AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen
Ref: S. GozubuyukAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Groningen 4–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kasius, Parrott, Resink, and Parrott scored for AZ Alkmaar; Rente replied for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.56 for AZ Alkmaar versus 1.50 for Groningen. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
⚽
Kasius
Assist: Poku
⚽
Parrott
Penalty
⚽
Resink (OG)
de Wit
Yellow Card
44'
⚽
Rente
Assist: Taha
Smit
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
van der Werff
47'
de Jonge
Yellow Card
61'
Peersman
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Prins
⇄
Daal
74'
⇄
Rente
⇄
Smit
⇄
Poku
⇄
de Wit
⇄
Mijnans
⚽
Parrott
Assist: Chávez
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarGroningen
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.56VS1.50
Attack2 · 3 won
10
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
8
8
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
406
Total passes
388
312
Accurate passes
311
77%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
0
-2.18
Goals prevented
-2.18
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 7Ernest PokuM
- 8Jordy ClasieM
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 26Kees SmitM
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalM
- 30Denso KasiusD
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Substitutes
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 21Dave KwakmanM
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 28Zico BuurmeesterM
- 31Daniël Virginio DeenG
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 17David van der WerffM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 26Thom van BergenM
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 24Dirk BaronG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 41Stijn PetietG
- 44Besnik MashukuM
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
- 55Yénio HolderM
- 69Ryan HigginsF
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Denso Kasius | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 77 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | M | 68 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Kees Smit | M | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jordy Clasie(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5/6 |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Mijnans | M | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zico Buurmeester | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Deen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Kwakman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rente | D | 74 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Younes Taha | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
| David van der Werff | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Wouter Prins | D | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Petiet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Baron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yenio Holder | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Noam Emeran | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |