UEFA Conference League 25/26, Playoff round · 26 Feb 2026

AZ Alkmaar 4–0 FC Noah

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made AZ Alkmaar favourites at 79%.

AZ Alkmaar won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ro-Zangelo Daal, 62.6 in 83′.

Well above their usual level: David Sualehe +17.7, Ro-Zangelo Daal +13.9, Kees Smit +10.5.

Well below it: Mateo Chávez −15.7, Sergey Muradyan −13.5, Troy Parrott −11.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Feb 2026	W 3–1	v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
19 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at FC Noah Conference League
14 Feb 2026	W 2–1	at Excelsior Eredivisie
8 Feb 2026	D 1–1	v AFC Ajax Eredivisie
31 Jan 2026	L 1–3	v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie

19 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v AZ Alkmaar Conference League
18 Dec 2025	L 0–2	at Dynamo Kyiv Conference League
11 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Legia Warszawa Conference League
27 Nov 2025	D 1–1	at Aberdeen Conference League
6 Nov 2025	L 1–2	v SK Sigma Olomouc Conference League

19 Feb 2026	FC Noah 1–0 AZ Alkmaar Conference League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Isak Jensen Forward	11	1	0	0.49	100.0	–
Ro-Zangelo Daal Midfielder	83	1	1	0.33	62.6	+13.9
Kees Smit Midfielder	69	0	0	0.09	58.5	+10.5
Sven Mijnans Midfielder	69	2	0	0.75	54.0	+1.8
Ayoub Oufkir Midfielder	11	0	0	–	53.6	–
Alexandre Penetra Defender	90	0	0	–	49.9	+3.3
Billy van Duijl Defender	90	0	0	–	48.6	–
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.0	+2.1
Mexx Meerdink Forward	21	0	0	–	46.7	–
Kasper Boogaard Midfielder	21	0	0	–	43.6	–
Elijah Dijkstra Defender	90	0	0	–	42.4	−3.7
Ibrahim Sadiq Forward	83	0	0	–	39.7	−8.3
Troy Parrott Forward	90	0	0	0.10	37.7	−11.3
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder	90	0	1	–	37.7	−6.9
Mees De Wit Defender	10	0	0	–	33.4	–
Mateo Chávez Defender	80	0	0	0.05	29.1	−15.7

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
David Sualehe Defender	90	0.04	59.3	+17.7
Gor Manvelyan Midfielder	10	–	55.0	–
Gustavo Sangaré Midfielder	57	–	47.5	+3.1
Yan Eteki Midfielder	90	–	45.6	+0.0
Nathanaël Saintini Defender	90	–	45.5	+0.4
Nardin Mulahusejnović Forward	63	–	43.7	−5.1
Takuto Oshima Midfielder	90	–	43.0	−4.0
Nermin Zolotić Defender	90	–	39.4	–
Marin Jakoliš Midfielder	27	–	39.2	–
Eric Boakye Defender	10	–	38.8	–
Hélder Ferreira Midfielder	90	0.04	38.2	−6.6
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan Defender	58	–	37.3	–
Sergey Muradyan Defender	80	–	34.1	−13.5