VBV De Graafschap vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VBV De Graafschap vs AZ — Eredivisie at Stadion De Vijverberg.
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AZ 34 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jochem Kamphuis
- Referee Rob van de Ven
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Referee Terry Hoekstra
- Referee Edgar Bijl
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr AZ H 1–1 D 02 Apr FC Groningen A 0–1 L 30 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L 16 Mar SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W 09 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 2–3 L 01 Mar ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr VBV De Graafschap A 1–1 D 02 Apr SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D 30 Mar FC Groningen H 1–0 W 17 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–0 W 10 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D 03 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
AZ this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AZ0-158/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/261-751/276+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stadion De Vijverberg. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. VBV De Graafschap is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VBV De Graafschap that had 35 games and scored 41 goals.
- 50' It looks surprising VBV De Graafschap does not make any changes. Oussama Idrissi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' Goal! Guus Til scores his 51 goal in 288 matches.
- 54' Azor Matusiwa is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
- 59' 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.
- 64' Youssef Jebli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 67' It is a substitution in VBV De Graafschap team. Delano Burgzorg is replaced by Fabian Serrarens on 67 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Nabil Bahoui. He replaces Furdjel Narsingh on 71 minute.
- 73' Mats Seuntjens was booked on 73.
- 77' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ted van de Pavert on 82.
- 82' The VBV De Graafschap manager makes a substitution. Javier Vet departs to be replaced by Daryl van Mieghem.
- 85' Another change for AZ made on 85 minute. Calvin Stengs leaves to be changed by Ricardo van Rhijn.
- 90' What a strike from Marco Bizot! The score is 0-2.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
VBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
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- 35
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Furdjel Narsingh ↓ Nabil Bahoui 71'
- 44
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Javier Vet ↓ Daryl van Mieghem 82'
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- 5
- 20
- 25
- 3
- 12
Bench
- 24
- 10
- 18
- 13
- 17
- 23
- 4
- 6
- 28
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11
Daryl van Mieghem ↑ 82'
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22
Fabian Serrarens ↑ 67'
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Nabil Bahoui ↑ 71'
Coach Henk de JongAZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 1
- 12
- 4
- 15
- 10
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 20
- 11
Bench
- 28
- 23
- 9
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34
Ricardo van Rhijn ↑ 85'
- 19
- 24
- 16
- 25
- 44
- 35
Coach John van den Brom -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mats Seuntjens 1 Marco Bizot 1 Guus Til 1 VBV De Graafschap Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.09 VBV De Graafschap xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 AZ xGI would bet for: VBV De Graafschap or AZ 68% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
VBV De Graafschap or Draw 66%Draw or AZ 66%VBV De Graafschap or AZ 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.3%0 – 1 11%1 – 0 10.7%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 1 7%0 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 2.8%3 – 1 2.6%0 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — VBV De Graafschap
Handicap VBV De Graafschap covers Push AZ covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 19% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 20% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 33% ✓AZ keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.