Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
3 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Matus Bero
Vangelis Pavlidis 77' Y
Y 90' Maximilian Wittek

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • SBV Vitesse 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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

5
4
2
AZ 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2021-11-28 SBV Vitesse 0–0 AZ 2021-03-07 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ 2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-09-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
20 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
13 Mar FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
06 Mar NEC A 3–1 W
27 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
19 Feb Heracles Almelo H 2–1 W
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr AZ A 1–3 L
20 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 1–2 L
13 Mar Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D
27 Feb NEC H 4–1 W
20 Feb FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
12 Feb PSV H 0–5 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and SBV Vitesse is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 316 games and scored 597 goals.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' What a strike from Vangelis Pavlidis! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' Vangelis Pavlidis does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Maximilian Wittek has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 325 appearances.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past SBV Vitesse's compact .
  • 56' Assisted by Owen Wijndal with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 58' Matus Bero was booked on 58.
  • 63' What a moment for Sondre Tronstad! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Yann Gboho gets the nod from SBV Vitesse. He replaces Romaric Yapi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Magnificent from Sondre Tronstad! That is 12 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' The whistle greets Romaric Yapi as he departs to be replaced by Yann Gboho.
  • 70' Fredrik Midtsjo makes way for Tijani Reijnders at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 75' Thomas Buitink needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 80' It is a substitution in AZ team. Aslak Fonn Witry is replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 80 minute.
  • 84' A change in the SBV Vitesse ranks — Sondre Tronstad exits the field as Simon van Duivenbooden enters on 84.
  • 84' Jesper Karlsson makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and AZ are in front.
  • 85' A tactical swap from AZ — Pantelis Chatzidiakos on, Vangelis Pavlidis off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Simon van Duivenbooden is replacing Sondre Tronstad for the SBV Vitesse side.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maximilian Wittek.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SBV Vitesse.

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
Matus Bero 2
Teun Koopmeiners 2
Lois Openda 2
Sondre Tronstad 2
Jacob Rasmussen 1
Ron Vlaar 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2021-11-28 SBV Vitesse 0–0 AZ 2021-03-07 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ 2020-12-23 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-09-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ

AZ Form

2022-04-02 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse W 2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ D 2022-03-13 AZ 0–1 FC Twente '65 L 2022-03-06 NEC 1–3 AZ W 2022-02-27 AZ 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo W

SBV Vitesse Form

2022-04-02 AZ 3–1 SBV Vitesse L 2022-03-20 SBV Vitesse 1–2 RKC Waalwijk L 2022-03-13 Heracles Almelo 0–0 SBV Vitesse D 2022-02-27 SBV Vitesse 4–1 NEC W 2022-02-20 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2022-02-12 SBV Vitesse 0–5 PSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ50% Draw27% SBV Vitesse23%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
77%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
50%
AZ or SBV Vitesse
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ33% Draw48% SBV Vitesse19%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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