ALKMAAR. AZ destroys Go Ahead Eagles 5-1 with goals of Jordy Clasie (4โ€ฒ), Vangelis Pavlidis (15โ€ฒ), Ruben van Bommel (51โ€ฒ), Dani de Wit (87โ€ฒ pen) and Mayckel Lahdo (90โ€ฒ). On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles scored with โ€‹Philippe Rommens (66โ€ฒ).

The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.74 degrees Celsius or 69.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.โ€‹

Match Statisticsโ€‹

AZ

5 - 1

Go Ahead Eagles

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 65 Attack 99
  • 35 Dangerous attack 54
  • 73 Ball safe 49
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. AZ was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Go Ahead Eagles that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, AZ was able to find the solution to win this encounter.โ€‹

AZ shot 13 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

AZ received 2 yellow cards (Dani de Wit and Pantelis Hatzidiakos). Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 3 yellow cards (Jamal Amofa, Gerrit Nauber and Mats Deijl).

Match Timeline

2'
Jamal Amofa- Yellow
Jordy Clasie(goal)
4'
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)Yukinari Sugawara
15'
D. de Wit- Yellow
17'
34'
Gerrit Nauber- Yellow
46'
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen- sub ->Bobby Adekanye
46'
Joris Kramer- sub ->Jamal Amofa
46'
Enric Llansana- sub ->Xander Blomme
R. van Bommel(goal)
51'
Ernest Poku- sub ->Jens Odgaard
61'
Mayckel Lahdo- sub ->Ruben van Bommel
62'
Alexandre Penetra- sub ->Riechedly Bazoer
62'
65'
66'
Philippe Rommens (goal)
68'
86'
Mats Deijl- Yellow
D. de Wit(penalty)
87'
Ernest Poku(VAR)
85'
89'
89'
Mayckel Lahdo(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this match, AZ has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head stats in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 19th of May with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

AZ โ€“ Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan 1.Australia
6.7
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
7.0
62'
D
Maxim Dekker 22.Netherlands
D
Pantelis Hatzidiakos 3.Greece
7.0
65'
D
Mees de Wit 34.Netherlands
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
7.5
D
David Mรธller Wolfe 18.Norway
6.4
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
7.3
89' 4'
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.0
M
Jesper Karlsson 11.Sweden
M
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
6.8
61'
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
6.6
89' 17' 87'
M
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
7.7
62' 51'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.3
15'
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst 12.Netherlands
G
Daniรซl Virginio Deen 54.Netherlands
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
62'
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
M
Djordje Mihailovic 14.United States
89'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 28.Netherlands
89'
F
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
62' 90'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands
61'

AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Maxim Dekker, Mees de Wit, Jesper Karlsson, Mathew Ryan (6.7), Yukinari Sugawara (7.5), Riechedly Bazoer (7.0), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (7.0), David Mรถller Wolfe (6.4), Jordy Clasie (7.3), Sven Mijnans (7.0), Jens Odgaard (6.8), Dani de Wit (6.6), Ruben van Bommel (7.7) and Vangelis Pavlidis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mayckel Lahdo, Alexandre Penetra, Hobie Verhulst, ฤorฤ‘e Mihailoviฤ‡, Ernest Poku, Kenzo Goudmijn, Denso Kasius and Daniel Deen.

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Jens Odgaard for Ernest Poku (61โ€ฒ), Ruben van Bommel for Mayckel Lahdo (62โ€ฒ), Riechedly Bazoer for Alexandre Penetra (62โ€ฒ), Dani de Wit for ฤorฤ‘e Mihailoviฤ‡ (89โ€ฒ) and Jordy Clasie for Kenzo Goudmijn (89โ€ฒ).

Best player: Ruben van Bommelโ€‹

The most impressive player for AZ was Ruben van Bommel.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 14 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Go Ahead Eagles โ€“ Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
6.6
86'
D
Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands
6.6
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
5.7
46' 2'
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
6.3
34'
M
Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium
7.0
66'
M
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
6.4
46'
M
Willum Thรณr Willumsson 18.Iceland
6.4
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
6.3
46'
M
J. Breum 29.Denmark
6.8
68'
F
Victor Edvardsen 16.Sweden
6.8
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
Sven Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
Joris Kramer 4.Netherlands
46'
D
Dean James 15.Netherlands
D
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
46'
F
Sylla Sow 19.Netherlands
68'
F
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
46'
F
Darรญo Serra 17.Spain
F
Thibo Baeten 32.Belgium

Also Go Ahead Eagles adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Renรฉ Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange (6.3), Mats Deijl (6.6), Jamal Amofa (5.7), Gerrit Nauber (6.3), Bas Kuipers (6.6), Xander Blomme (6.3), Philippe Rommens (7.0), Bobby Adekanye (6.4), Willum Thor Willumsson (6.4), Jakob Breum (6.8), Victor Kaj Edvardsen (6.8).

They had on the bench: Sylla Sow, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen, Joris Kramer, Evert Linthorst, Dean James, Dario Serra, Enric Llansana, Erwin Mulder, Pim Saathof, Sven Jansen and Thibo Baeten.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Bobby Adekanye for Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (46โ€ฒ), Jamal Amofa for Joris Kramer (46โ€ฒ), Xander Blomme for Enric Llansana (46โ€ฒ) and Jakob Breum for Sylla Sow (68โ€ฒ).

Best player: Philippe Rommensโ€‹

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Philippe Rommens.

His rating is (7.0) with 1 goal, 49 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.โ€‹