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AZ vs Willem II Tilburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
0 – 2
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Albert Gudmundsson 22' Y
Y 38' Pol Llonch
Y 41' Freek Heerkens
Teun Koopmeiners 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Patrick Langkamp
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Martin Perez
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 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

4
3
4
AZ 11 games · Avg 3.3 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-01 AZ 0–2 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L
25 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–2 D
11 Nov ADO Den Haag A 1–0 W
03 Nov VBV De Graafschap H 1–0 W
28 Oct SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
20 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AZ A 2–0 W
25 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
09 Nov PEC Zwolle A 3–2 W
03 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
28 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
21 Oct NAC Breda A 2–2 D

Season Stats

AZ Willem II Tilburg
#5 Position #18
23 Points 3
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 9
24 Scored 11
16 Conceded 40
+8 GD -29
1.92 PPG 0.25
58% Win % 0%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (3 pts).

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
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/7
61-75
2/11
76+
5/8
■ 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
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 2 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . AZ are looking to make home advantage count against Willem II Tilburg.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fran Sol makes it 0-1.
  • 8' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' Albert Gudmundsson is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Willem II Tilburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Fran Sol makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Willem II Tilburg are in front.
  • 35' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' That is a Yellow card for Willem II Tilburg. Pol Llonch will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Freek Heerkens on 41.
  • 46' AZ make a change. Fredrik Midtsjo trudges off to be replaced by Dorin Rotariu on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Pol Llonch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Willem II Tilburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' Donis Avdijaj is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 65' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Albert Gudmundsson departs to be replaced by Leon Bergsma.
  • 70' Willem II Tilburg looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Devin Haen scoring 1 goals.
  • 73' Damil Dankerlui makes way for Dries Saddiki at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Willem II Tilburg.
  • 78' Damil Dankerlui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 177 appearances.
  • 83' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 90' A change in the Willem II Tilburg ranks — Daniel Crowley exits the field as Aras Ozbiliz enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.31 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ53% Draw24% Willem II Tilburg23%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
76%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
47%
AZ or Willem II Tilburg
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ44% Draw39% Willem II Tilburg17%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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