Eredivisie · Matchday 4
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:45:00 UTCAFAS Stadion AlkmaarMatchday 4
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
AZ Alkmaar 39%Draw 34%Go Ahead Eagles 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
AZ AlkmaarGo Ahead Eagles
52Possession48
2.39Expected goals (xG)1.82
20Shots9
8Shots on target4
7Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
13Shots inside box6
7Shots outside box3
8Corners4
1Offsides1
9Fouls6
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Saves3
484Passes445
404Accurate passes370
83Pass accuracy83
Match events
- 7'Dave Kwakman
- 22'Victor Edvardsen
- 35'Ro-Zangelo Daal (assist Dave Kwakman)
- 46'Erik Hovden Flataker ← Stefán Sigurðarson
- 49'Lewis Schouten (assist Mateo Chávez)
- 59'Alfons Sampsted ← Eus Waayers
- 59'Victor Edvardsen ← Richonell Margaret
- 64'Dave Kwakman → Jordy Clasie
- 64'Weslley Patati → Calvin Stengs
- 68'Mateo Chávez
- 69'Søren Tengstedt ← Thibo Baeten
- 77'Elijah Dijkstra → Seiya Maikuma
- 77'Kees Smit → Ayoub Oufkir
- 77'Dean James ← Oskar Siira Sivertsen
- 83'Mateo Chávez → Mees Wit
- 86'Ro-Zangelo Daal (assist Calvin Stengs)
- 90'Mathis Suray
AZ Alkmaar · Go Ahead Eagles
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
36.8Goes
66.8Koopmeiners
96.8Meerdink
47.8Schouten
58.6↓83'Chávez
286.5Busser
106.8↓77'Smit
218.6↓64'Kwakman
226.8↓77'Dijkstra
118.8Daal
76.8↓64'Patati
46.3Kramer
216.3Meulensteen
86.3Linthorst
26.3↓59'Sampsted
106.3↓69'Tengstedt
15.5Haug
167.3↓59'Edvardsen
56.3↓77'James
177.3Suray
266.3Dirksen
296.3↓46'Flataker
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
AZ Alkmaar
- 3Wouter Goes6.8
- 6Peer Koopmeiners6.8
- 9Mexx Meerdink6.8
- 4Lewis Schouten7.8
- 5Mateo Chávez8.6
- 28Jari De Busser6.5
- 10Kees Smit6.8
- 21Dave Kwakman8.6
- 22Elijah Dijkstra6.8
- 11Ro-Zangelo Daal8.8
- 7Weslley Patati6.8
Go Ahead Eagles
- 4Joris Kramer6.3
- 21Melle Meulensteen6.3
- 8Evert Linthorst6.3
- 2Alfons Sampsted6.3
- 10Søren Tengstedt6.3
- 1Kjetil Haug5.5
- 16Victor Edvardsen7.3
- 5Dean James6.3
- 17Mathis Suray7.3
- 26Julius Dirksen6.3
- 29Erik Hovden Flataker6.3
AZ AlkmaarTale of the tapeGo Ahead Eagles
3-4-3Formation5-2-3
15 ptsTable7 pts
+11Goal difference+2
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
AZ Alkmaar 1W2D0W Go Ahead Eagles
Goals 7–4
- 2026-08-29AZ Alkmaar5–2Go Ahead Eagles
- 2026-04-23Go Ahead Eagles0–0AZ Alkmaar
- 2025-12-07AZ Alkmaar2–2Go Ahead Eagles
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 15 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
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