Sunday , 16 August 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 Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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' KICK OFF: IF Elfsborg gets underway.
  • 5' IF Elfsborg 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.
  • 10' The travelling IF Elfsborg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 23' What a strike from Timothy Ouma! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' IF Elfsborg is showing some good football. However, IF Elfsborg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Johan Larsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' What a strike from Ruben van Bommel! The score is 1-1.
  • 49' Ibrahim Buhari, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Ruben van Bommel doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Simon Hedlund — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Jalal Abdulai is replacing Arber Zeneli for the IF Elfsborg side.
  • 57' Jayden Addai is replacing Ibrahim Sadiq for the AZ side.
  • 59' IF Elfsborg receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Peer Koopmeiners needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Troy Parrott gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Johan Larsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Timothy Ouma on 78 minute.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a card for Sven Mijnans.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jalal Abdulai.
  • 84' Zico Buurmeester is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sven Mijnans at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Sebastian Holmen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' Rami Kaib is ready to make an impact after coming on for Niklas Hult at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' The IF Elfsborg bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Buhari is withdrawn and Emil Holten gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Kristijan Belic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' AZ make a change. Ruben van Bommel trudges off to be replaced by Mexx Meerdink on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AZ 3-2 IF Elfsborg.

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.