PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: D. HiglerMAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle · 14,000 cap
Match recap
PEC Zwolle beat AZ Alkmaar 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Shoretire, MacNulty, and Shoretire scored for PEC Zwolle; Koopmeiners replied for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.73 for PEC Zwolle versus 0.61 for AZ Alkmaar. PEC Zwolle sit 15th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Shoretire
Assist: Namli
23'
Alexandre Penetra
Yellow Card
⚽
MacNulty
Assist: Namli
43'
⇄
Mijnans
Second Half
46'
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Buurmeester
55'
Chávez
Yellow Card
⇄
Graves
67'
⇄
Chávez
67'
⇄
Alexandre Penetra
⇄
Namli
74'
⚽
Koopmeiners
82'
⇄
Patati
⇄
Oosting
Shoretire
Yellow Card
⚽
Shoretire
Assist: Floranus
| # | 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 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PEC ZwolleAZ Alkmaar
5Won
Statistical edge
5–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.73VS0.61
Attack2 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
2
4
Shots outside box
10
5
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
47%
Possession
53%
390
Total passes
427
307
Accurate passes
338
79%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
-0.53
Goals prevented
-0.53
PEC Zwolle
4-3-3
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
PEC Zwolle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2S. FloranusD
- 4A. MacNultyD
- 6T. GooijerD
- 7S. ShoretireF
- 8Z. BuurmeesterM
- 9Y. NamliF
- 10K. KostonsF
- 16T. de GraaffG
- 25T. OostingM
- 28S. GravesD
- 30R. ThomasM
Substitutes
- 3O. AertssenD
- 19Jan FaberskiF
- 20G. ReizigerM
- 22K. de RooijF
- 29T. BuitinkF
- 34N. FichtingerM
- 35Jamiro MonteiroM
- 41D. VerduinG
- 42Dylan RuwardD
- 48L. BakkerG
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1R. Owusu-OduroG
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6P. KoopmeinersM
- 7Weslley PatatiM
- 9T. ParrottF
- 10S. MijnansM
- 15M. ChávezD
- 17I. JensenM
- 26K. SmitM
- 34M. de WitD
Substitutes
- 4M. DekkerD
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 19J. HornkampF
- 20K. BoogaardM
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 23B. van DuijlD
- 27R. DaalF
- 33M. ŠínM
- 41J. ZoetG
- 43W. BouzianeF
PEC Zwolle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shola Shoretire | F | 90 | 9.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anselmo Garcia McNulty | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Younes Namli | F | 71 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 7/13 |
| Thijs Oosting | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sherel Floranus | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Simon Graves | D | 63 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Thomas(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tom de Graaff | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zico Buurmeester | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koen Kostons | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tristan Gooijer | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Thomas Buitink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duke Verduin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Faberski | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Fichtinger | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Ruward | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Reiziger | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Len Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamiro Monteiro | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kaj de Rooij | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Aertssen | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 43 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 67 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kasper Boogaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | 47 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wassim Bouziane | F | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |