Match summary
Utrecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0. Utrecht led 2-0 at half-time.
Y. Cathline put Utrecht ahead from a corner in the 9th minute and A. Stepanov made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 35th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Utrecht created 1.19 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, AZ Alkmaar 0.89 from 10.
Before kick-off
Utrecht win
42%
Avg odds 2.24
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.33
AZ Alkmaar win
30%
Avg odds 3.07
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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