitution · For: Joeri Oud

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

Kyano Kwint

Normal Goal

De Graafschap vs Jong AZ 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

De Graafschap beat Jong AZ 5-0 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Laurens Gerrets. It was played at Stadion De Vijverberg.

First half: Mathijs Menu received a yellow card for Jong AZ at 28'. De Graafschap took the lead at 37' when R. Niemeijer scored, with the assist credited to T. Kok, making the score 1-0.

Second half: De Graafschap made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Hardeman replacing S. Bultman. Jong AZ made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Chávez replacing F. Andersen. R. Robbemond received a red card for Jong AZ at 52'. Jong AZ made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Y. van den Ban replacing B. Kovacs. Jong AZ made their 3rd substitution at 57', with W. Bouziane replacing A. Smits. De Graafschap extended the lead at 61' when R. Niemeijer scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. De Graafschap made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Nils Eggens replacing Kyano Kwint. De Graafschap made their 3rd substitution at 62', with C. El Allachi replacing N. Kaninda. S. Bultman received a yellow card for De Graafschap at 65'. De Graafschap made their 4th substitution at 67', with N. Martens replacing F. de Jong. Jong AZ made their 4th substitution at 68', with J. Zwart replacing K. Inge. De Graafschap extended the lead at 72' when S. Bultman scored, with the assist credited to R. Niemeijer, making the score 3-0. De Graafschap made their 5th substitution at 74', with T. Gijselhart replacing M. Smits. De Graafschap extended the lead at 77' when R. Niemeijer scored, with the assist credited to J. Simons, making the score 4-0. Jong AZ made their 5th substitution at 80', with J. Oerip replacing Joeri Oud. De Graafschap added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+3' when Kyano Kwint scored, making the score 5-0.

De Graafschap used 5 substitutions while Jong AZ used 5 substitutions. De Graafschap got 1 yellow card, while Jong AZ got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.