ALKMAAR. AZ defeats FC Groningen 1-0 after J. Karlsson scored just 1 goal (5′).
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the assistance of Dave Goossens and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.3 degrees Celsius or 34.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 118 Attack 119
- 47 Dangerous attack 49
- 74 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. AZ was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, AZ was capable to find the solution to win this match.
AZ shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
AZ didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Liam van Gelderen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AZ will have 53 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, FC Groningen will stay with 17 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host SC Heerenveen on the 1st of April with a 23-12 head to head in favor of AZ (6 draws).
FC Groningen will host NEC on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of NEC (10 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
64'
5'
AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan , Fedde De Jong , Wouter Goes , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Miloš Kerkez , Tijjani Reijnders , Jordy Clasie , Jens Odgaard , Sven Mijnans , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Barasi , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Zico Buurmeester, Mayckel Lahdo, Hobie Verhulst, Mees de Wit , Mexx Meerdink, Myron Van Brederode, Lewis Schouten, Sam Beukema and Djordje Mihailović .
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: F. de Jong for Sam Beukema (64′), Jens Odgaard for Djordje Mihailovic (64′), M. Kerkez for Mees De Wit (64′), Vangelis Pavlidis for Yusuf Barasi (77′) and Jesper Karlsson for Z. Buurmeester (90′).
Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
57'
FC Groningen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dennis van der Ree played with: Michael Verrips , Liam van Gelderen , Thijmen Blokzijl , Radinio Balker , Jetro Willems , Tomáš Suslov , Laros Duarte , Johan Hove , Thom van Bergen , Ricardo Pepi and Elvis Manu .
These were the players on the bench: Damil Dankerlui , Joey Pelupessy, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Jan de Boer, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Matěj Chaluš, Luciano Valente , Aimar Sher and Florian Krüger.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 4 changes: Laros Duarte for Luciano Valente (63′), Jetro Willems for Damil Dankerlui (77′), Thom van Bergen for Aimar Sher (76′) and Elvis Manu for Florian Krüger (82′).
Best player: Elvis Manu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Elvis Manu.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Vitesse – 3-1
- Fortuna Sittard – FC Twente – 0-3
- FC Emmen – Excelsior – 2-0
- AZ – FC Groningen – 1-0
