PSV vs AZ, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
PSV vs AZ — Eredivisie at Philips Stadion.
Match Details
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
- Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
7 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 10.1 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | AZ | H | 5–1 | W |
| 02 Apr | SBV Excelsior | A | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | NEC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 17 Mar | FC Twente '65 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Mar | Borussia Dortmund | A | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Mar | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | PSV | A | 1–5 | L |
| 03 Apr | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–5 | L |
| 30 Mar | SBV Vitesse | H | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | FC Volendam | A | 4–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | SBV Excelsior | H | 4–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| PSV | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #5 |
| 26 | Points | 23 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 8 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 7 / 2 / 3 |
| 40 | Scored | 24 |
| 15 | Conceded | 16 |
| +25 | GD | +8 |
| 2.17 | PPG | 1.92 |
| 67% | Win % | 58% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
PSV this season
PSV this season
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
PSV are 1st (26 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
PSV
0-15
5/4
16-30
8/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/3
61-75
3/–
76+
10/5
■ 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)
PSV
| Sven Mijnans | 9 G | 2 A |
| Guus Til | 7 G | 1 A |
| Ruben van Bommel | 4 G | 3 A |
| Ricardo Pepi | 4 G | 1 A |
| Sergino Dest | 2 G | 2 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' Welcome to Philips Stadion that hosts another battle between PSV and AZ.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 9' Against the run of play, Johan Bakayoko has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 14' It’s gonna be a card for Kristijan Belic.
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 315 games and scored 593 goals.
- 23' Luuk de Jong does the damage! The net is bulging and PSV surge ahead!
- 25' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Teze.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PSV and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' Maxim Dekker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Riechedly Bazoer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PSV.
- 45' That is a card for PSV. Olivier Boscagli will be fuming at that decision.
- 50' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 53' Assisted by Jordan Teze with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luuk de Jong makes no mistake. 3-0!
- 58' Vangelis Pavlidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 13 goals this season for the .
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' AZ make a change. Ruben van Bommel trudges off to be replaced by Ernest Poku on 68 minutes.
- 71' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maxim Dekker is hanging Riechedly Bazoer on the field on 71 minute.
- 72' PSV ring the changes. Guus Til has done his job and it is now time for Andre Ramalho to step up.
- 73' The referee has no hesitation. Sven Mijnans is booked for AZ — card on 73.
- 78' PSV are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AZ's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 79' The whistle greets Kristijan Belic as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Dantas.
- 80' Goal! Joey Veerman scores his 38 goal in 380 matches.
- 82' A change in the PSV ranks — Mauro Junior exits the field as Isaac Babadi enters on 82.
- 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 88' PSV make a change. Jordan Teze trudges off to be replaced by Patrick van Aanholt on 88 minutes.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
PSV Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
17
Mauro Junior ↓ Isaac Babadi 82'
-
9
Luuk de Jong ↓ Jesper Uneken 88'
- 3
-
20
Guus Til ↓ Andre Ramalho 72'
- 22
- 18
- 1
- 8
- 23
- 10
- 11
Bench
-
4
Armando Obispo ↑ 88'
-
30
Patrick van Aanholt ↑ 88'
- 16
-
5
Andre Ramalho ↑ 72'
- 24
- 6
- 2
- 37
- 31
-
26
Isaac Babadi ↑ 82'
-
38
Jesper Uneken ↑ 88'
Coach
Peter Bosz
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 10
- 8
-
25
Riechedly Bazoer ↓ Maxim Dekker 71'
- 9
- 2
-
16
Sven Mijnans ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 79'
- 3
-
15
Ruben van Bommel ↓ Ernest Poku 68'
- 18
-
14
Kristijan Belic ↓ Tiago Dantas 79'
Bench
- 12
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 79'
-
6
Tiago Dantas ↑ 79'
- 34
- 5
-
21
Ernest Poku ↑ 68'
-
30
Denso Kasius ↑ 79'
-
22
Maxim Dekker ↑ 71'
- 19
- 20
- 44
- 17
Coach
Maarten Martens
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Luuk de Jong | 7 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 4 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 3 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 3 |
| Yorbe Vertessen | 3 |
| Xavi Simons | 2 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | 2 |
| Dani de Wit | 1 |
Head to Head
PSV Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.87
PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 75% + PSV to win 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: PSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4
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 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 4.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
Double Chance
PSV or Draw
85%
Draw or AZ
33%
PSV or AZ
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: PSV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.1%
4 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.3%
5 – 1
Actual
Asian Handicap — PSV
| Handicap | PSV covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -2 | 32% | 20% | 48% |
| -1.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| -1 | 52% | 19% | 28% |
| -0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 7% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
PSV keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

