Eredivisie · Matchday 2
- Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:45:00 UTCStadion GalgenwaardMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Utrecht 39%Draw 34%AZ Alkmaar 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
UtrechtAZ Alkmaar
48Possession52
0.83Expected goals (xG)1.93
8Shots24
2Shots on target9
4Shots off target9
2Blocked shots6
6Shots inside box11
2Shots outside box13
3Corners9
1Offsides0
23Fouls14
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Saves1
371Passes409
301Accurate passes348
81Pass accuracy85
Match events
- 45'Peer Koopmeiners
- 46'Ferdinand Pohl
- 46'Mike Eerdhuijzen → Matisse Didden
- 47'Weslley Patati (assist Kees Smit)
- 49'Mexx Meerdink (assist Mateo Chávez)
- 54'Guus Offerhaus
- 55'Dani de Wit → Kevin Paredes
- 56'Weslley Patati
- 62'Yoann Cathline → Davy van den Berg
- 62'Ferdinand Pohl → Adrian Blake
- 62'Artem Stepanov
- 66'Weslley Patati ← Calvin Stengs
- 69'Arthur Zagré
- 80'Arthur Zagré → Neville Ogidi Nwankwo
- 80'Kees Smit ← Rion Ichihara
- 81'Ro-Zangelo Daal ← Ayoub Oufkir
- 84'Ayoub Oufkir (assist Mateo Chávez)
- 85'Peer Koopmeiners ← Seiya Maikuma
- 89'Mateo Chávez
Utrecht · AZ Alkmaar
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
15.7Barkas
26.3Horemans
66.0Offerhaus
236.3Nielsen
446.3↓46'Eerdhuijzen
926.0↓80'Zagré
206.3↓55'Wit
536.0↓62'Pohl
116.3Alarcón
106.3↓62'Cathline
36.8Goes
67.8↓85'Koopmeiners
357.8Meerdink
166.8Schouten
58.1Chávez
286.8Busser
107.5↓80'Smit
216.8Kwakman
226.8Dijkstra
116.8↓81'Daal
77.5↓66'Patati
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Utrecht
- 20Dani de Wit6.3
- 92Arthur Zagré6.0
- 1Vasilis Barkas5.7
- 10Yoann Cathline6.3
- 2Siebe Horemans6.3
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen6.3
- 44Mike Eerdhuijzen6.3
- 11Ángel Alarcón6.3
- 6Guus Offerhaus6.0
- 53Ferdinand Pohl6.0
AZ Alkmaar
- 3Wouter Goes6.8
- 6Peer Koopmeiners7.8
- 35Mexx Meerdink7.8
- 16Lewis Schouten6.8
- 5Mateo Chávez8.1
- 28Jari De Busser6.8
- 10Kees Smit7.5
- 21Dave Kwakman6.8
- 22Elijah Dijkstra6.8
- 11Ro-Zangelo Daal6.8
- 7Weslley Patati7.5
UtrechtTale of the tapeAZ Alkmaar
—Formation3-4-3
1 ptsTable15 pts
-9Goal difference+11
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Utrecht 1W0D2W AZ Alkmaar
Goals 4–8
- 2026-08-15Utrecht1–4AZ Alkmaar
- 2026-03-01Utrecht2–0AZ Alkmaar
- 2025-10-26AZ Alkmaar4–1Utrecht
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 15 |