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Willem II Tilburg vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Willem II Tilburg
2 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 19:00 UTC Koning Willem II Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Bruno Martins Indi
Y 76' Jordy Clasie
Y 77' Jordy Clasie
Y 87' Jesper Karlsson

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs AZ — Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Joey Waleveld (Netherlands)
  • Referee Martin Beijer

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

4
3
4
Willem II Tilburg 11 games · Avg 3.3 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ 2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ 2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg 2020-01-18 AZ 1–3 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar AZ H 2–2 D
13 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 0–1 L
05 Mar SC Heerenveen H 0–0 D
26 Feb FC Groningen A 0–1 L
19 Feb AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
13 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
13 Mar FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
06 Mar NEC A 3–1 W
27 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
19 Feb Heracles Almelo H 2–1 W
13 Feb Go Ahead Eagles A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Willem II Tilburg AZ
#18 Position #1
2 Points 19
7 Played 7
0 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 18
20 Conceded 6
-14 GD +12
0.29 PPG 2.71
0% Win % 86%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/5
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/8
76+
4/4
■ 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)

Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 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' And we are off! Willem II Tilburg vs AZ — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' Che Nunnely makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Willem II Tilburg are in front.
  • 8' Che Nunnely with the second goal in the match!
  • 13' England international Daniel Crowley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Elton Kabangu doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Tijani Reijnders is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 32' Willem II Tilburg have won 218 goals from 169 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Bruno Martins Indi adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 36' Bruno Martins Indi with the second goal in the match!
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Willem II Tilburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Willem II Tilburg and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 59' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 67' The Willem II Tilburg manager makes a substitution. Jizz Hornkamp departs to be replaced by Max Svensson.
  • 68' Zakaria Aboukhlal is replacing Aslak Fonn Witry for the AZ side.
  • 73' Willem II Tilburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Jordy Clasie on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
  • 77' Jordy Clasie is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 78' Miquel Nelom is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mats Kohlert at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' AZ ring the changes. Pantelis Chatzidiakos has done his job and it is now time for Sam Beukema to step up.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Jesper Karlsson is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' A change in the Willem II Tilburg ranks — Che Nunnely exits the field as Emil Bergstrom enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Gudmundsson 4
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Che Nunnely 3
Mats Kohlert 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Mike Ndayishimye 2
Bruno Martins Indi 2
Fran Sol 2

Head to Head

2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ 2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ 2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg 2020-01-18 AZ 1–3 Willem II Tilburg

Willem II Tilburg Form

2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ D 2022-03-13 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2022-03-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 SC Heerenveen D 2022-02-26 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2022-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AFC Ajax L 2022-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L

AZ Form

2022-03-20 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 AZ D 2022-03-13 AZ 0–1 FC Twente '65 L 2022-03-06 NEC 1–3 AZ W 2022-02-27 AZ 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo W 2022-02-13 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.99 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + AZ to win 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg16% Draw19% AZ65%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
35%
Draw or AZ
84%
Willem II Tilburg or AZ
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg10% Draw32% AZ58%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
8%
0 – 4
6.3%
1 – 1
6.2%
1 – 4
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 5
3.8%
1 – 5
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 23% — 77%
+1 23% 19% 58%
+1.5 42% — 58%
+2 42% 20% 37%
+2.5 63% — 37%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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