Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: M. VosEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat AZ Alkmaar 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Peersman, van Bergen, and Land scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.50 for Groningen versus 1.73 for AZ Alkmaar. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Peersman
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⇄
Alexandre Penetra
46'
⇄
Kasius
⇄
de Jonge
⚽
van Bergen
Assist: van der Werff
66'
⇄
Goes
67'
⇄
Jensen
⚽
Land
Assist: Rente
⇄
Peersman
79'
Daal
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Koopmeiners
⇄
Taha
⇄
Land
Tyrique Mercera
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 |
| 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
GroningenAZ Alkmaar
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.50VS1.73
Attack2 · 4 won
15
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
7
11
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
404
Total passes
451
323
Accurate passes
375
80%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 1 won
16
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
5
-1.45
Goals prevented
-1.45
Groningen
4-4-2
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 17David van der WerffF
- 18Tygo LandM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 15Elvis Arnold van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 24Dirk BaronG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
- 44Besnik MashukuM
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 17Isak Steiner JensenM
- 26Kees SmitM
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalM
- 30Denso KasiusD
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Substitutes
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 18Rion IchiharaD
- 20Kasper BoogaardM
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 24Ayoub OufkirF
- 31Daniël Virginio DeenG
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
- 45B. KovacsF
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rente(C) | D | 90 | 8.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 88 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 77 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 57 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/5 |
| Younes Taha | M | 88 | 5.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Metu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Baron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Denso Kasius | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/4 |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kasper Boogaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bendegúz Kovács | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Deen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | 45 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/4 |
| Rion Ichihara | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |