AZ vs FC Twente '65, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs FC Twente '65 — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
- FC Twente '65 12 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Van der Eijk
- Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
- Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | FC Twente '65 | H | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Apr | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Apr | SC Heerenveen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | Fortuna Sittard | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | FC Groningen | A | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Mar | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | AZ | A | 2–2 | D |
| 25 Apr | NEC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Apr | FC Volendam | H | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Apr | AFC Ajax | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Mar | Fortuna Sittard | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | FC Utrecht | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| AZ | FC Twente '65 | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #4 |
| 23 | Points | 24 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 7 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 7 / 3 / 2 |
| 24 | Scored | 30 |
| 16 | Conceded | 12 |
| +8 | GD | +18 |
| 1.92 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 58% | Win % | 58% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season
FC Twente '65 this season
AZ are 5th (23 pts). FC Twente '65 are 4th (24 pts).
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
FC Twente '65
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/5
31-45
7/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/2
76+
7/1
■ 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 |
FC Twente '65
| Wout Weghorst | 9 G | 2 A |
| Daan Rots | 3 G | 1 A |
| Daouda Weidmann | 3 G | 1 A |
| Marko Pjaca | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting FC Twente \'65 for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Twente \'65 winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 13' What a strike from Jordy Clasie! The score is 1-0.
- 18' FC Twente \'65 has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and FC Twente \'65 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 28' FC Twente \'65 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
- 32' Rome Owusu-Oduro doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 37' Wouter Goes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 313 games and scored 592 goals.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lars Unnerstall, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 52' FC Twente \'65 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink scoring 1 goals.
- 55' Sam Lammers does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Twente '65 surge ahead!
- 60' It’s high time Leeroy Echteld made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Isak Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daan Rots made 252 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 90' The travelling FC Twente \'65 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 9
- 17
- 34
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 26
- 22
- 27
Bench
- 12
- 11
- 2
- 6
- 35
- 7
- 24
- 18
- 33
- 15
- 20
- 45
Coach
Leeroy Echteld
FC Twente \'65 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 20
- 10
- 28
- 6
- 11
- 39
- 14
- 23
- 27
- 43
Bench
- 32
- 3
- 22
- 7
- 9
- 4
- 38
- 8
- 21
- 42
- 25
- 12
Coach
John van den Brom
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Manfred Ugalde | 6 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 4 |
| Daan Rots | 3 |
| Jens Odgaard | 2 |
| Ruben van Bommel | 2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
| Myron Boadu | 2 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
FC Twente \'65 xG
I would bet for:
AZ or FC Twente \'65 74% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Twente \'65
59%
AZ or FC Twente \'65
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | FC Twente \'65 covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 18% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

