ALKMAAR. Vitesse succeeded in clinch a draw against AZ with a late goal from M. Sankoh scored in the (87′) after AZ got a lead with a goal from V. Pavlidis (78′). AZ was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who had the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
AZ had a superior ball possession 62% while Vitesse was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough AZ to win the match.
AZ shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AZ received 2 yellow cards (Yukinari Sugawara and Mees de Wit). On the other side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Vidovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, AZ will have 30 points like Ajax and FC Twente to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Vitesse will have 14 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will play away with SC Heerenveen on the 14th of January with a 22-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (6 draws).
Vitesse will host NEC on the 15th of January with a 13-9 head to head in favor of Vitesse (8 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
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61'
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AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Hobie Verhulst , Yukinari Sugawara , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Sam Beukema , Mees de Wit , Jordy Clasie , Djordje Mihailović , Tijjani Reijnders , Jens Odgaard , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Maxim Dekker, Zico Buurmeester, Håkon Evjen , Riechedly Bazoer, Myron Van Brederode, Zinho Vanheusden, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Yusuf Barasi, Daniel Deen, Fedde De Jong and Mayckel Lahdo.
Substitutions
AZ made 3 changes: Djordje Mihailovic for Hakon Evjen (61′), Jens Odgaard for Riechedly Bazoer (83′) and Jesper Karlsson for Myron van Brederode (88′).
Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
Also Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Phillip Cocu played with: Kjell Scherpen , Carlens Arcus , Ryan Flamingo , Melle Meulensteen , Mitchell Dijks , Kacper Kozłowski , Sondre Tronstad , Million Manhoef , Matúš Bero , Gabriel Vidović and Bartosz Białek .
These were the players on the bench: Jeroen Houwen, Miliano Jonathans, Mohamed Sankoh , Ferro, Nikolai Baden Frederiksen, Toni Domgjoni, Romaric Yapi, Tomáš Hájek, Dominik Oroz, Daan Reiziger, Enzo Cornelisse and Simon van Duivenbooden.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: Mitchell Dijks for Enzo Cornelisse (71′), Gabriel Vidovic for Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (82′), Bartosz Bialek for Romaric Yapi (82′) and Million Manhoef for Mohamed Sankoh (82′).
Best player: Mohamed Sankoh
The most impressive player for Vitesse was Mohamed Sankoh.
His rating is with 1 goal, 1 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-0
- Fortuna Sittard – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
- AZ – Vitesse – 1-1
- RKC Waalwijk – SC Heerenveen – 0-0
