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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 5 Oct 2025

AZ Alkmaar 2–1 SC Telstar

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.6
Actual xG
2.1 – 0.8
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made AZ Alkmaar favourites at 66%.

AZ Alkmaar won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Guus Offerhaus, 77.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Mexx Meerdink +13.8.

Well below it: Patrick Brouwer −13.3, Kees Smit −11.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AZ Alkmaar

2 Oct 2025L 0–4at AEK Larnaca Conference League
28 Sep 2025L 1–2at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
24 Sep 2025D 2–2v PEC Zwolle Eredivisie
21 Sep 2025D 3–3v Feyenoord Eredivisie
14 Sep 2025W 2–1at Heracles Almelo Eredivisie

SC Telstar

28 Sep 2025W 4–2v Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
20 Sep 2025L 0–2at FC Groningen Eredivisie
14 Sep 2025L 1–3v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
30 Aug 2025W 2–0at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
23 Aug 2025D 2–2v FC Volendam Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Maxim Dekker Defender100–100.0–
Ibrahim Sadiq Forward1100–76.7–
Mexx Meerdink Forward70101.5569.0+13.8
Mateo Chávez Defender89000.1857.6–
Troy Parrott Forward20000.1446.4–
Weslley Patati Forward20000.1144.9–
Kees Smit Midfielder90000.0941.8−11.9
Denso Kasius Defender89000.0141.1−6.1
Elijah Dijkstra Defender100–0.0–

SC Telstar

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Guus Offerhaus Defender90000.0177.4–
Ronald Koeman Jr Goalkeeper9000–66.7+0.7
Milan Zonneveld Forward25000.4262.4–
Tyrese Noslin Midfielder80100.1860.5–
Kay Tejan Forward90010.1658.7–
Rojendro Oudsten Midfielder2400–50.2–
Patrick Brouwer Forward80000.0143.5−13.3