AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- Go Ahead Eagles 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
- Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 5–1 | W |
| 28 May | PSV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 21 May | NEC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 14 May | FC Emmen | H | 5–1 | W |
| 06 May | AFC Ajax | A | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Apr | RKC Waalwijk | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | AZ | A | 1–5 | L |
| 28 May | SC Heerenveen | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 May | FC Volendam | H | 3–0 | W |
| 14 May | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 May | FC Groningen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Apr | Fortuna Sittard | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| AZ | Go Ahead Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #5 |
| 6 | Points | 3 |
| 2 | Played | 1 |
| 2 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| 6 | Scored | 4 |
| 1 | Conceded | 1 |
| +5 | GD | +3 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 100% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
AZ are 1st (6 pts). Go Ahead Eagles are 5th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. AZ host Go Ahead Eagles — let the battle begin!
- 2' Poor challenge from Jamal Amofa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 4' The Netherlands Jordy Clasie breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 1-0!
- 9' Vangelis Pavlidis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 16' Dani de Wit picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 17' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rene Hake might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Go Ahead Eagles is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 32' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gerrit Nauber.
- 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' A tactical swap from Go Ahead Eagles — Enric Llansana on, Bobby Adekanye off on 45 minutes.
- 46' The Go Ahead Eagles manager makes a substitution. Bobby Adekanye departs to be replaced by Oliver Edvardsen.
- 51' GOAL! Ruben van Bommel scores on 51. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis
- 56' Go Ahead Eagles have won 218 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 61' A change in the AZ ranks — Riechedly Bazoer exits the field as Ernest Poku enters on 61.
- 62' The crowd applauds Ruben van Bommel as he leaves the pitch. Mayckel Lahdo steps in for AZ.
- 65' A moment of madness from Pantelis Chatzidiakos on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
- 66' What a moment for Philippe Rommens! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
- 68' Sylla Sow is replacing Jakob Breum for the Go Ahead Eagles side.
- 73' Jeffrey De Lange has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Go Ahead Eagles are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 83' Go Ahead Eagles come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 86' The referee has no hesitation. Mats Deijl is booked for Go Ahead Eagles — Yellow card on 86.
- 87' A goal from the Netherlands international Dani de Wit! He fires home on 87 to make it 4-1!
- 89' Time for substitution for AZ. Dani de Wit is replaced by Djordje Mihailovic.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Go Ahead Eagles.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3
- 1
- 10
-
8
Jordy Clasie ↓ Kenzo Goudmijn 89'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↓ Ernest Poku 61'
- 25
- 9
- 2
- 16
- 15
- 18
Bench
-
28
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 89'
- 12
-
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↑ 89'
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↑ 62'
-
5
Alexandre Penetra ↑ 62'
-
21
Ernest Poku ↑ 61'
- 30
- 54
Coach
Pascal Jansen
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 11
-
25
Jamal Amofa ↓ Joris Kramer 46'
-
20
Xander Blomme ↓ Enric Llansana 46'
- 18
- 16
-
29
Jakob Breum ↓ Sylla Sow 68'
Bench
-
8
Evert Linthorst ↑ 89'
-
4
Joris Kramer ↑ 46'
- 22
-
19
Sylla Sow ↑ 68'
- 32
- 30
-
21
Enric Llansana ↑ 46'
-
23
Oliver Edvardsen ↑ 46'
- 15
- 28
- 17
Coach
Rene Hake
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Dani de Wit | 3 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 3 |
| Sam Beukema | 2 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | 2 |
| Denso Kasius | 1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 1 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.97
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
Go Ahead Eagles xG
I would bet for:
AZ to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
89%
Draw or Go Ahead Eagles
27%
AZ or Go Ahead Eagles
84%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9%
3 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
8%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
5 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
Actual
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | Go Ahead Eagles covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -2 | 37% | 20% | 42% |
| -1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| -1 | 58% | 19% | 23% |
| -0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

