ALKMAAR. AZ Alkmaar and Willem II draw 1-1. J. Clasie scored the first goal (32′) for AZ Alkmaar. D. Haen equalized (81′). AZ Alkmaar was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the collaboration of Kevin Weever and Rob van de Ven. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 22 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 139 Attack 85
- 105 Dangerous attack 33
- 82 Ball safe 79
- 8 Free Kicks 7
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AZ Alkmaar was in firm control of the ball 67% while Willem II was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ Alkmaar was putting more pressure with 105 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough AZ Alkmaar to win the match.
AZ Alkmaar shot 22 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Willem II shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
AZ Alkmaar didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Willem II received 1 yellow card (Tonny Vilhena).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AZ Alkmaar has 16 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Willem II has 2 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ Alkmaar will host Telstar on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Willem II will play away against Ajax on the 15th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
AZ Alkmaar – Formation
AZ Alkmaar
64'
32'
AZ Alkmaar adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leeroy Echteld decided to play with the following team: Jari De Busser , Elijah Dijkstra , Wouter Goes , Lewis Schouten , Mateo Chávez , Jordy Clasie , Peer Koopmeiners , Calvin Stengs , Dave Kwakman , Ro-Zangelo Daal and Mexx Meerdink .
The home team had on the bench: Weslley Patati , Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Seiya Maikuma, Hobie Verhulst, Valdemar Byskov , Bendegúz Kovács, Jizz Hornkamp , Ayoub Oufkir, Wesley Hoedt, Rion Ichihara and Mees de Wit.
Substitutions
AZ Alkmaar made 5 changes: Jordy Clasie for Valdemar Byskov (64′), Calvin Stengs for Weslley Patati (64′), Mexx Meerdink for Jizz Hornkamp (78′), Dave Kwakman for Bendegúz Kovács (87′) and Ro-Zangelo Daal for Ayoub Oufkir (87′).
Player of the match: Ro-Zangelo Daal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ Alkmaar was Ro-Zangelo Daal.
His rating is with 61 passes (89% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
29'
Also Willem II adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Stegeman played with: Maxime Delanghe , Hidde ter Avest , Finn Stam , Maxim Dekker , Nathan Tjoe-A-On , Calvin Twigt , Tonny Vilhena , Per van Loon , Uriël van Aalst , Jaden Slory and Devin Haen .
These were the players on the bench: Kasper Boogaard , Eser Gürbüz, Mats Lemmens, Alessandro Ciranni , Jens Mathijsen, Amine Et-Taïbi, Chido Obi, Wouter van der Steen, Thomas Verheydt and Karst de Leeuw.
Substitutions
Willem II made 4 changes: Tonny Vilhena for Kasper Boogaard (70′), Per van Loon for Alessandro Ciranni (70′), Jaden Slory for Thomas Verheydt (88′) and Maxim Dekker for Mats Lemmens (90′).
Player of the match: Uriël van Aalst
The most impressive player for Willem II was Uriël van Aalst.
His rating is with 22 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ Alkmaar – Willem II – 1-1
