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AZ vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
2 – 1
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 18:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Thomas Ouwejan 57' Y
Y 75' Jeffrey Fortes

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Don Frijn

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

4
2
2
AZ 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 AZ 2–1 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec SBV Excelsior H 2–1 W
07 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
01 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L
25 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–2 D
11 Nov ADO Den Haag A 1–0 W
03 Nov VBV De Graafschap H 1–0 W
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec AZ A 1–2 L
07 Dec PSV A 0–6 L
30 Nov FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
25 Nov FC Emmen A 2–1 W
11 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–7 L
02 Nov FC Groningen H 2–4 L

Season Stats

AZ SBV Excelsior
#5 Position #15
23 Points 11
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
24 Scored 16
16 Conceded 29
+8 GD -13
1.92 PPG 0.92
58% Win % 25%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts).

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
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ 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
SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against SBV Excelsior in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' SBV Excelsior fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Adam Maher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Dogucan Haspolat needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Denis Mahmudov is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SBV Excelsior backline.
  • 39' Guus Til is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 8 goals this season for the .
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Thomas Ouwejan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Time for substitution for SBV Excelsior. Elias Mar Omarsson is replaced by Mounir El Hamdaoui.
  • 72' AZ make a change. Calvin Stengs trudges off to be replaced by Bjorn Maars Johnsen on 72 minutes.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Jeffrey Fortes is booked for SBV Excelsior — Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Lorenzo Burnet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Excelsior so far.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 86 minute. Ali Messaoud leaves to be changed by Anouar Hadouir.
  • 90' What a strike from Bjorn Maars Johnsen! The score is 2-1.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.51 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ67% Draw19% SBV Excelsior14%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
86%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
33%
AZ or SBV Excelsior
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ51% Draw37% SBV Excelsior12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
4 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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