AZ vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

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FC Utrecht

Sun 19 May 2024 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Mees De Wit 15' 1–0

Ruben van Bommel 16' 2–0

Vangelis Pavlidis 37' 3–0

3–1 55' Othman Boussaid

3–2 71' Sam Lammers

3–3 81' Victor Jensen

Vangelis Pavlidis 38' Y

Ibrahim Sadiq 51' Y

Dani de Wit 60' R

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bas Nijhuis
Assistant 1 Charles Schaap
Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

AZ 16 games · Avg 3.8 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 AZ 3–3 FC Utrecht 2023-12-03 FC Utrecht 1–1 AZ 2023-01-28 AZ 5–5 FC Utrecht 2022-10-09 FC Utrecht 1–2 AZ 2022-05-11 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	FC Utrecht	H	3–3	D
12 May	Go Ahead Eagles	A	3–0	W
05 May	FC Twente '65	H	2–1	W
28 Apr	NEC	A	3–0	W
13 Apr	RKC Waalwijk	H	3–2	W
06 Apr	PSV	A	1–5	L

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	AZ	A	3–3	D
12 May	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–1	L
05 May	SBV Vitesse	H	1–0	W
28 Apr	RKC Waalwijk	A	2–2	D
14 Apr	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	SC Heerenveen	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

AZ		FC Utrecht
#1	Position	#16
6	Points	0
2	Played	2
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 2
6	Scored	2
1	Conceded	6
+5	GD	-4
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). FC Utrecht are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Utrecht

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against FC Utrecht in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The 25-year-old Taylor Booth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Mees De Wit makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and AZ are in front.
16' Ruben van Bommel makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AZ are in front.
21' Denmark international Oscar Fraulo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Can Bozdogan made 406 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' What a moment for Vangelis Pavlidis! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
38' Vangelis Pavlidis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ibrahim Sadiq on 51 minutes.
55' Othman Boussaid makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and FC Utrecht are in front.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dani de Wit.
64' Time for substitution for AZ. Ruben van Bommel is replaced by Denso Kasius.
65' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Mark van der Maarel is withdrawn and Jeppe Okkels gets his opportunity.
70' Maty Ryan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' The Netherlands Sam Lammers breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-2!
72' Marouan Azarkan is replacing Taylor Booth for the FC Utrecht side.
77' Riechedly Bazoer makes way for Bruno Martins Indi at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
79' The supporters are chanting for Tiago Dantas. He replaces Jordy Clasie on 79 minute.
81' Assisted by Jeppe Okkels with the perfectly-timed delivery and Victor Jensen makes no mistake. 3-3!
86' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
89' Oscar Fraulo is replacing Zidane Iqbal for the FC Utrecht side.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Maty Ryan
10
Dani de Wit
8
Jordy Clasie ↓ Tiago Dantas 79'
25
Riechedly Bazoer ↓ Bruno Martins Indi 77'
9
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Ernest Poku 77'
2
Yukinari Sugawara
11
Ibrahim Sadiq
16
Sven Mijnans
34
Mees De Wit ↓ David Wolfe 64'
5
Alexandre Penetra
15
Ruben van Bommel ↓ Denso Kasius 64'

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Mark van der Maarel ↓ Jeppe Okkels 65'
26
Othman Boussaid ↓ Victor Jensen 72'
18
Jens Toornstra
9
Sam Lammers
5
Hidde ter Avest ↓ Niklas Vesterlund 72'
16
Souffian El Karouani
6
Can Bozdogan
10
Taylor Booth ↓ Marouan Azarkan 72'
34
Ryan Flamingo
14
Zidane Iqbal ↓ Oscar Fraulo 89'
1
Vassilis Barkas

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

4.5 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + AZ to win 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AZ74% Draw14% FC Utrecht12%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 5.9

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

88%

Draw or FC Utrecht

26%

AZ or FC Utrecht

86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ68% Draw23% FC Utrecht9%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

4 – 1

6.9%

3 – 1

6.3%

5 – 1

6.1%

4 – 0

5.1%

4 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.7%

6 – 1

4.6%

5 – 0

4.5%

2 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.3%

5 – 2

4.3%

6 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	53%	—	47%
-2	53%	17%	30%
-1.5	70%	—	30%
-1	70%	13%	16%
-0.5	84%	—	16%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	4%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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

AZ vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

FC Utrecht Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet