AZ vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- SBV Excelsior 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
- Assistant 1 Patrick Inia
- Assistant 2 Kevin Weever (Netherlands)
3 games this season
🟨 1.7/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | AFC Ajax | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 5 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #7 |
| 19 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 6 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 2 |
| 18 | Scored | 15 |
| 6 | Conceded | 9 |
| +12 | GD | +6 |
| 2.71 | PPG | 1.57 |
| 86% | Win % | 43% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
29%
Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
SBV Excelsior this season
AZ are 1st (19 pts). SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AZ
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 4 G | |
| Mexx Meerdink | 3 G | 2 A |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 2 G | |
| Ayoub Oufkir | 2 G | |
| Calvin Stengs | 1 G | 1 A |
SBV Excelsior
| Aymen Sliti | 3 G | 1 A |
| David Garden | 3 G | |
| Irakli Yegoian | 2 G | 5 A |
| Noah Naujoks | 2 G | |
| Casper Widell | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. AZ kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Wouter Goes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 13' Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dani de Wit makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 15' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis scores on 15. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara
- 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 25' Sven Mijnans is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
- 30' SBV Excelsior have won 162 goals from 140 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' Kenzo Goudmijn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 50' Norway international David Wolfe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 59' Ruben van Bommel makes way for Myron van Brederode at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
- 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 66' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Noah Naujoks is hanging Richie Omorowa on the field on 66 minute.
- 67' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oscar Uddenas is hanging Derensili Sanches Fernandes on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' What composure from Sven Mijnans! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-0.
- 74' Time for substitution for AZ. Kristijan Belic is replaced by Ibrahim Sadiq.
- 75' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Lance Duijvestijn by Mike van Duinen on 75 minute.
- 80' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 83' Siem de Moes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
- 83' The AZ bench stirs into life. Yukinari Sugawara is withdrawn and Alexandre Penetra gets his opportunity.
- 88' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
-
10
Dani de Wit ↓ Kees Smit 74'
- 25
- 9
- 2
- 16
- 6
- 3
- 15
-
18
David Wolfe ↓ Mees De Wit 59'
-
14
Kristijan Belic ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 74'
Bench
- 12
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 74'
-
34
Mees De Wit ↑ 59'
-
5
Alexandre Penetra ↑ 83'
- 21
- 22
-
19
Myron van Brederode ↑ 59'
- 28
- 20
- 44
- 17
-
45
Kees Smit ↑ 74'
Coach
Maarten Martens
SBV Excelsior Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 10
- 2
- 16
- 23
- 33
- 8
- 1
-
22
Mimeirhel Benita ↓ Siem de Moes 75'
- 5
- 30
-
17
Richie Omorowa ↓ Noah Naujoks 66'
Bench
-
29
Mike van Duinen ↑ 75'
- 18
- 21
- 38
- 27
-
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 |
| Bjorn Maars Johnsen | 2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 1 |
| Dani de Wit | 1 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | 1 |
| Siebe Horemans | 1 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.55
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for:
AZ to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 3.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
87%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
32%
AZ or SBV Excelsior
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | SBV Excelsior covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -2 | 29% | 20% | 51% |
| -1.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| -1 | 49% | 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.

