Eredivisie Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 8 2026 · 20:00 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
2–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.67 – 0.95
ADO Den Haag
  • Ro-Zangelo Daal 61’
  • C. Stengs 68’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

AZ Alkmaar beat ADO Den Haag

AZ Alkmaar entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Daal and Stengs. AZ Alkmaar finished with the higher xG (2.67 vs 0.95).

AZ Alkmaar ✓65%
Draw20%
ADO Den Haag15%

Model vs reality

AZ Alkmaar goals
2
Model 2.14 · xG 2.67
ADO Den Haag goals
0
Model 0.92 · xG 0.95
Total goals
2
Model 3.06 · xG 3.62
Score 2–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 59%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchRo-Zangelo DaalAZ Alkmaar · 1 goal
9.3
  • RefereeErwin Blank
  • VenueAFAS Stadion

Timeline

  1. VAR Elijah DijkstraGoal cancelled
    23’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ C. StengsFor Weslley Patati
    57’
  4. ⇄ T. ParrottFor M. Meerdink
    57’
  5. ⇄ M. JiménezFor F. de Bruin
    57’
  6. ⇄ I. de RuijterFor J. Hawkins
    57’
  7. Ro-Zangelo Daal 1–0
    61’
  8. ⇄ N. ThomasFor D. van Mieghem
    64’
  9. ⇄ J. BalFor E. Rottier
    64’
  10. C. Stengs 2–0Assist K. Smit
    68’
  11. ⇄ H. de WitFor K. Smit
    72’
  12. ⇄ M. de WitFor Mateo Chávez
    73’
  13. J. KiloYellow card · Foul
    74’
  14. ⇄ A. OufkirFor Ro-Zangelo Daal
    81’
  15. ⇄ L. WilhelmFor P. Mulder
    85’
  16. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

AZ Alkmaar12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
ADO Den Haag10 shots · 7 in box, 3 outside
AZ AlkmaarADO Den Haag
53% Possession 47%
2.67 Expected goals (xG) 0.95
2.37 Expected points (xPts) 0.48
12 Shots 10
4 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 7
2 Shots outside the box 3
470 Passes 406
82% Pass accuracy 81%
9 Corners 7
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
9 Fouls 14
4 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.24 Team rating 6.52

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

286.6 J. De Busser(G)
157.0 Mateo Chávez ↓73’ 167.5 L. Schouten 37.2 W. Goes 226.9 Elijah Dijkstra
67.2 P. Koopmeiners 217.3 D. Kwakman
119.3★ Ro-Zangelo Daal ↓81’ 107.9 K. Smit A↓72’ 76.7 Weslley Patati ↓57’
356.6 M. Meerdink ↓57’
  • 28J. De Busser (G)6.6
  • 15Mateo Chávez↓73’7.0
  • 16L. Schouten7.5
  • 3W. Goes7.2
  • 22Elijah Dijkstra6.9
  • 6P. Koopmeiners7.2
  • 21D. Kwakman7.3
  • 11Ro-Zangelo Daal ★↓81’9.3
  • 10K. SmitA↓72’7.9
  • 7Weslley Patati↓57’6.7
  • 35M. Meerdink↓57’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 24A. Oufkir↑81’6.6
  • 75H. de Wit↑72’6.5
  • 34M. de Wit↑73’7.0
  • 14C. Stengs↑57’6.9
  • 9T. Parrott↑57’6.3

Unused: R. Owusu-Oduro, S. Maikuma, Rion Ichihara, B. van Duijl, I. Jensen, Julian Oerip, Bendegúz Kovács

ADO Den Haag 4-4-2

17.0 K. Nikiéma(G)
185.9 S. Sylla 46.2 M. Waem 36.2 P. Mulder ↓85’ 156.6 M. Hokke
176.9 J. Hawkins ↓57’ 257.2 J. Kilo 16 F. de Bruin ↓57’ 76.5 D. van Mieghem ↓64’
466.7 Y. Eduardo 116.3 E. Rottier ↓64’
  • 1K. Nikiéma (G)7.0
  • 18S. Sylla5.9
  • 4M. Waem6.2
  • 3P. Mulder↓85’6.2
  • 15M. Hokke6.6
  • 17J. Hawkins↓57’6.9
  • 25J. Kilo7.2
  • 16F. de Bruin↓57’
  • 7D. van Mieghem↓64’6.5
  • 46Y. Eduardo6.7
  • 11E. Rottier↓64’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 27N. Thomas↑64’7.0
  • 22L. Wilhelm↑85’6.6
  • 14M. Jiménez↑57’6.2
  • 9J. Bal↑64’
  • 10I. de Ruijter↑57’5.9

Unused: R. Vogt, Sem Eekhout, J. Žambůrek, S. Puljhun, L. Reischl, D. van Loenen

Player stats

Top rated
Ro-Zangelo DaalAZ Alkmaar9.3
2nd
K. SmitAZ Alkmaar7.9
3rd
L. SchoutenAZ Alkmaar7.5

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 64% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Mateo Chávez D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 30 2 0 1/1 1/1 7.0
L. Schouten M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 67 3 1 0/0 0/1 7.5
W. Goes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 65 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
Elijah Dijkstra D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 41 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.9
P. Koopmeiners M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 53 3 2 0/0 0/0 7.2
D. Kwakman M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 3 0 0/0 0/4 7.3
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 81 1 0 1 (1) 1 84% 32 0 0 2/4 0/0 9.3
K. Smit M 72 0 1 0 (0) 3 77% 35 0 1 1/3 1/2 7.9
Weslley Patati F 57 0 0 3 (1) 0 77% 31 3 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
M. Meerdink F 57 0 0 2 (1) 0 57% 7 1 0 0/0 3/2 6.6
A. Oufkir F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
H. de Wit M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 1 0/2 0/0 6.5
M. de Wit D 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
C. Stengs M 33 1 0 1 (1) 0 75% 16 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
T. Parrott F 33 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.3

ADO Den Haag

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. Nikiéma G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 69% 45 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
S. Sylla D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 66% 29 1 1 0/2 2/1 5.9
M. Waem D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 57 2 2 0/1 0/0 6.2
P. Mulder D 85 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 56 3 3 0/0 2/3 6.2
M. Hokke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 38 4 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
J. Hawkins M 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 38% 13 1 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
J. Kilo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 56 4 1 0/0 2/1 7.2
F. de Bruin M 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. van Mieghem F 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 14 0 0 0/4 0/1 6.5
Y. Eduardo F 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 86% 14 0 0 2/2 1/2 6.7
E. Rottier F 64 0 0 1 (0) 0 58% 12 1 0 1/1 2/0 6.3
N. Thomas F 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 4/4 0/0 7.0
L. Wilhelm D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Jiménez M 33 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 24 1 0 1/2 3/0 6.2
J. Bal F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
I. de Ruijter D 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/1 0/0 5.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.