Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
4 – 1
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sat 18 Dec 2021 · 19:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Dries Saddiki
Y 32' Dries Saddiki
Jordy Clasie 62' Y
R 75' Nikolaos Michelis
R 76' Nikolaos Michelis
Vangelis Pavlidis 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Martin Beijer

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
2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ 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

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 4–1 W
12 Dec AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
05 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
02 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
28 Nov SBV Vitesse A 0–0 D
20 Nov NEC H 1–1 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec AZ A 1–4 L
10 Dec SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 1–3 L
02 Dec AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
27 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 0–1 L
21 Nov SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
06 Nov Sparta Rotterdam H 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' We are underway at AFAS Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 9' Dani de Wit doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Derrick Kohn, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Willem II Tilburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Willem II Tilburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Dries Saddiki. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dries Saddiki.
  • 36' Elton Kabangu has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tijani Reijnders is hanging Fredrik Midtsjo on the field on 43 minute.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 61' AZ make a change. Aslak Fonn Witry trudges off to be replaced by Albert Gudmundsson on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Jordy Clasie was booked on 62.
  • 66' The whistle greets Pol Llonch as he departs to be replaced by Godfried Roemeratoe.
  • 71' Aslak Fonn Witry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Nikolaos Michelis.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Nikolaos Michelis.
  • 76' GOAL! Albert Gudmundsson fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 77' What a moment for Albert Gudmundsson! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 78' Vincent Schippers gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Elton Kabangu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' A change in the Willem II Tilburg ranks — Ringo Meerveld exits the field as Kwasi Okyere Wriedt enters on 81.
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Gudmundsson makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 88' Zakaria Aboukhlal gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Albert Gudmundsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • 4-1 the final result. Willem II Tilburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Gudmundsson 4
Che Nunnely 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Bruno Martins Indi 2
Fran Sol 2
Zakaria Aboukhlal 2
Mats Kohlert 2
Elton Kabangu 2

Head to Head

2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ 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

AZ Form

2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ W 2021-12-05 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-11-28 SBV Vitesse 0–0 AZ D 2021-11-20 AZ 1–1 NEC D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-12-10 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden L 2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-11-27 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2021-11-06 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.76 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ82% Draw12% Willem II Tilburg6%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 4.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
93%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
18%
AZ or Willem II Tilburg
88%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ70% Draw25% Willem II Tilburg5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.8%
4 – 0
9%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
Actual
5 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
5 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4.4%
6 – 0
4.3%
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 54% — 46%
-2 54% 19% 27%
-1.5 73% — 27%
-1 73% 14% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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