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AZ vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
AZ
5 – 5
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 28 Jan 2023 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Nick Viergever

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Erik Koopman
  • Referee Joey Waleveld (Netherlands)

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

6
6
4
AZ 16 games · Avg 3.8 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-28 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht 2022-10-09 FC Utrecht 1–2 AZ 2022-05-11 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ 2021-10-17 AZ 5–1 FC Utrecht 2021-01-27 AZ 0–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan FC Utrecht H 5–5 D
25 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 4–1 W
22 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 3–1 W
14 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
07 Jan SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
12 Nov PSV A 1–0 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan AZ A 5–5 D
25 Jan SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
22 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
15 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 2–2 D
08 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
12 Nov FC Volendam A 4–0 W

Season Stats

AZ FC Utrecht
#1 Position #15
19 Points 5
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
18 Scored 11
6 Conceded 24
+12 GD -13
2.71 PPG 0.71
86% Win % 14%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts).

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
FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ 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
FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jordy Clasie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' GOAL! Anastasios Douvikas fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 16' GOAL! Anastasios Douvikas scores on 16. Assisted by Can Bozdogan
  • 17' Magnificent from Anastasios Douvikas! That is 57 goals in 2 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxim Dekker makes it 1-3.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The 27-year-old Jens Odgaard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' Magnificent from Vangelis Pavlidis! That is 129 goals in 168 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 3-3.
  • 35' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 4-3.
  • 40' Djordje Mihailovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 41' GOAL! Nick Viergever fires home to make it 4-4!
  • 44' The supporters are chanting for Zinho Vanheusden. He replaces Maxim Dekker on 44 minute.
  • 49' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Japan international Yukinari Sugawara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' What a moment for Anastasios Douvikas! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Yusuf Barasi gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Djordje Mihailovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Assisted by Taylor Booth with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anastasios Douvikas makes no mistake. 4-6!
  • 66' What a moment for Anastasios Douvikas! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 70' Magnificent from Mees De Wit! That is 9 goals in 236 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Mees De Wit is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 76' FC Utrecht are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 7-7.
  • 79' The deadlock is broken! Vangelis Pavlidis gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Othman Boussaid by Derensili Fernandes on 80 minute.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Sander van de Streek makes it 8-8 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 81' Sander van de Streek adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 8-9 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' Hidde ter Avest is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sean Klaiber at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Myron van Brederode is replacing Jens Odgaard for the AZ side.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nick Viergever.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AZ 5-5 FC Utrecht.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Silberbauer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 10
Anastasios Douvikas 7
Sander van de Streek 4
Dani de Wit 4
Mees De Wit 3
Victor Jensen 2
Ricardo van Rhijn 2
Calvin Stengs 2

Head to Head

2023-01-28 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht 2022-10-09 FC Utrecht 1–2 AZ 2022-05-11 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ 2021-10-17 AZ 5–1 FC Utrecht 2021-01-27 AZ 0–1 FC Utrecht

AZ Form

2023-01-28 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht D 2023-01-25 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ W 2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ W 2023-01-07 AZ 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2022-11-12 PSV 0–1 AZ W

FC Utrecht Form

2023-01-28 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht D 2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior W 2023-01-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-01-15 Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2023-01-08 FC Utrecht 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2022-11-12 FC Volendam 0–4 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
4.2 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ70% Draw15% FC Utrecht15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 5.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 65%
35%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Utrecht
30%
AZ or FC Utrecht
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ63% Draw25% FC Utrecht12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–5 not predicted
5 – 5
Actual
4 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
6.2%
5 – 1
5.3%
4 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.6%
5 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4%
3 – 0
4%
6 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
5 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 45% — 55%
-2 45% 18% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 15% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 6% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

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