Saturday , 14 November 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)
10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AZ and Almere City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 7' What a strike from Vangelis Pavlidis! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 22' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Damian van Bruggen.
  • 24' Almere City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' Almere City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' Almere City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Ruben van Bommel makes way for Myron van Brederode at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 51' AZ have won 597 goals from 316 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' What an equalizer from Loic Mbe Soh!
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Joey Jacobs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' The whistle greets Djordje Mihailovic as he departs to be replaced by Dani de Wit.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Dani de Wit makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Damian van Bruggen as he leaves the pitch. Theo Barbet steps in for Almere City FC.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stije Resink.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kornelius Hansen as he departs to be replaced by Yann Kitala.
  • 80' Against the run of play, David Wolfe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Yann Kitala argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Another change for Almere City FC made on 86 minute. Peer Koopmeiners leaves to be changed by Lance Duijvestijn.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for David Wolfe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Sheral Floranus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and Almere City FC share the spoils 4-1.

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.