Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Go Ahead Eagles vs AZ — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.
- Go Ahead Eagles 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 8 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jeroen Manschot
5 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 23.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | PSV | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | AZ | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | SBV Excelsior | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Telstar 1963 | 8 | 6 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 8 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | AZ | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Apr | FC Groningen | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Apr | PEC Zwolle | H | 5–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | FC Utrecht | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Mar | NAC Breda | H | 6–0 | W |
| 08 Mar | FC Twente '65 | H | 1–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Apr | SC Heerenveen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | Fortuna Sittard | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | FC Groningen | A | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Mar | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | PSV | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Go Ahead Eagles | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #3 |
| 11 | Points | 19 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 5 / 1 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 1 |
| 19 | Scored | 18 |
| 17 | Conceded | 8 |
| +2 | GD | +10 |
| 1.38 | PPG | 2.38 |
| 25% | Win % | 75% |
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
38%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
Go Ahead Eagles are 8th (11 pts). AZ are 3rd (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
4/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Go Ahead Eagles
| Soren Tengstedt | 6 G | 2 A |
| Victor Edvardsen | 3 G | 2 A |
| Mathis Suray | 3 G | 2 A |
| Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson | 3 G | 1 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' Three points are at stake. Go Ahead Eagles host AZ — let the battle begin!
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' That is a card for Go Ahead Eagles. Melle Meulensteen will be fuming at that decision.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' 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.
- 35' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 40' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Go Ahead Eagles side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 50' Matej Sin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
- 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Go Ahead Eagles must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 63' Denso Kasius gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Mateo Chavez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 64' The crowd applauds Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson as he leaves the pitch. Finn Stokkers steps in for Go Ahead Eagles.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julius Dirksen on 66.
- 71' Julius Dirksen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 74' Time for substitution for Go Ahead Eagles. Alfons Sampsted is replaced by Dean James.
- 79' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 80' The referee has no hesitation. Denso Kasius is booked for AZ — card on 80.
- 85' Go Ahead Eagles started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 86' Fresh legs for AZ! Wouter Goes comes on to replace Rion Ichihara.
- 89' Another change for Go Ahead Eagles made on 89 minute. Jakob Breum leaves to be changed by Oskar Sivertsen.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Go Ahead Eagles Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 21
- 22
-
2
Alfons Sampsted ↓ Dean James 74'
- 9
-
10
Soren Tengstedt ↓ Thibo Baeten 64'
- 26
- 16
-
7
Jakob Breum ↓ Oskar Sivertsen 89'
- 17
- 29
Bench
- 1
- 8
-
24
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 89'
-
27
Finn Stokkers ↑ 64'
- 18
-
23
Thibo Baeten ↑ 64'
-
5
Dean James ↑ 74'
- 25
- 19
- 20
- 34
-
11
Oskar Sivertsen ↑ 89'
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 17
- 5
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↓ Bendeguz Kovacs 74'
- 1
- 7
- 23
- 22
-
18
Rion Ichihara ↓ Wouter Goes 86'
- 33
-
15
Mateo Chavez ↓ Denso Kasius 63'
Bench
- 12
- 11
- 2
- 34
-
30
Denso Kasius ↑ 63'
- 4
-
3
Wouter Goes ↑ 86'
-
26
Kees Smit ↑ 63'
- 24
-
27
Ro-Zangelo Daal ↑ 74'
- 20
-
45
Bendeguz Kovacs ↑ 74'
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 |
Head to Head
Go Ahead Eagles Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.54
Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Go Ahead Eagles or AZ 74% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
61%
Draw or AZ
65%
Go Ahead Eagles or AZ
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles
| Handicap | Go Ahead Eagles covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 17% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 19% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.