AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs Go Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
- Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
12 games this season
🟨 3.7/game
⚽ 11.9 goals/game
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
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 | #9 |
| 19 | Points | 10 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 6 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 2 / 4 / 1 |
| 18 | Scored | 16 |
| 6 | Conceded | 14 |
| +12 | GD | +2 |
| 2.71 | PPG | 1.43 |
| 86% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
82%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
AZ are 1st (19 pts). Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 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
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/4
■ 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 |
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 5 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 2 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. AZ kicks off things out of here…
- 2' The referee calls foul for Jamal Amofa. He receives a Yellow card.
- 4' Jordy Clasie puts AZ on the lead.
- 9' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 14' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
- 15' Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AZ are in front.
- 16' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dani de Wit.
- 17' The referee has no hesitation. Dani de Wit is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 17.
- 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Go Ahead Eagles are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 27' Go Ahead Eagles is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 32' Riechedly Bazoer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 495 appearances.
- 34' Gerrit Nauber catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
- 39' Willum Thor Willumsson, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 44' AZ looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ro-Zangelo Daal scoring 2 goals.
- 45' Another substitution for Go Ahead Eagles to replace Bobby Adekanye by Enric Llansana on 45 minute.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Edvardsen. He replaces Bobby Adekanye on 46 minute.
- 51' The deadlock is broken! Ruben van Bommel gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
- 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Ernest Poku. He replaces Riechedly Bazoer on 61 minute.
- 62' A tactical swap from AZ — Mayckel Lahdo on, Ruben van Bommel off on 62 minutes.
- 65' Poor challenge from Pantelis Chatzidiakos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 66' A stunning finish from Philippe Rommens — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 68' Sylla Sow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jakob Breum at the 68 minute mark.
- 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 83' Victor Edvardsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Go Ahead Eagles tonight.
- 86' Mats Deijl is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
- 87' The deadlock is broken! Dani de Wit gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
- 89' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Dani de Wit and will look to change the dynamic.
- The final score is 5-1.
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 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 2 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | 2 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 2 |
| Sam Beukema | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.47
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86
Go Ahead Eagles xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 79% + AZ to win 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.33
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 4.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
92%
Draw or Go Ahead Eagles
22%
AZ or Go Ahead Eagles
87%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
8.4%
4 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
6.9%
4 – 1
6.7%
5 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.8%
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
6 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | Go Ahead Eagles covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| -2 | 48% | 20% | 32% |
| -1.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| -1 | 68% | 16% | 16% |
| -0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +0.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +1 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
43%
✓
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

