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AZ vs SBV Vitesse, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
0 – 0
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 14:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonas Svensson 5' Y
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 34' Y
Oussama Idrissi 39' Y
Y 39' Thulani Serero
Y 43' Matus Bero
Y 89' Alexander Buttner

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie .

  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • SBV Vitesse 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
4
2
AZ 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 AZ 0–0 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug SBV Vitesse H 0–0 D
19 Aug FC Emmen A 4–1 W
12 Aug NAC Breda H 5–0 W
02 Aug Qairat Almaty FK H 2–1 W
26 Jul Qairat Almaty FK A 0–2 L
13 Aug SC Weiche Flensburg 08 H 0–5 L
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug AZ A 0–0 D
19 Aug SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
16 Aug FC Basel 1893 A 0–1 L
12 Aug FC Groningen H 5–1 W
09 Aug FC Basel 1893 H 0–1 L
02 Aug Farul Constanta H 3–1 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, SBV Vitesse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonas Svensson on 5 minutes.
  • 10' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past SBV Vitesse's compact .
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Vitesse that had 282 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 39' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' Matus Bero has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' Oussama Darfalou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' 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 Mats Seuntjens suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Russia international Vyacheslav Karavaev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' The whistle greets Myron Boadu as he departs to be replaced by Bjorn Maars Johnsen.
  • 66' A tactical swap from SBV Vitesse — Mitchell van Bergen on, Roy Beerens off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Mitchell van Bergen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Vitesse tonight.
  • 74' Mats Seuntjens makes way for Albert Gudmundsson at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 75' Martin Odegaard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matus Bero on 75 minute.
  • 79' SBV Vitesse ring the changes. Tim Matavz has done his job and it is now time for Oussama Darfalou to step up.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AZ. Thomas Ouwejan is replaced by Dorin Rotariu.
  • 89' Alexander Buttner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: AZ or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ42% Draw33% SBV Vitesse25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
58%
AZ or SBV Vitesse
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ26% Draw58% SBV Vitesse16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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