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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 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 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
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
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' In just a few seconds AFAS Stadion will turn into a battlefield for AZ and Almere City FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Vangelis Pavlidis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' Damian van Bruggen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Almere City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Damian van Bruggen.
  • 24' A moment of madness from Damian van Bruggen on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Almere City FC will be frustrated.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' It’s high time Alex Pastoor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Ernest Poku has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The whistle greets Ruben van Bommel as he departs to be replaced by Myron van Brederode.
  • 51' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Loic Mbe Soh makes it 1-1.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Almere City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joey Jacobs.
  • 64' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani de Wit is hanging Djordje Mihailovic on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' Dani de Wit adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Damian van Bruggen departs to be replaced by Theo Barbet.
  • 73' Almere City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Kornelius Hansen is replaced by Yann Kitala.
  • 80' A goal from the Norway international David Wolfe! He fires home on 80 to make it 3-1!
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yann Kitala.
  • 86' Almere City FC ring the changes. Peer Koopmeiners has done his job and it is now time for Lance Duijvestijn to step up.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for David Wolfe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sheral Floranus.
  • 4-1 the final result. Almere City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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.