Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs IF Elfsborg, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AZ
3 – 2
Full Time
IF Elfsborg
Wed 25 Sep 2024 · 16:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Timothy Ouma
Sven Mijnans 80' Y
Y 83' Jalal Abdulai
R 86' Sebastian Holmen
Kristijan Belic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs IF Elfsborg — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • IF Elfsborg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
AZ 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals IF Elfsborg
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-25 AZ 3–2 IF Elfsborg

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep IF Elfsborg H 3–2 W
20 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–1 W
14 Sep SC Heerenveen H 9–1 W
30 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 3–0 W
25 Aug FC Groningen A 0–0 D
17 Aug NEC H 1–0 W
IF Elfsborg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep AZ A 2–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting IF Elfsborg for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Rome Owusu-Oduro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' Timothy Ouma puts IF Elfsborg on the lead.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. IF Elfsborg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' Goal! Ruben van Bommel scores his 12 goal in 300 matches.
  • 49' It’s high time Oscar Hiljemark made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' GOAL! Ruben van Bommel scores on 50.
  • 53' What an equalizer from Simon Hedlund!
  • 55' IF Elfsborg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jalal Abdulai is hanging Arber Zeneli on the field on 55 minute.
  • 57' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sadiq departs to be replaced by Jayden Addai.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Timothy Ouma. He receives a card.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wouter Goes, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' Sensational shot from Troy Parrott. AZ is back in the lead.
  • 78' The whistle greets Timothy Ouma as he departs to be replaced by Johan Larsson.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sven Mijnans on 80.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Jalal Abdulai. He receives a card.
  • 84' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Sven Mijnans departs to be replaced by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 86' Sebastian Holmen is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 88' IF Elfsborg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rami Kaib is hanging Niklas Hult on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' Time for substitution for IF Elfsborg. Ibrahim Buhari is replaced by Emil Holten.
  • 90' AZ receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Mexx Meerdink is replacing Ruben van Bommel for the AZ side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

IF Elfsborg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Hiljemark

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.46 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 IF Elfsborg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ59% Draw20% IF Elfsborg21%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
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 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
80%
Draw or IF Elfsborg
41%
AZ or IF Elfsborg
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ44% Draw37% IF Elfsborg19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
3.1%
4 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push IF Elfsborg covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
IF Elfsborg keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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