Highlights

90+3'

P. Koopmeiners (Foul)

86'

M. Chávez (Dissent)

81'

M. Jonathans (assist M. van Duinen)

77'

E. Dijkstra (Foul)

67'

G. de Regt (Foul)

65'

T. Parrott

HT 0 - 0

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

84'

A. Carlén (L. Schouten - tactical)

84'

S. Maikuma (E. Dijkstra - tactical)

84'

J. Hornkamp (M. de Wit - tactical)

78'

M. van Duinen (J. Bergraaf - tactical)

78'

M. Jonathans (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

78'

N. Martens (I. Bronkhorst - tactical)

76'

M. Chávez (K. Boogaard - tactical)

64'

G. de Regt (E. Hansson - tactical)

63'

R. Daal (I. Jensen - tactical)

46'

I. Sadiq (Weslley Patati - tactical)

Player of the match

Kasper Boogaard # 20 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 3
Duel won 6/10 (60%)
Accurate passes 39/50 (78%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10
	13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	16
11	S. Mijnans	11
15	J. Hornkamp	10
-	N. Naujoks	10
36	D. Sanches Fernandes	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-4-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

60%

40%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Parrott

L. Schouten 1
K. Smit 1

Shots off target

J. Bergraaf

Weslley Patati 2
M. van Duinen 1

Big chance created

K. Boogaard

M. van Duinen 1

Successful contests

D. Sanches Fernandes

K. Boogaard 3
K. Smit 3

Fouls suffered

L. Schouten

G. de Regt 2
E. Dijkstra 2

Dispossessed

E. Dijkstra

K. Smit 2
Weslley Patati 2

Touches

W. Goes

132

Alexandre Penetra 112
M. de Wit 89

Duel won

P. Koopmeiners

E. Dijkstra 7
L. Schouten 7

Duel lost

N. Naujoks

I. Bronkhorst 7
P. Koopmeiners 7

Interceptions

P. Koopmeiners

C. Widell 2
A. Zagré 2

Challenge lost

E. Hansson

L. Schouten 2
N. Naujoks 2

Tackles

P. Koopmeiners

A. Zagré 4
L. Schouten 4

Aerial duels won

C. Widell

M. de Wit 4
I. Bronkhorst 3

Aerial duels lost

P. Koopmeiners

T. Parrott 3
N. Naujoks 3

Fouls

I. Bronkhorst

P. Koopmeiners 2
E. Dijkstra 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

J. Zoet 1

Passes

W. Goes

118

Alexandre Penetra 98
M. de Wit 71

Accurate passes

W. Goes

105

Alexandre Penetra 92
M. de Wit 57

Accurate crosses

I. Bronkhorst

E. Hansson 1
G. de Regt 1

Current form

Stats

L W L D W

D L W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

13/07/24

10/03/24

04/11/23

10/02/23

23/10/22

Referees

Alex Bos main referee

3.1

0.2

Average card count per match for 18 matches arbitrated
Erwin Blank fourth referee
Joris Westhof VAR referee
Maarten Ketting assistant referee
Martijn Vos VAR assistant referee
Joost van Zuilen assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Jordy Clasie Ankle Injury

Mexx Meerdink Groin Injury

Sven Mijnans Hamstring

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Knee injury

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Unknown

Denso Kasius Ankle Injury

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Match venue

AFAS Stadion - Alkmaar

Year of construction: 2006
Surface: grass
Capacity: 19500
Average attendance: 11235
Maximum attendance: 19500
% sold: 62

Match result AZ Excelsior

Date 21 January 2026 17:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 16
Match attendance 16997
Code AZ-EXC
Area Netherlands
Home team AZ
Away team Excelsior

FAQ

What is the result between AZ Excelsior?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for AZ Excelsior?

AZ : Coached by L. Echteld, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: J. Zoet, M. de Wit, Alexandre Penetra, W. Goes, E. Dijkstra, K. Boogaard, P. Koopmeiners (C), I. Jensen, K. Smit, Weslley Patati, T. Parrott

Excelsior : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. den Uil, is positioning themselves in a 4-4-2 : S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, E. Hansson, L. Schouten, I. Yegoian, D. Sanches Fernandes, J. Bergraaf, N. Naujoks

Who is the referee of the match AZ Excelsior ?

Alex Bos is the referee for this match

Where is the match AZ Excelsior?

The venue AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar is hosting the match

At what time is AZ Excelsior?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 21 January 2026. Kick-off at 17:45

Who is the man of the match AZ - Excelsior ?

Kasper Boogaard had the best performance of the match AZ - Excelsior. The stats reinforce this view:

3 Successful contests
6/10 Duel won (60%)
39/50 Accurate passes (78%)

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Confirmed line-ups

AZ 4-2-3-1

- 5.3 41 J. Zoet
- 5.3 34 M. de Wit
- 6.2 5 Alexandre Penetra
- 6.4 3 W. Goes
- 5.3 22 E. Dijkstra
- 7.5 20 K. Boogaard
- 6.0 6 (C) P. Koopmeiners
- 5.9 17 I. Jensen
- 5.9 26 K. Smit
- 4.0 7 Weslley Patati
- 7.3 9 T. Parrott
- 6.2 1 S. van Gassel
- 5.8 12 A. Zagré
- 6.0 3 R. Meissen
- 6.1 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.4 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 4.3 7 E. Hansson
- 6.3 14 L. Schouten
- 6.0 23 I. Yegoian
- 5.9 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 4.4 33 J. Bergraaf
- 5.3 10 N. Naujoks

Excelsior 4-4-2

- L. Echteld Coach
Substitutes
- M. Dekker #4 - Defender
- 84'
  
  S. Maikuma #2 - Defender
- 84'
  
  J. Hornkamp #19 - Striker
- M. Šín #33 - Midfielder
- R. Robbemond #56 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  M. Chávez #15 - Defender
- D. Deen #31 - Goalkeeper
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- A. Oufkir #24 - Striker
- 63'
  
  R. Daal #27 - Striker
- B. van Duijl #23 - Defender
- 46'
  
  I. Sadiq #11 - Striker
- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 78'
  
  M. Jonathans #26 - Striker
- S. Middendorp #25 - Midfielder
- L. Hartjes #20 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  G. de Regt #11 - Striker
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- C. Nadje #18 - Midfielder
- 84'
  
  A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- 78'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- 78'
  
  N. Martens #17 - Defender
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

60%

40%

Duel won

53%

47%

Accurate passes

84%

77%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

618

Passes

402

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

K. Boogaard

M. van Duinen 1

Shots (%)

T. Parrott

75% 3/4

K. Smit 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

D. Sanches Fernandes

K. Boogaard 3
K. Smit 3
E. Dijkstra 2

Fouls suffered

L. Schouten

G. de Regt 2
E. Dijkstra 2

Touches

W. Goes

132

Alexandre Penetra 112

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Bergraaf

0% 0/3

P. Koopmeiners 0% (0/2)
Weslley Patati 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

E. Dijkstra

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. Chávez

83% 5/6

L. Schouten 78% (7/9)
A. Zagré 71% (5/7)
M. de Wit 63% (5/8)
G. de Regt 63% (5/8)

Interceptions

P. Koopmeiners

C. Widell 2
A. Zagré 2
K. Boogaard 2
R. Meissen 2

Aerial duels won (%)

C. Widell

67% 4/6

M. de Wit 67% (4/6)
I. Bronkhorst 60% (3/5)
I. Jensen 50% (2/4)
P. Koopmeiners 40% (2/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Weslley Patati

0% 0/5

J. Bergraaf 0% (0/5)
E. Hansson 0% (0/5)
N. Naujoks 36% (5/14)

Challenge lost

E. Hansson

Aerial duels won (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

0% 0/2

J. Bergraaf 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Alexandre Penetra

94% 92/98

R. Meissen 93% (40/43)
W. Goes 89% (105/118)
L. Schouten 88% (30/34)
Weslley Patati 88% (29/33)

Successful final third passes

W. Goes

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. van Gassel

38% 13/34

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20