AZ vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

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SBV Excelsior

Sun 10 Mar 2024 · 11:15 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Dani de Wit 13' 1–0

Vangelis Pavlidis 15' 2–0

Sven Mijnans 25' 3–0

Sven Mijnans 72' 4–0

Y 83' Siem de Moes

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 Martin van den Kerkhof
Assistant 1 Patrick Inia
Assistant 2 Kevin Weever (Netherlands)

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

AZ 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals SBV Excelsior

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-10 AZ 4–0 SBV Excelsior 2023-11-04 SBV Excelsior 1–1 AZ 2023-02-10 AZ 5–0 SBV Excelsior 2022-10-23 SBV Excelsior 2–1 AZ 2019-05-15 SBV Excelsior 4–2 AZ

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	SBV Excelsior	H	4–0	W
02 Mar	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	AFC Ajax	H	2–0	W
17 Feb	Fortuna Sittard	A	2–1	W
10 Feb	Almere City FC	A	0–0	D
04 Feb	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–1	L

SBV Excelsior

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	AZ	A	0–4	L
03 Mar	Fortuna Sittard	A	2–5	L
25 Feb	SBV Vitesse	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–4	L
10 Feb	FC Twente '65	H	0–3	L
02 Feb	Almere City FC	A	1–2	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)

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)

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' What a night it is going to be! AZ welcome SBV Excelsior for this crunch clash at AFAS Stadion.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kristijan Belic suffering a number of foals already.
10' 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.
13' What a strike from Dani de Wit! The score is 1-0.
15' A goal from the Greece international Vangelis Pavlidis! He fires home on 15 to make it 2-0!
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Goal! Sven Mijnans scores his 40 goal in 242 matches.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexandre Penetra made 249 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and SBV Excelsior are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' Curacao international Riechedly Bazoer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' Myron van Brederode gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Ruben van Bommel and will look to change the dynamic.
64' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against SBV Excelsior's 4-2-3-1 shape.
66' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 66 minute. Richie Omorowa leaves to be changed by Noah Naujoks.
67' Oscar Uddenas gets the nod from SBV Excelsior. He replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The deadlock is broken! Sven Mijnans gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
74' A change in the AZ ranks — Kristijan Belic exits the field as Ibrahim Sadiq enters on 74.
75' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Mike van Duinen comes on to replace Lance Duijvestijn.
80' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' It’s gonna be a card for Siem de Moes.
83' Alexandre Penetra is replacing Yukinari Sugawara for the AZ side.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marinus Dijkhuizen might look to freshen things up shortly.
With this win, AZ is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Maty Ryan
10
Dani de Wit ↓ Kees Smit 74'
25
Riechedly Bazoer
9
Vangelis Pavlidis
2
Yukinari Sugawara ↓ Alexandre Penetra 83'
16
Sven Mijnans
6
Tiago Dantas
3
Wouter Goes
15
Ruben van Bommel ↓ Myron van Brederode 59'
18
David Wolfe ↓ Mees De Wit 59'
14
Kristijan Belic ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 74'

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Kenzo Goudmijn
2
Siebe Horemans
16
Sven Nieuwpoort
23
Lance Duijvestijn ↓ Mike van Duinen 75'
33
Julian Baas
8
Cisse Sandra
1
Stijn van Gassel
22
Mimeirhel Benita ↓ Siem de Moes 75'
5
Casper Widell
30
Derensili Sanches Fernandes ↓ Oscar Uddenas 67'
17
Richie Omorowa ↓ Noah Naujoks 66'

Bench

29
Mike van Duinen ↑ 75'
18
Norbert Alblas
21
Jacky Donkor
38
Pascal Kuiper
27
Raphael Eyongo
15
Noah Naujoks ↑ 66'
11
Oscar Uddenas ↑ 67'
32
Siem de Moes ↑ 75'

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sven Mijnans	5
Vangelis Pavlidis	2
Jesper Karlsson	2
Bjorn Maars Johnsen	2
Jeffrey Fortes	1
Luigi Bruins	1
Elias Mar Omarsson	1
Cisse Sandra	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.98 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 SBV Excelsior xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + AZ to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AZ73% Draw16% SBV Excelsior11%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

89%

Draw or SBV Excelsior

27%

AZ or SBV Excelsior

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ58% Draw32% SBV Excelsior10%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

3 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

6.3%

4 – 1

5.9%

1 – 0

5.9%

5 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

5 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	20%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	19%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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

AZ vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

SBV Excelsior Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet