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	29	19	8	5	6
	13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	J. Hornkamp	10
-	T. Parrott	10
16	N. Naujoks	6
23	S. Mijnans	5

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

3.6

0.3

Average card count per match for 10 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: 11237
Maximum attendance: 19478
% 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	53	20	17	2	1	61	25	36
2	Ajax	37	20	10	7	3	39	26	13
3	Feyenoord	36	19	11	3	5	47	27	20
4	NEC	35	19	10	5	4	49	33	16
5	Groningen	31	19	9	4	6	27	22	5
6	Twente	30	20	7	9	4	29	22	7
7	AZ	29	19	8	5	6	34	32	2
8	Sparta	29	19	9	2	8	24	34	-10
9	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	31	30	1
10	Utrecht	23	18	6	5	7	29	25	4
11	Zwolle	23	20	6	5	9	26	42	-16
12	Fortuna	22	19	6	4	9	28	33	-5
13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10	20	35	-15
14	Go Ahead	21	19	4	9	6	30	33	-3
15	Volendam	17	20	4	5	11	21	35	-14
16	Telstar	16	19	3	7	9	24	32	-8
17	NAC	15	20	3	6	11	21	32	-11
18	Heracles	14	19	4	2	13	26	48	-22

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	23	10	7	2	1	33	16	17
2	Ajax	23	11	7	2	2	19	9	10
3	NEC	20	9	6	2	1	25	13	12
4	Feyenoord	19	10	6	1	3	25	16	9
5	Utrecht	17	9	5	2	2	18	9	9
6	Fortuna	17	10	5	2	3	17	15	2
7	AZ	16	9	4	4	1	20	16	4
8	Zwolle	16	9	5	1	3	10	12	-2
9	Twente	16	10	4	4	2	13	11	2
10	Groningen	15	9	4	3	2	14	7	7
11	Volendam	15	10	4	3	3	16	13	3
12	Go Ahead	14	9	3	5	1	15	12	3
13	Sparta	14	10	4	2	4	11	18	-7
14	Heerenveen	13	10	3	4	3	17	18	-1
15	Excelsior	13	10	4	1	5	10	12	-2
16	NAC	11	10	3	2	5	12	14	-2
17	Heracles	10	9	3	1	5	18	23	-5
18	Telstar	7	10	1	4	5	17	22	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	10	10	0	0	28	9	19
2	Feyenoord	17	9	5	2	2	22	11	11
3	Groningen	16	10	5	1	4	13	15	-2
4	Sparta	15	9	5	0	4	13	16	-3
5	NEC	15	10	4	3	3	24	20	4
6	Ajax	14	9	3	5	1	20	17	3
7	Twente	14	10	3	5	2	16	11	5
8	AZ	13	10	4	1	5	14	16	-2
9	Heerenveen	11	9	3	2	4	14	12	2
10	Telstar	9	9	2	3	4	7	10	-3
11	Excelsior	9	10	2	3	5	10	23	-13
12	Go Ahead	7	10	1	4	5	15	21	-6
13	Zwolle	7	11	1	4	6	16	30	-14
14	Utrecht	6	9	1	3	5	11	16	-5
15	Fortuna	5	9	1	2	6	11	18	-7
16	NAC	4	10	0	4	6	9	18	-9
17	Heracles	4	10	1	1	8	8	25	-17
18	Volendam	2	10	0	2	8	5	22	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	20	13	4	3	33	12	21
2	Feyenoord	36	19	11	3	5	22	9	13
3	Ajax	35	20	10	5	5	21	13	8
4	Sparta	29	19	8	5	6	10	11	-1
5	AZ	29	19	7	8	4	20	16	4
6	Twente	28	20	6	10	4	9	6	3
7	Excelsior	27	20	6	9	5	11	13	-2
8	Utrecht	26	18	7	5	6	11	10	1
9	NEC	25	19	6	7	6	17	17	0
10	Groningen	25	19	5	10	4	11	9	2
11	Zwolle	24	20	6	6	8	15	24	-9
12	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	13	14	-1
13	NAC	21	20	5	6	9	10	14	-4
14	Volendam	20	20	5	5	10	9	19	-10
15	Go Ahead	19	19	4	7	8	14	18	-4
16	Fortuna	19	19	4	7	8	12	18	-6
17	Telstar	19	19	4	7	8	10	15	-5
18	Heracles	16	19	4	4	11	11	21	-10