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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 7 games · 19 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
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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

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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AZ and SBV Vitesse get this one started.
  • 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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' SBV Vitesse is showing some good football. However, SBV Vitesse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Vitesse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 33' Vangelis Pavlidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
  • 38' SBV Vitesse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' Thomas Buitink, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Letsch will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matus Bero on 58.
  • 63' GOAL! Sondre Tronstad scores on 63. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek
  • 64' Yann Gboho gets the nod from SBV Vitesse. He replaces Romaric Yapi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Sondre Tronstad makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and SBV Vitesse are in front.
  • 67' A tactical swap from SBV Vitesse — Yann Gboho on, Romaric Yapi off on 67 minutes.
  • 70' Tijani Reijnders is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fredrik Midtsjo at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' It’s a booking for AZ player. Vangelis Pavlidis gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' AZ make a change. Aslak Fonn Witry trudges off to be replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 80 minutes.
  • 84' It is a substitution in SBV Vitesse team. Sondre Tronstad is replaced by Simon van Duivenbooden on 84 minute.
  • 84' Jesper Karlsson doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' AZ ring the changes. Vangelis Pavlidis has done his job and it is now time for Pantelis Chatzidiakos to step up.
  • 86' Time for substitution for SBV Vitesse. Sondre Tronstad is replaced by Simon van Duivenbooden.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Maximilian Wittek is booked for SBV Vitesse — Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

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
Thomas Buitink 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.