Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie

Eredivisie· Regular Season - 3

Groningen

0–0Full-time

AZ Alkmaar

LWWWLLGoals 22-22

DWWWWWGoals 26-8

Euroborg, Groningen · Capacity 22,579 · grass · Referee: J. Manschot

Match events

23'W. Goes
28'L. Bacuna
34'Romano Postema
67'Ibrahim Sadiq (Jayden Addai)
67'Ruben van Bommel (Myron Van Brederode)
74'Finn Stam
77'Finn Stam (T. Oosting)
77'Romano Postema (W. Prins)
84'Troy Parrott (M. Meerdink)
86'Luciano Valente (Rui Mendes)
86'M. Peersman (T. Blokzijl)
90+3'T. de Jonge (Joey Pelupessy)
90+3'Sven Mijnans (Z. Buurmeester)

Lineups

Groningen

AZ Alkmaar

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

D. LukkienCoach

M. Martens

Match trends

Groningen have averaged 2.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar have averaged 2.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Groningen wins

2Draws

4AZ Alkmaar wins

5-10Goals

AZ Alkmaar

3–0May 11, 2025, 2:45 PM

Groningen

AZ Alkmaar

1–0Mar 11, 2023, 7:00 PM

Groningen

1–4Oct 1, 2022, 4:45 PM

AZ Alkmaar

1–0Dec 21, 2021, 8:00 PM

Groningen

2–0Oct 24, 2021, 6:00 PM

AZ Alkmaar

Groningen

0–0May 13, 2021, 12:30 PM

AZ Alkmaar

1–2Dec 6, 2020, 1:30 PM

Groningen

AZ Alkmaar

0–0Aug 18, 2019, 2:45 PM

Groningen

Pre-match comparison

2.2Goals scored per game2.6

2.2Goals conceded per game0.8

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Manschot

3.4Yellow cards / game

0Red cards / game

0Penalties scored / game

Based on 5 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Groningen

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

22.2%

31-45'

11.1%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

22.2%

AZ Alkmaar

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

37.5%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Match statistics

44%Possession56%

0.1Expected goals (xG)0.96

1Shots on target4

2Total shots11

0Shots off target4

1Blocked shots3

1Shots inside the box9

1Shots outside the box2

2Corners6

1Offsides2

14Fouls13

3Yellow cards1

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4Goalkeeper saves1

400Total passes509

286Accurate passes404

72%Pass accuracy79%

Player ratings

1P. KoopmeinersAZ Alkmaar7.6
2E. VaessenGroningen7.6
3Alexandre PenetraAZ Alkmaar7.5
4Ruben van BommelAZ Alkmaar7.3
5S. MaikumaAZ Alkmaar7.3
6Finn StamGroningen🟨7.2

Box score

Groningen

43

43M. PeersmanD · 86'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes42%

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22Finn StamD · 77'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles6

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10Luciano ValenteM · 86'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

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5Marco RenteD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles2

Duels—

26

26T. van BergenF · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

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1

1E. VaessenG · 90'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

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14

14J. SchreudersM · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels—

18

18T. de JongeM · 89'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes39%

Tackles3

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7

7L. Bacuna (C)D · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles3

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8Johan HoveM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

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29Romano PostemaF · 77'

🟨6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles2

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Bench (10)

27Rui MendesF · 12'

6.3

4Joey PelupessyM · 1'

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

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9

9B. WillumssonF

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2

2W. PrinsD · 13'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles1

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3

3T. BlokzijlD · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

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25

25T. OostingM · 13'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles2

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67Sven BoulandD

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11Noam EmeranF

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24

24Dirk BaronG

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21Hidde JurjusG

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AZ Alkmaar

7Ruben van BommelM · 67'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles3

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10Sven MijnansM · 89'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels—

9

9Troy ParrottF · 84'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels—

3

3W. GoesD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes67%

Tackles—

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6

6P. KoopmeinersM · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes55%

Tackles5

Duels—

1

1R. Owusu-OduroG · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

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16

16S. MaikumaD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles2

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11Ibrahim SadiqM · 67'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles2

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18

18D. Møller WolfeD · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes26%

Tackles1

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8

8J. Clasie (C)M · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes55%

Tackles1

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5Alexandre PenetraD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

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Bench (11)

28L. ZeefuikF

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35

35M. MeerdinkF · 14'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

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26

26K. SmitM

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19Myron Van BrederodeF · 23'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

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14Kristijan BelićM

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27

27Z. BuurmeesterM · 1'

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30Denso KasiusD

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12

12H. VerhulstG

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31Daniel DeenG

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17Jayden AddaiF · 23'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels—

25Riechedly BazoerD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar played?+

The match is played at Euroborg, Groningen (capacity 22,579).

What time does Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 25, 2024, 10:15 AM (your local time, based on your device).