Highlights

77'

K. Sano (Foul)

71'

M. de Wit (Foul)

52'

K. Sano

HT 1 - 2

40'

T. Parrott (assist I. Jensen)

12'

B. Önal (assist K. Sano)

10'

T. Chery (assist N. Lebreton)

N. Lebreton (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+1'

Y. El Kachati (T. Chery - tactical)

83'

M. Chávez (K. Boogaard - tactical)

82'

V. Misidjan (B. Önal - tactical)

76'

D. Proper (B. Linssen - tactical)

76'

P. Sandler (N. Lebreton - tactical)

75'

B. Pereira (S. Ouaissa - tactical)

65'

A. Oufkir (I. Jensen - tactical)

65'

I. Sadiq (R. Daal - tactical)

65'

S. Maikuma (M. Dekker - tactical)

65'

J. Hornkamp (M. Šín - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Tjaronn Chery # 10 - Attacking midfielder

Successful contests 3
Duel won 4/7 (57.14%)
Accurate passes 22/26 (84.62%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7
	7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	16
11	S. Mijnans	11
-	B. Linssen	11
15	J. Hornkamp	10
-	T. Chery	10
21	K. Ogawa	8
26	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
35	S. Ouaissa	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Chery

B. Linssen 2
T. Parrott 1

Shots off target

S. Ouaissa

K. Sano 2
N. Lebreton 2

Big chance created

D. Nejašmić

T. Chery 1
I. Jensen 1

Successful contests

B. Önal

T. Chery 3
K. Sano 2

Fouls suffered

N. Lebreton

A. Kaplan 3
M. de Wit 2

Dispossessed

I. Jensen

K. Sano 2
E. Dasa 2

Touches

W. Goes

D. Nejašmić 79
K. Sano 73

Duel won

D. Fonville

T. Parrott 9
Alexandre Penetra 9

Duel lost

K. Sano

N. Lebreton 10
B. Linssen 9

Interceptions

K. Sano

A. Kaplan 4
D. Fonville 3

Challenge lost

Alexandre Penetra

K. Sano 2
M. de Wit 2

Tackles

D. Fonville

M. de Wit 3
A. Oufkir 3

Aerial duels won

D. Nejašmić

B. Linssen 5
D. Fonville 5

Aerial duels lost

B. Linssen

N. Lebreton 6
T. Parrott 6

Fouls

K. Sano

N. Lebreton 3
B. Linssen 2

Saves

J. Zoet

G. Crettaz 2

Passes

W. Goes

D. Nejašmić 58
G. Crettaz 58

Accurate passes

W. Goes

D. Nejašmić 44
K. Sano 39

Accurate crosses

T. Chery

B. Linssen 1
B. Önal 1

Current form

Stats

W D L W L

W W D D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

28/09/25

29/03/25

17/08/24

28/04/24

06/12/23

Referees

Serdar Gözübüyük main referee

3.8

0.1

Average card count per match for 28 matches arbitrated
Patrick Inia assistant referee
Pol van Boekel VAR assistant referee
Rogier Honig assistant referee
Wouter Wiersma fourth referee
Cristian Dobre VAR referee

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Players injured / suspended

Kees Smit Unknown

Jordy Clasie Ankle Injury

Mexx Meerdink Groin Injury

Sven Mijnans Hamstring

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Unknown

Denso Kasius Ankle Injury

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Bram Johannes André Nuytinck Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen 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 NEC

Date 31 January 2026 15:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 21
Match attendance 19391
Code AZ-NEC
Area Netherlands
Home team AZ
Away team NEC

FAQ

What is the result between AZ NEC?

NEC won the match with a 1-3 score

What are the official lineups for AZ NEC?

AZ : Coached by L. Echteld, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: J. Zoet, M. de Wit, M. Dekker, W. Goes, Alexandre Penetra, M. Šín, P. Koopmeiners (C), K. Boogaard, R. Daal, T. Parrott, I. Jensen

NEC : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Schreuder, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-2-1 : G. Crettaz, D. Fonville, A. Kaplan, E. Dasa, B. Önal, K. Sano, D. Nejašmić, S. Ouaissa, N. Lebreton, T. Chery (C), B. Linssen

Who is the referee of the match AZ NEC ?

Serdar Gözübüyük is the referee for this match

Where is the match AZ NEC?

The venue AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar is hosting the match

At what time is AZ NEC?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 31 January 2026. Kick-off at 15:30

Who is the man of the match AZ - NEC ?

Tjaronn Chery is the outstanding player of the match AZ - NEC. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3 Successful contests
4/7 Duel won (57.14%)
22/26 Accurate passes (84.62%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

AZ 4-3-3

- 6.1 41 J. Zoet
- 4.0 34 M. de Wit
- 6.1 4 M. Dekker
- 6.0 3 W. Goes
- 5.3 5 Alexandre Penetra
- 5.6 33 M. Šín
- 4.6 6 (C) P. Koopmeiners
- 3.6 20 K. Boogaard
- 4.6 27 R. Daal
- 7.1 9 T. Parrott
- 5.3 17 I. Jensen
- 6.6 1 G. Crettaz
- 7.0 24 D. Fonville
- 6.8 4 A. Kaplan
- 5.5 14 E. Dasa
- 7.1 11 B. Önal
- 7.7 23 K. Sano
- 6.8 6 D. Nejašmić
- 5.9 25 S. Ouaissa
- 5.7 20 N. Lebreton
- 8.2 10 (C) T. Chery
- 6.3 30 B. Linssen

NEC 3-4-2-1

- L. Echteld Coach
Substitutes
- 65'
  
  S. Maikuma #2 - Defender
- R. Owusu-Oduro #1 - Goalkeeper
- E. Dijkstra #22 - Defender
- 65'
  
  J. Hornkamp #19 - Striker
- Weslley Patati #7 - Striker
- R. Robbemond #56 - Midfielder
- 83'
  
  M. Chávez #15 - Defender
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- 65'
  
  A. Oufkir #24 - Striker
- B. van Duijl #23 - Defender
- 65'
  
  I. Sadiq #11 - Striker
- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- K. Kers #39 - Striker
- 75'
  
  B. Pereira #2 - Defender
- 82'
  
  V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- 76'
  
  P. Sandler #3 - Defender
- K. Ogawa #18 - Striker
- 76'
  
  D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- T. Ouwejan #5 - Defender
- 90+1'
  
  Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- S. de Laat #35 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- R. Janse #31 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Duel won

53%

47%

Accurate passes

71%

72%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

394

Passes

418

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

D. Nejašmić

T. Chery 1
I. Jensen 1
I. Sadiq 1
M. Šín 1

Shots (%)

B. Linssen

67% 2/3

T. Chery 60% (3/5)

Successful contests

B. Önal

T. Chery 3
K. Sano 2

Fouls suffered

N. Lebreton

A. Kaplan 3
M. de Wit 2
T. Parrott 2
A. Oufkir 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

N. Lebreton

0% 0/3

S. Ouaissa 0% (0/2)
T. Parrott 25% (1/4)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

W. Goes

83% 5/6

M. Dekker 75% (6/8)
A. Kaplan 73% (8/11)
Alexandre Penetra 69% (9/13)
D. Fonville 69% (11/16)

Interceptions

K. Sano

A. Kaplan 4
D. Fonville 3
S. Maikuma 2
W. Goes 2

Aerial duels won (%)

W. Goes

100% 3/3

Alexandre Penetra 83% (5/6)
D. Fonville 71% (5/7)
D. Nejašmić 67% (6/9)
P. Koopmeiners 67% (4/6)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

I. Jensen

0% 0/8

J. Hornkamp 0% (0/5)
E. Dasa 0% (0/4)
K. Sano 32% (6/19)
B. Linssen 36% (5/14)

Challenge lost

Alexandre Penetra

Aerial duels won (%)

B. Önal

0% 0/4

I. Jensen 0% (0/4)
M. Šín 0% (0/3)
T. Chery 0% (0/2)
N. Lebreton 25% (2/8)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

M. Dekker

87% 27/31

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

G. Crettaz

31% 18/58

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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