Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs AS Roma, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
AS Roma
Thu 23 Jan 2025 · 17:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Artem Dovbyk
Y 35' Mats Hummels
Mexx Meerdink 53' Y
Wouter Goes 63' Y
Y 71' Alexis Saelemaekers
Kristijan Belic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs AS Roma — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AS Roma 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 23.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
AZ 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals AS Roma
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-23 AZ 1–0 AS Roma

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan AS Roma H 1–0 W
18 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–0 D
11 Jan PSV A 2–2 D
21 Dec FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
15 Dec NAC Breda A 2–1 W
12 Dec PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 2–2 D
AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan AZ A 0–1 L
17 Jan Genoa CFC H 3–1 W
12 Jan Bologna FC 1909 A 2–2 D
05 Jan SS Lazio H 2–0 W
29 Dec AC Milan A 1–1 D
22 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 5–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 3 G
Weslley Patati 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and AS Roma is underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AS Roma seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The travelling AS Roma supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' Artem Dovbyk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Alexandre Penetra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Niccolo Pisilli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 538 appearances.
  • 34' Paulo Dybala, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' That looks like a foul for a card for Mats Hummels.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' Sven Mijnans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Artem Dovbyk is withdrawn and Matias Soule gets his opportunity.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rome Owusu-Oduro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 53' Mexx Meerdink picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Manu Kone has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 62' AZ make a change. Mayckel Lahdo trudges off to be replaced by Zico Buurmeester on 62 minutes.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Wouter Goes.
  • 68' Mats Hummels has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Alexis Saelemaekers. He receives a card.
  • 72' Troy Parrott is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mexx Meerdink at the 72 minute mark.
  • 74' AS Roma make a change. Alexis Saelemaekers trudges off to be replaced by Stephan El Shaarawy on 74 minutes.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' Magnificent from Troy Parrott! That is 46 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' Fresh legs for AS Roma! Tommaso Baldanzi comes on to replace Leandro Paredes.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kristijan Belic on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AS Roma.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.22 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 AS Roma xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ50% Draw30% AS Roma20%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
80%
Draw or AS Roma
50%
AZ or AS Roma
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ31% Draw55% AS Roma14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push AS Roma covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 26% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.