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ALKMAAR. AZ had a astounding comeback against RKC Waalwijk. AZ was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Marc Nagtegaal who was helped by Roy de Nas and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.89 degrees Celsius or 62.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

AZ had a superior ball possession 71% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match​.

AZ shot 21 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

AZ received 1 yellow card (W. Goes). On the other side, RKC Waalwijk received 3 yellow cards (Etienne Vaessen, David Min and Chris Lokesa).

Standings

After this match, AZ has 55 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will stays with 24 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will play away against NEC on the 28th of April with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of AZ (8 draws).

RKC Waalwijk will host FC Utrecht on the 28th of April with a 12-4 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).

AZ – Formation

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

The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Belic, Mathew Ryan  (6.6), Yukinari Sugawara (8.4), W. Goes (7.0), Riechedly Bazoer (6.6), David Møller Wolfe (7.1), Dave Kwakman (6.7), Jordy Clasie, Tiago Dantas (7.9), Sven Mijnans (7.0), D. de Wit (7.1), R. van Bommel (7.3) and Vangelis Pavlidis (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Penetra, I. Sadiq (8.9), Hobie Verhulst , Jayden Addai, M. van Brederode (7.0), Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Maxim Dekker (6.8), Lewis Schouten and Mees de Wit (6.8).

AZ could not rely on the presence of Maxim Dekker (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 4 changes: R. van Bommel for M. van Brederode (61′), David Møller Wolfe for Mees de Wit (61′), Dave Kwakman for I. Sadiq (62′) and Riechedly Bazoer for Maxim Dekker (84′).

Player of the match: I. Sadiq​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was I. Sadiq.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 62′.

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen (6.3), J. Gaari (6.0), Shawn Adewoye (7.0), Dario Van den Buijs (6.8), Thierry Lutonda (7.1), Y. Oukili (6.7), G. Roemeratoe (6.4), Chris Lokesa (6.4), Reuven Niemeijer (7.0), Mats Seuntjens  (6.7), David Min (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Julian Lelieveld (6.1), Richonell Margaret (6.8), Michiel Kramer , Denilho Cleonise (6.4), Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic, Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Jeroen Houwen, Jeffrey Bruma, Aaron Meijers and K. Felida (6.3).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: Mats Seuntjens  for Julian Lelieveld (67′), Dario Van den Buijs for Denilho Cleonise (85′), Chris Lokesa for Richonell Margaret (85′), Reuven Niemeijer for K. Felida (67′) and Y. Oukili for Michiel Kramer  (90′).

Player of the match: David Min​

The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was David Min.

His rating is 8.2 with 2 goals, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• AZ – RKC Waalwijk – 3-2
• Almere City – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-3
• PSV – Vitesse – 6-0