Match summary
AZ Alkmaar won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Go Ahead Eagles. AZ Alkmaar led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Jordy Clasie put AZ Alkmaar ahead in the 4th minute and Vangelis Pavlidis made it 2-0 with a header in the 15th minute. In the second half, Ruben van Bommel made it 3-0 with a header in the 51st minute, Philippe Rommens pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a direct free kick in the 66th minute, Dani De Wit made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute, and Mayckel Lahdo made it 5-1 in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: AZ Alkmaar created 3.57 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Go Ahead Eagles's 0.56 from 9.