ALKMAAR. AZ was able to reverse the scoreline against FC Twente to win 2-1. It was FC Twente to strike first with an early goal of Sem Steijn at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Vangelis Pavlidis gave the win to AZ in the 66′ minute.

The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the support of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 14.18 degrees Celsius or 57.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

AZ

2 - 1

FC Twente

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 69 Attack 89
  • 40 Dangerous attack 66
  • 73 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 11
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. AZ was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Twente that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, AZ found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

AZ shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Twente shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

AZ received 3 yellow cards (Kristijan Belic, R. van Bommel and I. Sadiq). On the opposite side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Robin Pröpper ).

Match Timeline

5'
Sem Steijn(goal)
R. van Bommel- Yellow
8'
30'
Robin Pröpper - Yellow
R. van Bommel(goal)
46'
I. Sadiq- Yellow
50'
57'
Mitchell van Bergen- sub ->Naci Ünüvar
57'
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck- sub ->Robin Pröpper
Kristijan Belic- Yellow
59'
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)
66'
68'
Myron Boadu- sub ->Sem Steijn
68'
Carel Eiting- sub ->Mathias Kjølø
Tiago Dantas- sub ->Riechedly Bazoer
75'
Maxim Dekker- sub ->Kristijan Belic
75'
David Møller Wolfe- sub ->Mees de Wit
75'
Ernest Poku- sub ->I. Sadiq
78'
M. van Brederode- sub ->R. van Bommel
79'
83'
Y. Taha- sub ->Gijs Smal

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 playing this encounter, AZ has 61 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente will stays with 63 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will play away with Go Ahead Eagles on the 12th of May with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (1 draw).

FC Twente will host FC Volendam on the 12th of May with a 6-1 head to head in favor of FC Twente (0 draws).

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan 1.Australia
7.3
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
7.5
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
7.5
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
6.3
75'
D
Mees de Wit 34.Netherlands
7.3
75'
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
6.4
M
Kristijan Belic 14.Serbia
7.3
75' 59'
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.0
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.0
66'
F
I. Sadiq 11.Ghana
7.0
78' 50'
F
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
7.5
79' 8' 46'
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst 12.Netherlands
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
D
Maxim Dekker 22.Netherlands
6.8
75'
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
D
W. Goes 3.Netherlands
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
6.7
75'
M
Kees Smit 45.Netherlands
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
6.8
75'
F
Jayden Addai 17.Netherlands
F
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
6.4
79'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands
6.8
78'

AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan  (7.3), Yukinari Sugawara (7.5), Alexandre Penetra (7.5), Riechedly Bazoer (6.3), Mees de Wit (7.3), D. de Wit (6.4), Kristijan Belic (7.3), Sven Mijnans (7.0), I. Sadiq (7.0), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.0) and R. van Bommel (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: W. Goes, Tiago Dantas (6.8), Hobie Verhulst , Jayden Addai, David Møller Wolfe (6.7), M. van Brederode (6.4), Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Ernest Poku (6.8), Maxim Dekker (6.8), Denso Kasius and Kees Smit.

AZ could not rely on the presence of Tiago Dantas (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Riechedly Bazoer for Tiago Dantas (75′), Mees de Wit for David Møller Wolfe (75′), Kristijan Belic for Maxim Dekker (75′), I. Sadiq for Ernest Poku (78′) and R. van Bommel for M. van Brederode (79′).

Player of the match: Yukinari Sugawara​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Yukinari Sugawara even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 50 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
6.3
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
6.4
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
6.7
57' 30'
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.1
83'
D
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
7.5
M
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
6.4
57'
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
6.8
68'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.1
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
7.5
68' 5'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.1
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.5
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
6.1
57'
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
7.5
68'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
7.0
57'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
6.4
83'
F
Myron Boadu 21.Netherlands
6.8
68'

FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Joseph Oosting played with: Michel Vlap, Lars Unnerstall (6.3), Y. Regeer (7.5), M. Hilgers (6.4), Robin Pröpper  (6.7), Gijs Smal (7.1), Mathias Kjølø (6.8), Michal Sadílek (7.1), D. Rots (7.1), Sem Steijn (7.5) and Naci Ünüvar (6.4), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carel Eiting (7.5), Mitchell van Bergen (7.0), Alfons Sampsted, Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.1), Y. Taha (6.4), Myron Boadu (6.8), Przemyslaw Tyton, M. Bruns, M. Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Naci Ünüvar for Mitchell van Bergen (57′), Robin Pröpper  for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (57′), Sem Steijn for Myron Boadu (68′), Mathias Kjølø for Carel Eiting (68′) and Gijs Smal for Y. Taha (83′).

Player of the match: Carel Eiting​

The most impressive player for FC Twente was Carel Eiting.

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 68′.

Results of the day

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