ZWOLLE. AZ was after all too strong for PEC Zwolle with the goal of Mayckel Lahdo (13′), Myron van Brederode (52′) and Vangelis Pavlidis (90′).
The match was played at the MAC³PARK Stadion stadium in Zwolle on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf who had the assistance of Roan van Marrewijk and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.25 degrees Celsius or 63.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 3 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 95 Attack 97
- 28 Dangerous attack 64
- 99 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. PEC Zwolle was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. AZ that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
PEC Zwolle shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
PEC Zwolle received 3 yellow cards (Younes Namli, Ferdy Druijf and Davy van den Berg). On the other side, AZ received 3 yellow cards (Myron van Brederode , Denso Kasius and David Møller Wolfe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, PEC Zwolle will stay with 7 points like NEC and Heracles Almelo to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will have 15 points like PSV to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PEC Zwolle will host FC Twente on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).
AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (9 draws).
PEC Zwolle – Formation
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PEC Zwolle started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Johnny Jansen decided to play with the following team: Koji Yamase, Jasper Schendelaar
, Bram van Polen , Sam Kersten , Thomas Lam , Anselmo García MacNulty , Zico Buurmeester , Davy van den Berg , Younes Namli , Lennart Thy , Eliano Reijnders and Ferdy Druijf .The home team had on the bench: Luis Görlich, Anouar El Azzouzi , Dean Huiberts
, Tolis Vellios , Divaio Bobson, Anthony Fontana, Odysseus Velanas , Nico Serrano, Kenneth Vermeer , Damian van der Haar and Mike Hauptmeijer.Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 4 changes: Ferdy Druijf for Tolis Vellios (64′), Eliano Reijnders for Odysseus Velanas (63′), Anselmo García MacNulty for Damian van der Haar (90′) and Bram van Polen for Dean Huiberts (81′).
Best player: Younes Namli
The player that probably impressed the most for PEC Zwolle was Younes Namli.
His rating is
with 30 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.AZ – Formation
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AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan
, Yukinari Sugawara , Riechedly Bazoer , Alexandre Penetra , David Møller Wolfe , Jordy Clasie , Sven Mijnans , Mayckel Lahdo , Dani de Wit , Myron van Brederode , Vangelis Pavlidis .These were the players on the bench: Ernest Poku, Bruno Martins Indi
, Tiago Dantas , Jens Odgaard , Ibrahim Sadiq , Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic, Ruben van Bommel, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Kenzo Goudmijn, Denso Kasius and Wouter Goes .Substitutions
AZ made 4 changes: Myron van Brederode for Ibrahim Sadiq (83′), David Møller Wolfe for Bruno Martins Indi (71′), Yukinari Sugawara for Denso Kasius (54′) and Mayckel Lahdo for Jens Odgaard (54′).
Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 18.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- RKC Waalwijk – FC Twente – 1-0
- PEC Zwolle – AZ – 0-3
- Sparta Rotterdam – Vitesse – 1-0