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AZ vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
5 – 3
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Y 68' Derrick Kohn

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Peter Janson
  • Referee Sam Droge
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 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

4
3
4
AZ 11 games · Avg 3.3 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg 2020-01-18 AZ 1–3 Willem II Tilburg 2019-10-06 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 AZ 2019-02-24 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 AZ 2018-12-01 AZ 0–2 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
29 Nov Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec AZ A 3–5 L
13 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 1–3 L
05 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 2–3 L
29 Nov FC Groningen A 0–1 L
21 Nov VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
08 Nov PSV A 0–3 L

Season Stats

AZ Willem II Tilburg
#1 Position #18
19 Points 2
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 5
18 Scored 6
6 Conceded 20
+12 GD -14
2.71 PPG 0.29
86% Win % 0%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts).

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and Willem II Tilburg is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' 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 Gorkem Saglam suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Willem II Tilburg have won 218 goals from 168 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' Zakaria Aboukhlal is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' 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.
  • 29' Goal! Myron Boadu scores his 64 goal in 304 matches.
  • 34' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Goal! Mike Ndayishimye scores his 21 goal in 176 matches.
  • 38' What a strike from Teun Koopmeiners! The score is 3-1.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teun Koopmeiners makes it 4-1.
  • 48' Yukinari Sugawara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Calvin Stengs makes it 5-1.
  • 58' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' A goal from the Norway international Fredrik Midtsjo! He fires home on 65 to make it 6-1!
  • 66' Fresh legs for Willem II Tilburg! Che Nunnely comes on to replace Wesley Spieringhs.
  • 68' Derrick Kohn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Jesper Karlsson makes no mistake. The score reads 7-1 and AZ are in front.
  • 74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Mats Kohlert has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kwasi Okyere Wriedt on 75 minute.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ferdy Druijf is hanging Jesper Karlsson on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Jan-Arie van der Heijden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Yukinari Sugawara departs to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 90' What a strike from Che Nunnely! The score is 7-2.
  • The points are shared — AZ 5-3 Willem II Tilburg. Honours even.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Gudmundsson 4
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Che Nunnely 3
Fran Sol 2
Zakaria Aboukhlal 2
Mats Kohlert 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Mike Ndayishimye 2

Head to Head

2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg 2020-01-18 AZ 1–3 Willem II Tilburg 2019-10-06 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 AZ 2019-02-24 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 AZ 2018-12-01 AZ 0–2 Willem II Tilburg

AZ Form

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 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ W

Willem II Tilburg Form

2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-12-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-12-05 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-11-08 PSV 3–0 Willem II Tilburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.52 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + AZ to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ71% Draw16% Willem II Tilburg13%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
86%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
29%
AZ or Willem II Tilburg
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ61% Draw29% Willem II Tilburg10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
5.8%
4 – 0
5.5%
5 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 1
4.5%
4 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
5 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 19% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 17% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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