Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: E. BlankVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Bronkhorst scored for Excelsior; Parrott and Alexandre Penetra replied for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.75 for Excelsior versus 2.01 for AZ Alkmaar. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
Bronkhorst
Yellow Card
29'
Chávez
Yellow Card
⚽
Bronkhorst
Second Half
46'
⇄
Daal
46'
⇄
Chávez
46'
⇄
Patati
57'
⇄
Hornkamp
⇄
Bronkhorst
⇄
Naujoks
70'
⇄
Robbemond
70'
Robbemond
Yellow Card
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Schouten
⇄
Hartjes
90'
⚽
Parrott
Assist: de Wit
90'
⚽
Alexandre Penetra
Assist: Boogaard
| # | 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 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorAZ Alkmaar
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75VS2.01
Attack1 · 4 won
11
Shots
16
2
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
9
7
Shots outside box
7
4
Shots off goal
7
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
450
Total passes
559
370
Accurate passes
472
82%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.62
Goals prevented
-0.62
Excelsior
4-3-3
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 10N. NaujoksF
- 11G. de RegtF
- 12A. ZagréD
- 14L. SchoutenM
- 20L. HartjesM
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 7E. HanssonF
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 15S. JanssenD
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 18C. NadjeM
- 26M. JonathansF
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 7Weslley PatatiM
- 9T. ParrottM
- 15M. ChávezD
- 19J. HornkampF
- 20K. BoogaardM
- 27R. DaalM
- 34M. de WitD
- 41J. ZoetG
- 56R. RobbemondM
Substitutes
- 4M. DekkerD
- 10S. MijnansM
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 17I. JensenF
- 18R. IchiharaD
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 23B. van DuijlD
- 24A. OufkirF
- 33M. ŠínM
- 35M. MeerdinkF
- 71J. SchipperG
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 69 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/5 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9/11 |
| Lewis Schouten | M | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | F | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Hansson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 13 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 21 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Troy Parrott | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Wouter Goes(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 57 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Weslley Patati | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Robbemond | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rion Ichihara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jur Schipper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Mijnans | M | 33 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4/4 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |