FC Utrecht vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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 Erwin Blank
- Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
- Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
6 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 16.0 goals/game
🟥 2 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec | AZ | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Nov | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Nov | SBV Excelsior | H | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Nov | FC Twente '65 | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Oct | Fortuna Sittard | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Oct | AFC Ajax | H | 4–3 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec | FC Utrecht | A | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Nov | FC Volendam | H | 3–0 | W |
| 12 Nov | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Nov | SBV Excelsior | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Oct | SC Heerenveen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Oct | AFC Ajax | A | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
FC Utrecht this season
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
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' FC Utrecht have kicked off against AZ. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Germany international Can Bozdogan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 10' Ruben van Bommel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
- 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 20' It’s high time Ron Jans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 24' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Isac Lidberg is replaced by Bart Ramselaar.
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 34' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 39' AZ looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Peer Koopmeiners scoring 1 goals.
- 40' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis scores on 40.
- 45' Othman Boussaid has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 49' Victor Jensen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 54' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 56' Poor challenge from David Wolfe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexandre Penetra made 249 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Dani de Wit. He replaces David Wolfe on 70 minute.
- 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 79' Jens Toornstra is replacing Victor Jensen for the FC Utrecht side.
- 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mats Seuntjens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
- 85' FC Utrecht make a change. Can Bozdogan trudges off to be replaced by Zidane Iqbal on 85 minutes.
- 88' Another change for AZ made on 88 minute. Djordje Mihailovic leaves to be changed by Kenzo Goudmijn.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
FC Utrecht Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
-
21
Mats Seuntjens ↓ Taylor Booth 85'
- 26
- 5
- 36
-
6
Can Bozdogan ↓ Zidane Iqbal 85'
-
7
Victor Jensen ↓ Jens Toornstra 79'
-
37
Isac Lidberg ↓ Bart Ramselaar 24'
- 8
- 34
- 1
Bench
-
23
Bart Ramselaar ↑ 24'
- 2
- 20
- 31
-
18
Jens Toornstra ↑ 79'
- 77
- 16
-
11
Marouan Azarkan ↑ 85'
- 22
- 32
-
10
Taylor Booth ↑ 85'
-
14
Zidane Iqbal ↑ 85'
Coach
Ron Jans
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 1
-
8
Jordy Clasie ↓ Jens Odgaard 88'
- 9
- 14
- 2
-
6
Tiago Dantas ↓ Dani de Wit 70'
- 5
- 21
- 15
-
18
David Wolfe ↓ Denso Kasius 70'
Bench
-
28
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 88'
-
10
Dani de Wit ↑ 70'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↑ 88'
- 12
-
30
Denso Kasius ↑ 70'
- 29
- 22
-
19
Myron van Brederode ↑ 70'
- 20
- 3
- 17
Coach
Pascal Jansen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
FC Utrecht Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53
FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 3.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 4.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
Double Chance
FC Utrecht or Draw
51%
Draw or AZ
72%
FC Utrecht or AZ
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
4.5%
0 – 1
4.3%
1 – 4
4%
3 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
3.1%
Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht
| Handicap | FC Utrecht covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 13% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +1 | 44% | 20% | 36% |
| +1.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +2 | 64% | 16% | 19% |
| +2.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
Clean Sheet
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.