Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
3 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 19:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 34' Y
Y 56' Cyril Ngonge
Y 83' Ayman Azhil

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • RKC Waalwijk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

8
1
3
AZ 12 games · Avg 3.4 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-01 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk 2020-01-31 AZ 4–0 RKC Waalwijk 2019-08-11 RKC Waalwijk 0–2 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
29 Oct HNK Rijeka H 4–1 W
25 Oct ADO Den Haag A 2–2 D
22 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D
04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov AZ A 0–3 L
25 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
21 Oct PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
17 Oct Heracles Almelo A 1–0 W
27 Sep FC Utrecht A 1–3 L
20 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and AZ launch into their encounter with RKC Waalwijk.
  • 5' What composure from Calvin Stengs! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 10' Said Bakari has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past RKC Waalwijk's compact .
  • 25' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RKC Waalwijk's shape.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pantelis Chatzidiakos on 34.
  • 38' Sylla Sow makes way for Ola John at the 38 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Nicolas Elsek makes way for Ayman Azhil at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 51' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cyril Ngonge.
  • 61' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 67' Luuk Wouters makes way for Paul Quasten at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from RKC Waalwijk.
  • 71' Time for substitution for AZ. Bruno Martins Indi is replaced by Myron Boadu.
  • 72' Albert Gudmundsson doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Aboukhlal is hanging Calvin Stengs on the field on 75 minute.
  • 76' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Jonas Svensson departs to be replaced by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 78' Finn Stokkers is replacing Cyril Ngonge for the RKC Waalwijk side.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ayman Azhil.
  • 84' It is a substitution in AZ team. Jesper Karlsson is replaced by Tijjani Reijnders on 84 minute.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fred Grim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The points are shared — AZ 3-0 RKC Waalwijk. Honours even.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ67% Draw21% RKC Waalwijk12%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
33%
AZ or RKC Waalwijk
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ48% Draw42% RKC Waalwijk10%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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