ALKMAAR. NEC and AZ draw 1-1. I. Marquez scored the first goal (54′) for NEC. J. Odgaard settled the score (57′). AZ was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler assisted by Rens Bluemink and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

AZ had a strong ball possession 63% while NEC was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 13 were on target. However, that was not enough AZ to win the match​.

AZ shot 30 times, 13 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, NEC shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

AZ received 1 yellow card (D. de Wit). On the opposite side, NEC received 1 yellow card (J. Bruijn).

Standings

After playing this encounter, AZ has 10 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, NEC has 5 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host Ajax on the 18th of September with a 22-12 head to head record in favor of Ajax (9 draws).

NEC will play away agasint FC Utrecht on the 16th of September with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (7 draws).

AZ – Formation

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

The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Hobie Verhulst (6.9), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (7.5), Sam Beukema (6.9), Maxim Dekker (7.1), Miloš Kerkez (7.3), Jordy Clasie (7.3), Tijjani Reijnders (7.9), Håkon Evjen (7.1), Dani De Wit (7.5), Myron Van Brederode (7.4) and Jens Odgaard (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mayckel Lahdo (6.8), Sem Westerveld, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Fedde De Jong, Zico Buurmeester, Yusuf Barasi (6.4), Peer Koopmeiners, Mees de Wit (6.4) and Yukinari Sugawara (7.0).

AZ could not rely on the presence of M. De Wit (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 4 changes: P. Chatzidiakos for Y. Sugawara (79′), M. van Brederode for M. Lahdo (79′), J. Odgaard for Y. Barasi (83′) and M. Kerkez for M. De Wit (88′).

Best player: Tijjani Reijnders​

The most impressive player for AZ was Tijjani Reijnders.

His rating is (7.9) with 71 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

NEC – Formation

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

Rogier Meijer played with: Jasper Cillessen (9.0), Bart van Rooij (6.8), Iván Márquez (8.8), Joris Kramer (7.1), Souffian El Karouani (6.8), Dirk Proper (6.9), Lasse Schøne (7.0), Elayis Tavsan (6.2), Oussama Tannane (7.3), Mikkel Duelund (5.6) and Pedro Marques (6.3).

They had on the bench: Andri Fannar Baldursson, Robin Roefs, Landry Dimata (6.4), Ilias Bronkhorst, Jordy Bruijn (6.4), Magnus Mattsson, Calvin Verdonk (7.2), Ibrahim Cissoko, Mattijs Branderhorst and Terry Sanniez.

Substitutions

NEC made 3 changes: P. Marques for J. Bruijn (69′), E. Tavsan for L. Dimata (76′) and M. Duelund for C. Verdonk (84′).

Best player: Jasper Cillessen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was the goalkeeper: Jasper Cillessen. His rating is 8.95. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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

• AZ – NEC – 1-1