Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.
- Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bas van Dongen
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Referee Patrick Inia
- Referee Yorick Weterings
- Referee Robin Gansner
- Referee Sam Droge
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | AZ | H | 1–4 | L |
| 06 Feb | FC Groningen | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Jan | Heracles Almelo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Jan | RKC Waalwijk | H | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Dec | PSV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Dec | NEC | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 4–1 | W |
| 05 Feb | PSV | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Jan | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Jan | Fortuna Sittard | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Dec | FC Groningen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Dec | Willem II Tilburg | H | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Go Ahead Eagles | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #1 |
| 10 | Points | 19 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 4 / 1 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 0 |
| 16 | Scored | 18 |
| 14 | Conceded | 6 |
| +2 | GD | +12 |
| 1.43 | PPG | 2.71 |
| 29% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
82%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season
Go Ahead Eagles this season
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/4
■ 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)
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 5 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mathis Suray | 2 G | 2 A |
| Melle Meulensteen | 1 G | 1 A |
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' The wait is over. AZ get us underway at De Adelaarshorst.
- 5' Isac Lidberg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' Fredrik Midtsjo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
- 20' Go Ahead Eagles is showing some good football. However, Go Ahead Eagles are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Luuk Brouwers puts Go Ahead Eagles on the lead.
- 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Beukema makes it 1-1.
- 33' What composure from Vangelis Pavlidis! The Greece international strokes it home. 1-2.
- 38' A quiet spell here at De Adelaarshorst. Go Ahead Eagles seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 42' What a strike from Vangelis Pavlidis! The score is 1-3.
- 47' Go Ahead Eagles are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
- 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Go Ahead Eagles must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 59' Frank Ross gets the nod from Go Ahead Eagles. He replaces Giannis-Fivos Botos and will look to change the dynamic.
- 63' Another substitution for AZ to replace Hakon Evjen by Kamal Deen Sowah on 63 minute.
- 68' Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
- 73' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 77' The AZ bench stirs into life. Vangelis Pavlidis is withdrawn and Tijani Reijnders gets his opportunity.
- 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 85' Sam Beukema has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
- 87' Another change for AZ made on 87 minute. Yukinari Sugawara leaves to be changed by Aslak Fonn Witry.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 4
- 15
- 5
- 21
- 8
- 10
-
20
Mats Deijl ↓ Martijn Berden 77'
- 6
-
9
Isac Lidberg ↓ Marc Cardona 59'
- 30
Bench
- 26
- 2
-
7
Martijn Berden ↑ 77'
- 33
- 3
-
29
Marc Cardona ↑ 59'
-
17
Frank Ross ↑ 59'
- 31
- 27
- 28
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 10
- 20
- 31
- 9
- 2
- 1
-
18
Hakon Evjen ↓ Kamal Deen Sowah 63'
- 11
Bench
- 12
-
7
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 77'
- 23
-
8
Kamal Deen Sowah ↑ 63'
- 16
-
14
Peer Koopmeiners ↑ 87'
-
24
Tijani Reijnders ↑ 77'
-
15
Aslak Fonn Witry ↑ 87'
- 26
Coach
Pascal Jansen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 3 |
| Dani de Wit | 3 |
| Sam Beukema | 2 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 2 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | 2 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 2 |
Go Ahead Eagles Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.93
Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.12
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 75% + AZ to win 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
30%
Draw or AZ
87%
Go Ahead Eagles or AZ
83%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 3
8.8%
1 – 3
8%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
6.7%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 5
4.2%
1 – 5
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles
| Handicap | Go Ahead Eagles covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 5% | 92% |
| -0.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| +0.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| +1 | 21% | 18% | 61% |
| +1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +2 | 39% | 20% | 40% |
| +2.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
Clean Sheet
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
5%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

