ALKMAAR. AZ was in the end too strong for FC Volendam with the goal of Ruben van Bommel (5′), Vangelis Pavlidis (48′) and Bruno Martins Indi (57′). AZ was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 18,261 spectators. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Halis Murat Kucukerbir and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.72 degrees Celsius or 47.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 8 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 121 Attack 80
- 86 Dangerous attack 27
- 82 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AZ had a strong ball possession 61% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
AZ shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam shot 7 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, AZ will have 29 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, FC Volendam will stay with 8 points like Vitesse to remain in the 17th place.
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 in favor of AZ (9 draws).
FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).
AZ – Formation
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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: Ibrahim Sadiq, Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Riechedly Bazoer , Bruno Martins Indi , David Møller Wolfe , Tiago Dantas , Jordy Clasie , Ernest Poku , Sven Mijnans , Ruben van Bommel and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Penetra , Dani de Wit, Myron van Brederode , Wouter Goes , Jens Odgaard, Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic , Jayden Addai , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Lewis Schouten , Kenzo Goudmijn and Denso Kasius .
AZ could not rely on the presence of Djordje Mihailovic (injured) and Jayden Addai (injured).
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: Sven Mijnans for Djordje Mihailovic (45′), Ernest Poku for Jayden Addai (69′), Yukinari Sugawara for Denso Kasius (69′), Bruno Martins Indi for Alexandre Penetra (69′) and David Møller Wolfe for Wouter Goes (86′).
Player of the match: David Møller Wolfe
The most impressive player for AZ was David Møller Wolfe even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
FC Volendam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Matthias Kohler played with: Deron Payne, Darius Johnson, Mio Backhaus , Oskar Buur , Benaissa Benamar , Josh Flint , George Cox , Calvin Twigt , Damon Mirani , Bilal Ould-Chikh , Milan de Haan and Garang Kuol , Robert Mühren .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lequincio Zeefuik , Bram van Driel, Brian Plat , Zach Booth , Robin Maulun , Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , Rob Tol and Ibrahim El Kadiri.
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 4 changes: Garang Kuol for Zach Booth (67′), Oskar Buur for Brian Plat (67′), Robert Mühren for Lequincio Zeefuik (58′) and Damon Mirani for Robin Maulun (80′).
Player of the match: Mio Backhaus
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was the goalkeeper: Mio Backhaus. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Utrecht – 1-2
- AZ – FC Volendam – 3-0
- Almere City – Heracles Almelo – 0-5
- NEC – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
