Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 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 Nijhuis
- Assistant 1 Joost van Zuilen
- Assistant 2 Joey Waleveld (Netherlands)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May | AZ | H | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Apr | Almere City FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Apr | NAC Breda | A | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Apr | FC Utrecht | H | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Mar | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 2–3 | L |
| 16 Mar | Willem II Tilburg | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Apr | NAC Breda | H | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Apr | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Apr | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Mar | NEC | A | 3–3 | D |
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 game is set. AZ kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A quiet spell here at De Adelaarshorst. Go Ahead Eagles seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Simonis might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' Goal! Gerrit Nauber scores his 5 goal in 146 matches.
- 20' 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.
- 25' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Wouter Goes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Go Ahead Eagles and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 40' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' Wouter Goes doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 45' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandre Penetra argues furiously but the card stands.
- 47' Poor challenge from Aske Adelgaard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 52' Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
- 57' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Go Ahead Eagles are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AZ's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 65' The Go Ahead Eagles manager makes a substitution. Milan Smit departs to be replaced by Enric Llansana.
- 69' AZ ring the changes. Ernest Poku has done his job and it is now time for Jayden Addai to step up.
- 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jayden Addai makes it 1-2.
- 78' Seiya Maikuma makes way for Denso Kasius at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim Sadiq. He replaces Mexx Meerdink on 79 minute.
- 80' Finn Stokkers gets the nod from Go Ahead Eagles. He replaces Victor Edvardsen and will look to change the dynamic.
- 85' Zico Buurmeester is replacing Sven Mijnans for the AZ side.
- 90' Kees Smit was booked on 90.
- Go Ahead Eagles will have plenty to reflect on. AZ were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 22
- 19
- 2
-
9
Milan Smit ↓ Enric Llansana 65'
- 15
- 16
-
17
Mathis Suray ↓ Oskar Sivertsen 80'
- 29
Bench
- 1
-
27
Finn Stokkers ↑ 80'
- 14
-
10
Soren Tengstedt ↑ 65'
- 30
-
21
Enric Llansana ↑ 65'
-
24
Luca Everink ↑ 65'
-
11
Oskar Sivertsen ↑ 80'
Coach
Paul Simonis
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
10
Sven Mijnans ↓ Zico Buurmeester 85'
-
16
Seiya Maikuma ↓ Denso Kasius 78'
- 6
- 5
-
21
Ernest Poku ↓ Jayden Addai 69'
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 79'
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 18
- 26
Bench
- 4
- 12
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 79'
- 23
-
28
Zico Buurmeester ↑ 85'
- 34
-
30
Denso Kasius ↑ 78'
-
22
Maxim Dekker ↑ 79'
- 31
-
17
Jayden Addai ↑ 69'
Coach
Maarten Martens
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Dani de Wit | 3 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 3 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 2 |
| Sam Beukema | 2 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 2 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | 2 |
Head to Head
Go Ahead Eagles Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04
Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.62
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + AZ to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
40%
Draw or AZ
82%
Go Ahead Eagles or AZ
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 4
5.1%
0 – 4
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 1
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles
| Handicap | Go Ahead Eagles covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 8% | 88% |
| -0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +1 | 30% | 21% | 49% |
| +1.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +2 | 51% | 20% | 29% |
| +2.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
Clean Sheet
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

