Saturday , 14 November 2026

SBV Excelsior vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Excelsior
4 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Wed 15 May 2019 · 17:30 UTC Van Donge & De Roo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Jurgen Mattheij 41' Y
Y 59' Albert Gudmundsson

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs AZ — Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

  • SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
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

2
2
4
SBV Excelsior 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-15 SBV Excelsior 4–2 AZ 2018-12-15 AZ 2–1 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May AZ H 4–2 W
12 May Heracles Almelo A 5–4 W
25 Apr ADO Den Haag A 1–3 L
21 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 1–1 D
13 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–6 L
06 Apr FC Groningen A 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May SBV Excelsior A 2–4 L
12 May PSV H 1–0 W
23 Apr Heracles Almelo H 2–1 W
20 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–2 L
13 Apr ADO Den Haag H 2–3 L
06 Apr VBV De Graafschap A 1–1 D

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior AZ
#15 Position #5
11 Points 23
12 Played 12
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
16 Scored 24
29 Conceded 16
-13 GD +8
0.92 PPG 1.92
25% Win % 58%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ 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)

SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G
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' What a night it is going to be! SBV Excelsior welcome AZ for this crunch clash at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
  • 5' Dogucan Haspolat is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marco Bizot suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Excelsior needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Excelsior and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' Jeffrey Fortes puts SBV Excelsior on the lead.
  • 27' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' A goal from the Netherlands international Teun Koopmeiners! He fires home on 30 to make it 1-1!
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' AZ have won 597 goals from 316 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' Jurgen Mattheij has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' AZ ring the changes. Stijn Wuytens has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo van Rhijn to step up.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Ricardo van Rhijn — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Ali Messaoud departs to be replaced by Dennis Eckert.
  • 59' Albert Gudmundsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Luigi Bruins makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and SBV Excelsior are in front.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Albert Gudmundsson as he leaves the pitch. Bjorn Maars Johnsen steps in for AZ.
  • 65' Jerdy Schouten makes way for Marcus Edwards at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from SBV Excelsior.
  • 66' GOAL! Elias Mar Omarsson fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 70' GOAL! Bjorn Maars Johnsen scores on 70. Assisted by Calvin Stengs
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Netherlands international Kenzo Goudmijn has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Kenzo Goudmijn. He replaces Fredrik Midtsjo on 81 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for SBV Excelsior. Elias Mar Omarsson is replaced by Robin van der Meer.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • SBV Excelsior celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Moniz

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 AZ xG
I would bet for: SBV Excelsior or AZ 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior41% Draw22% AZ37%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
63%
Draw or AZ
59%
SBV Excelsior or AZ
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior29% Draw38% AZ33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 1
3.4%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.