Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Utrecht vs AZ, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
FC Utrecht
1 – 4
Full Time
AZ
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 16:45 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+1' Peer Koopmeiners
0–2 47' Weslley Patati
0–3 49' Mexx Meerdink
Artem Stepanov 62' 1–3
1–4 84' Ayoub Oufkir
Artem Stepanov 23' Y
Ferdinand Pohl 46' Y
Guus Offerhaus 54' Y
Y 57' Weslley Patati
Arthur Zagre 69' Y
Y 89' Mateo Chavez

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs AZ — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

  • FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Jan de Vries
  • Assistant 2 Michael Osseweijer
18 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
6
6
FC Utrecht 16 games · Avg 3.8 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ 2026-03-01 FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ 2025-10-26 AZ 4–1 FC Utrecht 2025-01-18 FC Utrecht 0–0 AZ 2024-09-29 AZ 1–2 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug AZ H 1–4 L
09 Aug FC Groningen A 1–2 L
17 May Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W
10 May AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
02 May NAC Breda H 2–0 W
26 Apr SBV Excelsior A 0–5 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug FC Utrecht A 4–1 W
08 Aug ADO Den Haag H 2–0 W
17 May NAC Breda H 3–3 D
10 May Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
03 May FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D
23 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Utrecht AZ
#14 Position #5
12 Points 23
12 Played 12
3 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
21 Scored 24
34 Conceded 16
-13 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.92
25% Win % 58%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Yoann Cathline 4 G 2 A
Angel Alarcon 4 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 3 G 1 A
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadion Galgenwaard. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Utrecht and AZ.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Peer Koopmeiners needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Jari De Busser, a Belgium goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' FC Utrecht receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 310 games and scored 586 goals.
  • 33' AZ have won 586 goals from 310 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AZ winning 100% of all matches.
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Ferdinand Pohl. He receives a card.
  • 46' GOAL! Peer Koopmeiners scores on 45.
  • 46' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 46 minute. Mike Eerdhuijzen leaves to be changed by Matisse Didden.
  • 47' What a moment for Weslley Patati! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mexx Meerdink makes it 0-3.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Guus Offerhaus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Paredes. He replaces Dani de Wit on 55 minute.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Weslley Patati.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Artem Stepanov gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 62' Yoann Cathline makes way for Davy van den Berg at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 66' Calvin Stengs gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Weslley Patati and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Arthur Zagre picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Utrecht and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Arthur Zagre makes way for Neville Ogidi Nwankwo at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Kees Smit as he leaves the pitch. Rion Ichihara steps in for AZ.
  • 84' The Netherlands Ayoub Oufkir breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-4!
  • 85' Time for substitution for AZ. Peer Koopmeiners is replaced by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 89' It’s a booking for AZ player. Mateo Chavez gets a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Utrecht.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 10
Anastasios Douvikas 7
Sander van de Streek 4
Dani de Wit 4
Mees De Wit 3
Victor Jensen 2
Ricardo van Rhijn 2
Calvin Stengs 2

Head to Head

2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ 2026-03-01 FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ 2025-10-26 AZ 4–1 FC Utrecht 2025-01-18 FC Utrecht 0–0 AZ 2024-09-29 AZ 1–2 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ L 2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2026-05-17 FC Utrecht 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-05-10 AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2026-05-02 FC Utrecht 2–0 NAC Breda W 2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht L

AZ Form

2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ W 2026-08-08 AZ 2–0 ADO Den Haag W 2026-05-17 AZ 3–3 NAC Breda D 2026-05-10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2026-05-03 AZ 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2026-04-23 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 AZ D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht24% Draw23% AZ53%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
48%
Draw or AZ
76%
FC Utrecht or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht18% Draw38% AZ44%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
7.2%
1 – 3
7.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 21% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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