Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Utrecht vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
2 – 1
Full Time
AZ
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Fredrik Midtsjo
Urby Emanuelson 57' Y
Y 82' Thomas Ouwejan

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs AZ — Eredivisie .

  • FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Alex Bos

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
6
6
FC Utrecht 16 games · Avg 3.8 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 FC Utrecht 2–1 AZ

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct AZ H 2–1 W
05 Oct NAC Breda H 2–1 W
30 Sep FC Groningen A 1–1 D
23 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
16 Sep FC Emmen H 1–2 L
01 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
07 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
30 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
23 Sep FC Groningen A 3–1 W
16 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
02 Sep Heracles Almelo A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht AZ
#15 Position #1
5 Points 19
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
11 Scored 18
24 Conceded 6
-13 GD +12
0.71 PPG 2.71
14% Win % 86%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Utrecht and AZ.
  • 2' The Norway Bjorn Maars Johnsen breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 0-1!
  • 7' Ricardo van Rhijn, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Utrecht and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' The 34-year-old Mats Seuntjens has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' AZ have won 582 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Urby Emanuelson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 41' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 43' Fredrik Midtsjo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dick Advocaat will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Urby Emanuelson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fredrik Midtsjo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Oussama Tannane by Sander van de Streek on 72 minute.
  • 77' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Albert Gudmundsson departs to be replaced by Mats Seuntjens.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thomas Ouwejan on 82 minutes.
  • 84' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Mark van der Maarel on, Leon Guwara off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Ricardo van Rhijn doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Dorin Rotariu gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Ricardo van Rhijn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — FC Utrecht 2-1 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.83 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht30% Draw19% AZ51%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
49%
Draw or AZ
70%
FC Utrecht or AZ
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht18% Draw34% AZ48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
1 – 4
5%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 4
3.9%
0 – 1
3.4%
0 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 10% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 19% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 18% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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