Eredivisie 26/27 · 15 Aug 2026

FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ Alkmaar

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made FC Utrecht favourites at 41%.

AZ Alkmaar won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Peer Koopmeiners, 65.7 in 85′.

Well above their usual level: Weslley Patati +18.9, Peer Koopmeiners +15.7, Siebe Horemans +15.3.

Well below it: Vasilis Barkas −36.0, Arthur Zagre −29.6, Elijah Dijkstra −11.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

9 Aug 2026	L 1–2	at FC Groningen Eredivisie
24 May 2026	D 0–0	at AFC Ajax Eredivisie
21 May 2026	W 3–2	v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
17 May 2026	W 2–0	v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
10 May 2026	W 2–1	at AFC Ajax Eredivisie

8 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v ADO Den Haag Eredivisie
17 May 2026	D 3–3	v NAC Breda Eredivisie
10 May 2026	D 1–1	at Feyenoord Eredivisie
3 May 2026	D 2–2	v FC Twente Eredivisie
23 Apr 2026	D 0–0	at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie

1 Mar 2026	FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
26 Oct 2025	AZ Alkmaar 4–1 FC Utrecht Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Neville Nwankwo Defender	14	0	0	–	71.0	–
Siebe Horemans Defender	94	0	0	–	58.6	+15.3
Kevin Paredes Midfielder	39	0	0	–	55.9	–
Matisse Didden Defender	49	0	0	0.04	55.8	+14.0
Artem Stepanov Forward	94	1	0	0.31	49.8	+2.8
Davy van den Berg Midfielder	32	0	0	–	44.3	–
Dani De Wit Midfielder	55	0	0	–	43.0	−5.2
Mike Eerdhuijzen Defender	45	0	0	–	40.1	−5.7
Guus Offerhaus Defender	94	0	0	0.20	39.7	+2.1
Ángel Alarcón Midfielder	94	0	0	0.13	38.0	−3.0
Adrian Blake Forward	32	0	0	–	37.3	–
Yoann Cathline Midfielder	62	0	1	0.15	36.7	−6.0
Ferdinand Pohl Defender	62	0	0	–	36.3	–
Niklas Vesterlund Defender	94	0	0	–	35.4	−7.5
Vasilis Barkas Goalkeeper	94	0	0	–	18.4	−36.0
Arthur Zagre Defender	80	0	0	–	16.2	−29.6

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ayoub Oufkir Midfielder	13	1	0	0.03	100.0	–
Rion Ichihara Defender	14	0	0	–	81.1	–
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder	85	1	0	0.03	65.7	+15.7
Weslley Patati Forward	66	1	0	0.26	60.9	+18.9
Ro-Zangelo Daal Midfielder	81	0	0	0.06	59.1	+4.4
Mexx Meerdink Forward	94	1	0	0.92	57.1	+10.4
Jari De Busser Goalkeeper	94	0	0	–	51.5	−3.2
Wouter Goes Defender	94	0	0	0.02	48.5	+4.6
Dave Kwakman Midfielder	94	0	0	0.11	48.4	+5.0
Kees Smit Midfielder	80	0	1	0.31	44.3	+0.6
Mateo Chávez Defender	94	0	2	0.09	42.4	−0.1
Calvin Stengs Midfielder	28	0	0	0.05	39.4	–
Lewis Schouten Defender	94	0	0	0.05	37.7	−7.1
Elijah Dijkstra Defender	94	0	0	–	34.3	−11.3
Seiya Maikuma Defender	9	0	0	–	33.0	–