AZ Alkmaar 4–1 FC Utrecht
Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 4.6 xG · Standout: Gjivai Zechiël scored 98.2 · Breakout watch: Isak Jensen
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.8 – 0.7
- Actual xG
- 3.6 – 1.0
- Goals
- 4 – 1
Footybot made AZ Alkmaar favourites at 64%.
AZ Alkmaar won and made the better chances: 3.6 xG to 1.0.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Troy Parrott, 86.1 in 75′.
Well above their usual level: Troy Parrott +27.0, Sven Mijnans +15.4, Alonzo Engwanda +9.6.
Well below it: Vasilis Barkas −15.2, Kees Smit −11.0, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro −10.3.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
AZ Alkmaar
| 23 Oct 2025 | W 1–0 | v ŠK Slovan Bratislava |
| 18 Oct 2025 | W 2–0 | at AFC Ajax |
| 5 Oct 2025 | W 2–1 | v SC Telstar |
| 2 Oct 2025 | L 0–4 | at AEK Larnaca |
| 28 Sep 2025 | L 1–2 | at NEC Nijmegen |
FC Utrecht
| 23 Oct 2025 | L 0–2 | at SC Freiburg |
| 18 Oct 2025 | W 3–1 | v FC Volendam |
| 5 Oct 2025 | L 2–3 | at Feyenoord |
| 2 Oct 2025 | L 0–1 | at SK Brann |
| 28 Sep 2025 | D 2–2 | v SC Heerenveen |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | 75 | 86.1 | +27.0 |
| Sven Mijnans | 90 | 68.9 | +15.4 |
| Isak Jensen | 90 | 59.0 | +3.0 |
| Mees De Wit | 89 | 57.6 | +7.2 |
| Weslley Patati | 75 | 54.9 | +0.6 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | 75 | 46.7 | −1.1 |
| Denso Kasius | 90 | 45.3 | −1.3 |
| Maxim Dekker | 10 | 44.5 | – |
| Dave Kwakman | 15 | 44.4 | – |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | 90 | 44.1 | −10.3 |
| Alexandre Penetra | 90 | 43.0 | −9.8 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | 15 | 41.7 | – |
| Wouter Goes | 90 | 39.3 | −9.8 |
| Kees Smit | 86 | 39.2 | −11.0 |
| Matěj Šín | 15 | 29.7 | – |
| Mateo Chávez | 1 | 29.2 | – |
FC Utrecht
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjivai Zechiël | 27 | 98.2 | – |
| Yoann Cathline | 27 | 80.2 | – |
| Souffian El Karouani | 90 | 67.4 | +7.6 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | 90 | 59.8 | +9.6 |
| Zidane Iqbal | 63 | 57.2 | −1.4 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | 90 | 56.7 | – |
| Siebe Horemans | 90 | 56.5 | +3.9 |
| Mike Van der Hoorn | 57 | 56.1 | +0.1 |
| Matisse Didden | 33 | 55.1 | – |
| Miliano Jonathans | 83 | 53.3 | – |
| David Min | 90 | 46.6 | +1.4 |
| Sébastien Haller | 27 | 46.3 | – |
| Adrian Blake | 63 | 45.9 | −6.0 |
| Dani De Wit | 63 | 44.6 | – |
| Vasilis Barkas | 90 | 36.2 | −15.2 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | 13 | 31.8 | – |