Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
4 – 1
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Vangelis Pavlidis 7' 1–0
1–1 56' Loic Mbe Soh
Dani de Wit 66' 2–1
David Wolfe 80' 3–1
Vangelis Pavlidis 90+3' 4–1
Y 23' Damian van Bruggen
Y 64' Joey Jacobs
Y 73' Stije Resink
Y 81' Yann Kitala
David Wolfe 88' Y
Y 90' Sheral Floranus
Jordy Clasie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
AZ 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 AZ 4–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Almere City FC H 4–1 W
06 Dec NEC H 1–2 L
03 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
26 Nov FC Volendam H 3–0 W
12 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
04 Nov SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec AZ A 1–4 L
01 Dec SC Heerenveen A 0–3 L
26 Nov Heracles Almelo H 0–5 L
12 Nov AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
05 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
28 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stije Resink, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 7' Magnificent from Vangelis Pavlidis! That is 129 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' Damian van Bruggen, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Damian van Bruggen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 24' Damian van Bruggen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Almere City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Wouter Goes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Sheral Floranus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Myron van Brederode is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ruben van Bommel at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Loic Mbe Soh makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Almere City FC are in front.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Joey Jacobs on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Almere City FC will be frustrated.
  • 64' A tactical swap from AZ — Dani de Wit on, Djordje Mihailovic off on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Dani de Wit doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Theo Barbet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Damian van Bruggen on 69 minute.
  • 73' Stije Resink picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Yann Kitala on, Kornelius Hansen off on 77 minutes.
  • 80' David Wolfe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Yann Kitala on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Almere City FC will be frustrated.
  • 86' Another substitution for Almere City FC to replace Peer Koopmeiners by Lance Duijvestijn on 86 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Wolfe.
  • 90' Almere City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Almere City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.36 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + AZ to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ63% Draw21% Almere City FC16%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
83%
Draw or Almere City FC
37%
AZ or Almere City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ48% Draw38% Almere City FC14%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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