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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 3 May 2026

AZ Alkmaar 2–2 FC Twente

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Peer Koopmeiners scored 93.9 · Breakout watch: Sondre Ørjasæter

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.4 – 0.5
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made AZ Alkmaar favourites at 55%.

AZ Alkmaar deserved more from the draw, creating 1.4 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jordy Clasie, 62.1 in 60′.

Well above their usual level: Bart van Rooij +11.3, Sam Lammers +10.3, Jordy Clasie +10.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AZ Alkmaar

23 Apr 2026D 0–0at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
16 Apr 2026D 2–2v Shakhtar Donetsk Conference League
12 Apr 2026W 3–0v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
9 Apr 2026L 0–3at Shakhtar Donetsk Conference League
4 Apr 2026W 2–0v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie

FC Twente

25 Apr 2026D 1–1v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
10 Apr 2026W 2–1v FC Volendam Eredivisie
4 Apr 2026W 2–1at AFC Ajax Eredivisie
21 Mar 2026W 2–1at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
15 Mar 2026L 0–2v FC Utrecht Eredivisie

Head to head

30 Nov 2025FC Twente 1–0 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder30100.0193.9–
Jordy Clasie Midfielder60100.1962.1+10.2
Bendegúz Kovács Forward1000–58.3–
Elijah Dijkstra Defender9000–56.6+9.3
Weslley Patati Forward21000.0756.1–
Isak Jensen Forward6900–53.9+4.7
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro Goalkeeper9001–51.2+4.2
Mees De Wit Defender90000.1050.2+5.6
Mexx Meerdink Forward1000–48.6–
Ro-Zangelo Daal Midfielder80000.0148.1−6.5
Troy Parrott Forward90000.5745.6−7.1
Wouter Goes Defender9000–44.8−0.3
Alexandre Penetra Defender80000.3544.7−0.0
Kees Smit Midfielder90000.0843.1−5.7
Sven Mijnans Midfielder9000–39.7−7.9

FC Twente

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sam Lammers Forward79100.2859.4+10.3
Robin Pröpper Defender1300–55.0–
Arno Verschueren Midfielder1900–54.5–
Bart van Rooij Defender90000.0653.8+11.3
Sondre Ørjasæter Midfielder7900–50.2+0.9
Mats Rots Defender9000–49.7+8.5
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Forward1100–48.1–
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder90000.0647.4−1.5
Stav Lemkin Defender9000–47.3+1.2
Kristian Hlynsson Midfielder83010.0546.5+0.8
Daan Rots Midfielder7100–46.2+1.0
Lars Unnerstall Goalkeeper9000–46.1−7.2
Ruud Nijstad Defender9000–45.7+2.3
Thomas Van den Belt Midfielder7100–43.9−0.4
Mathias Kjølø Midfielder1900–40.9–
Marko Pjaca Forward1100–37.4–