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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)
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AFAS Stadion will turn into a battlefield for AZ and Almere City FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 7' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 12' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 22' Almere City FC have won 62 goals from 69 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The referee shows Almere City FC player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Damian van Bruggen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Rajiv van La Parra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Ruben van Bommel departs to be replaced by Myron van Brederode.
  • 51' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Loic Mbe Soh has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joey Jacobs.
  • 64' The AZ bench stirs into life. Djordje Mihailovic is withdrawn and Dani de Wit gets his opportunity.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Dani de Wit — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' The whistle greets Damian van Bruggen as he departs to be replaced by Theo Barbet.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Stije Resink argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' Yann Kitala is replacing Kornelius Hansen for the Almere City FC side.
  • 80' David Wolfe makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and AZ are in front.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Yann Kitala argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lance Duijvestijn is hanging Peer Koopmeiners on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' David Wolfe is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Sheral Floranus. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. AZ beats Almere City FC

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.