Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sun 18 May 2025 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion 18,023 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Thomas Robinet
David Wolfe 64' 1–1
Y 40' Thom Haye

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Assistant 1 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
AZ 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-18 AZ 1–1 Almere City FC 2024-08-10 Almere City FC 0–1 AZ 2024-02-10 Almere City FC 0–0 AZ 2023-12-09 AZ 4–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Almere City FC H 1–1 D
14 May FC Twente '65 A 3–2 W
11 May FC Groningen H 3–0 W
04 May Go Ahead Eagles A 3–0 W
24 Apr NAC Breda H 1–1 D
13 Apr Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May AZ A 1–1 D
14 May Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
10 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–3 L
27 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
19 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
12 Apr PSV A 0–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Almere City FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Denso Kasius, a Netherlands , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruben van Bommel made 300 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Thomas Robinet does the damage! The net is bulging and Almere City FC surge ahead!
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Netherlands international Sven Mijnans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Thom Haye is booked for Almere City FC — card on 40.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonas Wendlinger suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Almere City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' AZ ring the changes. Denso Kasius has done his job and it is now time for Seiya Maikuma to step up.
  • 59' Ibrahim Sadiq is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mexx Meerdink at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! David Wolfe gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emanuel Poku is hanging Junior Kadile on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Mayckel Lahdo is replacing Ernest Poku for the AZ side.
  • 79' Almere City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' Another change for Almere City FC made on 81 minute. Nordin Bakker leaves to be changed by Jonas Wendlinger.
  • 82' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Charles-Andreas Brym departs to be replaced by Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 83' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Ruben van Bommel departs to be replaced by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Almere City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ54% Draw26% Almere City FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
81%
Draw or Almere City FC
46%
AZ or Almere City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw48% Almere City FC16%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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