Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar

15 August 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Danny Makkelie

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

Artem Stepanov 62’

Peer Koopmeiners 45+1’
Weslley Patati 47’
Mexx Meerdink 49’
Ayoub Oufkir 84’

Match summary

AZ Alkmaar won comfortably, 4-1 away at Utrecht. AZ Alkmaar led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Peer Koopmeiners put AZ Alkmaar ahead from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Weslley Patati made it 0-2 in the 47th minute, Mexx Meerdink made it 0-3 in the 49th minute, Artem Stepanov pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 62nd minute, and Ayoub Oufkir made it 1-4 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: AZ Alkmaar created 1.93 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Utrecht's 0.83 from 8.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

8 Shots 24

2 Shots on target 9

3 Corners 9

76 Attacks 79

37 Dangerous attacks 50

371 Passes 412

80.9% Pass accuracy 85.4%

23 Tackles 18

23 Fouls 14

4 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Utrecht AZ Alkmaar

Kick-off

Ángel AlarcónShot on target

3’

19’

Dave KwakmanShot on target

Artem StepanovFoul

23’

31’

Weslley PatatiShot on target

45+1’

Peer KoopmeinersRight foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

Ferdinand PohlFoul

46’

Matisse DiddenMike Eerdhuijzen

46’

Dave KwakmanShot on target

Second half underway

47’

Weslley PatatiLeft foot shot

0-2

49’

Mexx MeerdinkRight foot shot

0-3

Guus OfferhausFoul

54’

Kevin ParedesDani De Wit

55’

56’

Weslley PatatiFoul

60’

L. EchteldManagerArgument

60’

Mateo ChávezShot on target

Davy van den BergYoann Cathline

62’

Adrian BlakeFerdinand Pohl

62’

Artem StepanovHeader

1-3

62’

64’

Kees SmitShot on target

66’

Calvin StengsWeslley Patati

Arthur ZagréFoul

69’

80’

Rion IchiharaKees Smit

Neville NwankwoArthur Zagré

80’

81’

Ayoub OufkirRo-Zangelo Daal

84’

Ayoub OufkirLeft foot shot

1-4

85’

Seiya MaikumaPeer Koopmeiners

89’

Mateo ChávezFoul

Full-time1-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Utrecht 0.83 xGAZ Alkmaar 1.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

AZ Alkmaar attacking Utrecht attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Vasilis Barkas	94′	5	4	39	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Niklas Vesterlund	94′	3	–	1	3	–	25	3	–	–	–
Siebe Horemans	94′	6	2	2	10	4	66	1	–	–	–
Mike Eerdhuijzen Taken off	45′	1	1	–	1	–	23	1	–	–	–
Arthur Zagré Taken off	80′	1	–	–	4	–	24	5	–	–
Ferdinand Pohl Taken off	62′	2	–	–	3	–	17	2	–	–
Matisse Didden Came on as a substitute	49′	1	–	1	4	3	21	1	–	–	–
Neville Nwankwo Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	2	2	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Guus Offerhaus	94′	–	–	42	–	–	1	1	2	2	–
Ángel Alarcón	94′	–	–	19	1	–	–	–	6	2	2	–
Dani De Wit Taken off	55′	–	–	20	1	–	2	–	4	1	–	–
Yoann Cathline Taken off	62′	–	1	13	1	–	1	–	3	–	1	–
Kevin Paredes Came on as a substitute	39′	–	–	17	1	–	2	–	9	1	5	–
Davy van den Berg Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	12	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Artem Stepanov	94′	1	–	2	1	0.31	–	1	4	1	15
Adrian Blake Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jari De Busser	94′	1	1	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Elijah Dijkstra	94′	3	–	–	5	–	30	–	–	–	–
Wouter Goes	94′	2	–	1	6	1	51	–	–	–	–
Lewis Schouten	94′	–	–	–	3	2	50	2	–	–	–
Mateo Chávez	94′	1	–	–	5	–	34	3	–	2
Seiya Maikuma Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Dave Kwakman	94′	–	–	43	2	–	4	1	7	–	3	–
Peer Koopmeiners Taken off	85′	1	–	43	2	–	5	–	10	3	4	–
Weslley Patati Taken off	66′	1	–	21	2	–	2	2	9	3	3
Kees Smit Taken off	80′	–	1	32	2	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Ro-Zangelo Daal Taken off	81′	–	–	29	5	–	–	1	8	–	4	–
Calvin Stengs Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	11	–	–	1	–	4	1	–	–
Rion Ichihara Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Ayoub Oufkir Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Mexx Meerdink	94′	1	–	2	1	0.92	–	1	8	2	27	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Utrecht win 33% Avg odds 2.87

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.54

AZ Alkmaar win 41% Avg odds 2.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Utrecht L W W W L

AZ Alkmaar D D D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Utrecht 2-0 AZ Alkmaar, 01 Mar 26 Next meeting: AZ Alkmaar vs Utrecht, 24 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar meetings

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