Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: R. DieperinkStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Cathline and Stepanov scored for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Utrecht versus 0.76 for AZ Alkmaar. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Cathline
25'
Oufkir
Yellow Card
33'
Owusu-Oduro
Yellow Card
⚽
Stepanov
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⇄
Mijnans
46'
⇄
Meerdink
46'
⇄
Alexandre Penetra
54'
⇄
Oufkir
76'
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Stepanov
⇄
Alarcón
van der Hoorn
Yellow Card
81'
Smit
Yellow Card
⇄
Cathline
⇄
Zechiël
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 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
UtrechtAZ Alkmaar
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS0.76
Attack3 · 3 won
11
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
5
2
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
342
Total passes
488
257
Accurate passes
404
75%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
0
-0.68
Goals prevented
-0.68
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 10Y. CathlineM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 53N. ViereckD
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1R. Owusu-OduroG
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6P. KoopmeinersM
- 10S. MijnansM
- 17I. JensenM
- 20K. BoogaardM
- 23B. van DuijlD
- 24A. OufkirM
- 34M. de WitD
- 35M. MeerdinkF
Substitutes
- 4M. DekkerD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 9T. ParrottF
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 18R. IchiharaD
- 19J. HornkampF
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 26K. SmitM
- 27R. DaalF
- 33M. ŠínM
- 41J. ZoetG
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 83 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 76 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Viereck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mees de Wit | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Billy van Duijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | M | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rion Ichihara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weslley Patati | F | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kees Smit | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |