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AZ vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
3 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Wed 23 Dec 2020 · 15:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • SBV Vitesse 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Rens Bluemink

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

5
4
2
AZ 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-09-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ 2019-04-02 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AZ 2018-08-26 AZ 0–0 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
20 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 5–3 W
13 Dec FC Twente '65 A 3–1 W
10 Dec HNK Rijeka A 1–2 L
06 Dec FC Groningen H 1–2 L
03 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec AZ A 1–3 L
20 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W
13 Dec SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
05 Dec PEC Zwolle A 1–2 L
29 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W
21 Nov FC Groningen A 1–1 D

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' GOAL! Jesper Karlsson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marco Bizot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Vitesse.
  • 15' The 33-year-old Fredrik Midtsjo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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.
  • 23' The crowd applauds Sondre Tronstad as he leaves the pitch. Thomas Bruns steps in for SBV Vitesse.
  • 28' Myron Boadu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Vitesse so far.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Myron Boadu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and SBV Vitesse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Lois Openda gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Million Manhoef, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' A tactical swap from AZ — Zakaria Aboukhlal on, Timo Letschert off on 53 minutes.
  • 58' SBV Vitesse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 69' SBV Vitesse make a change. Riechedly Bazoer trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Buitink on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Thomas Bruns has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Ferdy Druijf — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' The whistle greets Myron Boadu as he departs to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf.
  • 79' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Lois Openda departs to be replaced by Armando Broja.
  • 80' A tactical swap from SBV Vitesse — Million Manhoef on, Maximilian Wittek off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Another change for AZ made on 82 minute. Jesper Karlsson leaves to be changed by Hakon Evjen.
  • 87' Yukinari Sugawara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • AZ celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 7
Jesper Karlsson 4
Sondre Tronstad 2
Matus Bero 2
Teun Koopmeiners 2
Lois Openda 2
Jacob Rasmussen 1
Ron Vlaar 1

Head to Head

2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-09-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ 2019-04-02 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AZ 2018-08-26 AZ 0–0 SBV Vitesse

AZ Form

2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse W 2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-12-13 FC Twente '65 1–3 AZ W 2020-12-10 HNK Rijeka 2–1 AZ L 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen L 2020-12-03 AZ 1–1 SSC Napoli D

SBV Vitesse Form

2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse L 2020-12-20 SBV Vitesse 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2020-12-13 SBV Vitesse 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-12-05 PEC Zwolle 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2020-11-29 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ50% Draw25% SBV Vitesse25%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
50%
AZ or SBV Vitesse
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw44% SBV Vitesse20%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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