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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.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

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
#7 Position #1
11 Points 19
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
15 Scored 18
9 Conceded 6
+6 GD +12
1.57 PPG 2.71
43% Win % 86%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G
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' SBV Excelsior are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Kenzo Goudmijn is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 22' The Cape Verde Jeffrey Fortes breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-0!
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Magnificent from Teun Koopmeiners! That is 79 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Netherlands international Thomas Oude Kotte has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AZ — Ricardo van Rhijn on, Stijn Wuytens off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Ricardo van Rhijn does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' SBV Excelsior make a change. Ali Messaoud trudges off to be replaced by Dennis Eckert on 57 minutes.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Gudmundsson on 59.
  • 60' What a moment for Luigi Bruins! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AZ! Bjorn Maars Johnsen comes on to replace Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 65' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Jerdy Schouten is replaced by Marcus Edwards on 65 minute.
  • 66' Elias Mar Omarsson does the damage! The net is bulging and SBV Excelsior surge ahead!
  • 70' What an equalizer from Bjorn Maars Johnsen!
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ali Messaoud is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SBV Excelsior.
  • 80' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Kenzo Goudmijn is replacing Fredrik Midtsjo for the AZ side.
  • 83' Robin van der Meer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elias Mar Omarsson at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' A quiet spell here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AZ.

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
1.94 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior46% Draw23% AZ31%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
69%
Draw or AZ
54%
SBV Excelsior or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior33% Draw40% AZ27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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