Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
5 – 1
Full Time
Go Ahead Eagles
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion 16,782 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordy Clasie 4' 1–0
Vangelis Pavlidis 15' 2–0
Ruben van Bommel 51' 3–0
3–1 66' Philippe Rommens
Dani de Wit pen 87' 4–1
Mayckel Lahdo 90+3' 5–1
Y 2' Jamal Amofa
Dani de Wit 17' Y
Y 34' Gerrit Nauber
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 65' Y
Y 86' Mats Deijl

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

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

7
3
AZ 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Go Ahead Eagles
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 AZ 5–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2023-01-25 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ 2022-08-07 AZ 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-02-13 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ 2021-09-26 AZ 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Go Ahead Eagles
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
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

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Jesper Karlsson 3
Dani de Wit 3
Sam Beukema 2
Myron van Brederode 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Jayden Addai 1
Mayckel Lahdo 1

Head to Head

2023-08-13 AZ 5–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2023-01-25 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ 2022-08-07 AZ 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-02-13 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ 2021-09-26 AZ 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles

AZ Form

2023-08-13 AZ 5–1 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-05-28 AZ 1–2 PSV L 2023-05-21 NEC 0–3 AZ W 2023-05-14 AZ 5–1 FC Emmen W 2023-05-06 AFC Ajax 0–0 AZ D 2023-04-23 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2023-08-13 AZ 5–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-05-28 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-05-21 Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 FC Volendam W 2023-05-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-05-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen D 2023-04-23 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W

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

✓ Correct
AZ73% Draw16% Go Ahead Eagles11%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
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

✓ Correct
AZ58% Draw32% Go Ahead Eagles10%
Actual: 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.