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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.

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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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
#3 Position #13
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AZ are 3rd (0 pts). SBV Excelsior are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AZ host SBV Excelsior — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Jurgen Mattheij, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mats Seuntjens, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 30' A goal from the North Macedonia international Denis Mahmudov! He fires home on 30 to make it 0-1!
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Guus Til makes it 1-1.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 57' Thomas Ouwejan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and SBV Excelsior are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Elias Mar Omarsson departs to be replaced by Mounir El Hamdaoui.
  • 72' A change in the AZ ranks — Calvin Stengs exits the field as Bjorn Maars Johnsen enters on 72.
  • 75' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Jeffrey Fortes gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' Anouar Hadouir is replacing Ali Messaoud for the SBV Excelsior side.
  • 90' GOAL! Bjorn Maars Johnsen scores on 90. Assisted by Oussama Idrissi
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AZ take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ52% Draw32% SBV Excelsior16%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
83%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
48%
AZ or SBV Excelsior
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ29% Draw60% SBV Excelsior11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.7%
1 – 0
20.4%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
1.8%
4 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 27% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
59% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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