Twente vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: Jeroen Manschot, NetherlandsDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Twente beat AZ Alkmaar 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Rots scored for Twente. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.04 for Twente versus 1.31 for AZ Alkmaar. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
⇄
Pjaca
48'
Goes
Yellow Card
49'
Parrott
Yellow Card
62'
Smit
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Patati
van Wolfswinkel
Yellow Card
⇄
van Wolfswinkel
⚽
Rots
Assist: van Rooij
78'
⇄
Goes
78'
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Ørjasæter
⇄
van Rooij
84'
⇄
Dijkstra
Martinho Peixoto
Yellow Card
⇄
Hlynsson
90+2'
Chávez
Yellow Card
Pröpper
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 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
TwenteAZ Alkmaar
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.04VS1.31
Attack2 · 3 won
7
Shots
7
2
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
1
3
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
447
Total passes
431
354
Accurate passes
349
79%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
2
-0.09
Goals prevented
-0.09
Twente
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Lars UnnerstallG
- 3Robin PröpperD
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 7Marko PjacaM
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 23Stav LemkinD
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterM
- 28Bart van RooijD
- 39Mats RotsD
Substitutes
- 4Mathias Ullereng KjøløM
- 5Bas Edo KuipersD
- 10Sam Adrianus Martinus LammersF
- 11Daan RotsF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 33B. TitulaerD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
AZ Alkmaar
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 26Kees SmitM
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
Substitutes
- 4Maxim DekkerD
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 14Andrea NataliD
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 21Dave KwakmanM
- 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
- 75Wassim BouzianeF
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bart van Rooij | D | 83 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Marko Pjaca | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bjorn Titulaer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bas Kuipers | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Rots | F | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Lammers | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dave Kwakman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrea Natali | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wassim Bouziane | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |