AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: S. GozubuyukAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Parrott scored for AZ Alkmaar; Chery, Önal, and Sano replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.39 for AZ Alkmaar versus 1.36 for NEC Nijmegen. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
6'
Lebreton
Yellow Card
10'
⚽
Chery
Assist: Lebreton
12'
⚽
Önal
Assist: Sano
⚽
Parrott
Assist: Jensen
Second Half
52'
⚽
Sano
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Šín
⇄
Dekker
⇄
Daal
de Wit
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Ouaissa
76'
⇄
Lebreton
76'
⇄
Linssen
77'
Sano
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Önal
⇄
Boogaard
90+1'
⇄
Chery
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.39VS1.36
Attack0 · 5 won
11
Shots
19
2
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
9
4
Shots off goal
8
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
396
Total passes
416
281
Accurate passes
300
71%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 0 won
15
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
3
-0.06
Goals prevented
-0.06
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 4Maxim DekkerD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 20Kasper BoogaardM
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalF
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Substitutes
- 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
- 2Seiya MaikumaD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 19Jizz HornkampF
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 24Ayoub OufkirF
- 56Rio RobbemondM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 20Noé LebretonF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
Substitutes
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 39Kevin KersF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Peer Koopmeiners(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Maxim Dekker | D | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rio Robbemond | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Seiya Maikuma | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Başar Önal | M | 82 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 76 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |