Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Almere City FC is hosting AZ for another epic battle.
  • 4' Ibrahim Sadiq adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Almere City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 18' It’s a booking for AZ player. Maxim Dekker gets a card.
  • 23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Almere City FC and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' Almere City FC 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.
  • 33' Adi Nalic, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' Baptiste Guillaume was booked on 34.
  • 39' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Almere City FC and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Almere City FC player. Stije Resink gets a card.
  • 50' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' A change in the AZ ranks — Ibrahim Sadiq exits the field as Ernest Poku enters on 57.
  • 59' Hamdi Akujobi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stije Resink at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' AZ have won 566 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' AZ ring the changes. Troy Parrott has done his job and it is now time for Lequincio Zeefuik to step up.
  • 78' Guus Beaumont is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ricardo Visus on 79.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Almere City FC team. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp is replaced by Christopher Mamengi on 81 minute.
  • 86' Lequincio Zeefuik is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 86' Alex Balboa makes way for Guus Beaumont at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Almere City FC.
  • 89' Seiya Maikuma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • 89' Ruben van Bommel gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Myron van Brederode and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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.