AZ Alkmaar vs Telstar
Ref: Jannick van der Laan, NetherlandsAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Telstar 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Meerdink and Šín scored for AZ Alkmaar; Noslin replied for Telstar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.96 for AZ Alkmaar versus 1.01 for Telstar. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while Telstar are 14th.
First Half
14'
Nwankwo
Yellow Card
⚽
Meerdink
Penalty
31'
⇄
Ogidi Nwankwo
⚽
Šín
Second Half
Šín
Yellow Card
61'
⚽
Noslin
Assist: Tejan
Goes
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Hetli
66'
⇄
Mertens
⇄
Šín
⇄
Meerdink
Kasius
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Noslin
80'
⇄
Brouwer
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Chávez
⇄
Kasius
90'
Ritmeester van de Kamp
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarTelstar
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.96VS1.01
Attack5 · 1 won
28
Shots
14
10
Shots on target
5
23
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
7
8
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
463
Total passes
322
387
Accurate passes
241
84%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
7
10
Blocked shots
4
1.47
Goals prevented
1.47
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3
Telstar
3-4-2-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 26Kees SmitM
- 30Denso KasiusD
- 33Matěj ŠínF
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
Substitutes
- 4Maxim DekkerD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 21Dave KwakmanM
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalF
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Telstar
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Ronald Koeman Jr.G
- 2Jeff HardeveldD
- 4Guus OfferhausD
- 7Soufiane HetliF
- 11Tyrese NoslinM
- 14Neville Ogidi NwankwoD
- 16Dylan MertensM
- 17Nils RossenM
- 27Patrick BrouwerF
- 30Kay TejanF
- 39Jochem Ritmeester van de KampM
Substitutes
- 5Nigel Ogidi NwankwoD
- 9Milan ZonneveldF
- 10Mohamed HamdaouiF
- 13Tyrick BodakG
- 15Adil LechkarD
- 20Daan ReizigerG
- 21Devon KoswalD
- 28R. OudstenF
- 29Dion Omar Rudchell MaloneD
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matěj Šín | F | 70 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 86 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8/8 |
| Denso Kasius | D | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1/5 |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 70 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Kwakman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Weslley Patati | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Telstar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Koeman Jr | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Noslin | M | 80 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dylan Mertens | M | 66 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nils Rossen | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jeff Hardeveld(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kay Tejan | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Patrick Brouwer | F | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Soufiane Hetli | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Guus Offerhaus | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Neville Nwankwo | D | 31 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyrick Bodak | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Reiziger | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Malone | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devon Koswal | D | 59 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Hamdaoui | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adil Lechkar | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Rojendro Oudsten | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |