UTRECHT. AZ and FC Utrecht draw 1-1. V. Pavlidis scored the first goal (40′) for AZ. V. Jensen equalized (49′).
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 18,267 spectators. The referee was Erwin Blank who was helped by Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.76 degrees Celsius or 35.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 15 Total 20
- 4 On Target 9
- 7 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 111 Attack 115
- 39 Dangerous attack 49
- 92 Ball safe 81
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. AZ that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough AZ to win the match.
FC Utrecht shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, AZ shot 20 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (David Møller Wolfe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Utrecht has 13 points like RKC Waalwijk and Almere City to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will has 30 points like FC Twente to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against AZ on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of AZ (10 draws).
AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (10 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
86'
49'
FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas , Hidde ter Avest , Ryan Flamingo , Nick Viergever , Yannick Leliendal , Can Bozdogan , Oscar Fraulo , Othmane Boussaid , Victor Jensen , Mats Seuntjens and Isac Lidberg .
The home team had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel, Taylor Booth , Marouan Azarkan , Zidane Iqbal , Souffian El Karouani, Jens Toornstra , Zakaria Labyad, Hugo Novoa, Bart Ramselaar , Mattijs Branderhorst, Calvin Raatsie and Ole Romeny.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Isac Lidberg for Bart Ramselaar (24′), Can Bozdogan for Zidane Iqbal (86′), Victor Jensen for Jens Toornstra (79′), Mats Seuntjens for Taylor Booth (85′) and Othmane Boussaid for Marouan Azarkan (86′).
Player of the match: Vasilis Barkas
The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 8.67. He performed 8 saves.
AZ – Formation
AZ
56'
Also AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Alexandre Penetra , Bruno Martins Indi , David Møller Wolfe , Jordy Clasie , Tiago Dantas , Ernest Poku , Djordje Mihailovic , Ruben van Bommel and Vangelis Pavlidis .
They had on the bench: Wouter Goes , Jens Odgaard, Dani de Wit , Hobie Verhulst, Jayden Addai, Myron van Brederode , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Maxim Dekker, Kenzo Goudmijn, Mexx Meerdink and Denso Kasius .
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: Ruben van Bommel for Myron van Brederode (70′), David Møller Wolfe for Denso Kasius (70′), Tiago Dantas for Dani de Wit (70′), Djordje Mihailovic for Kenzo Goudmijn (88′) and Vangelis Pavlidis for Jens Odgaard (88′).
Player of the match: Yukinari Sugawara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Yukinari Sugawara.
His rating is with 79 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
