Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Almere City FC vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
AZ
Sat 10 Aug 2024 · 18:00 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,222 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Ibrahim Sadiq
R 18' Maxim Dekker
Baptiste Guillaume 34' R
Stije Resink 45' Y
Ricardo Visus 79' R
Y 86' Lequincio Zeefuik
Y 89' Seiya Maikuma

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs AZ — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
  • Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.3 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

2
2
Almere City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-10 Almere City FC 0–1 AZ 2024-02-10 Almere City FC 0–0 AZ 2023-12-09 AZ 4–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug AZ H 0–1 L
19 May NEC H 1–4 L
12 May AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
03 May SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
24 Apr FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
13 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–3 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Almere City FC A 1–0 W
19 May FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
12 May Go Ahead Eagles A 3–0 W
05 May FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
28 Apr NEC A 3–0 W
13 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' We are underway at Yanmar Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' GOAL! Ibrahim Sadiq scores on 4.
  • 9' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' Almere City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' Maxim Dekker was booked on 18.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Baptiste Guillaume. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Almere City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Baptiste Guillaume, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 45' Almere City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Guus Beaumont is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Ernest Poku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Sadiq on 57 minute.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Hamdi Akujobi on, Stije Resink off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' A tactical swap from AZ — Lequincio Zeefuik on, Troy Parrott off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Almere City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against AZ's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Ricardo Visus is booked for Almere City FC — card on 79.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Christopher Mamengi. He replaces Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp on 81 minute.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Lequincio Zeefuik. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 86' Alex Balboa makes way for Guus Beaumont at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Almere City FC.
  • 89' AZ receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Myron van Brederode as he leaves the pitch. Ruben van Bommel steps in for AZ.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hedwiges Maduro

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC21% Draw27% AZ52%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
48%
Draw or AZ
79%
Almere City FC or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC15% Draw49% AZ36%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.1%
0 – 4
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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