Eredivisie Gameweek 4 Sat, Aug 29 2026 · 17:45 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
5–2 Full time · HT 2–1
GO Ahead Eagles
  • D. Kwakman 7’
  • Ro-Zangelo Daal 35’, 86’
  • 49’
  • Mateo Chávez 68’
  • 22’ V. Edvardsen
  • 90+3’ M. Suray
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AZ Alkmaar cruise past GO Ahead Eagles

AZ Alkmaar entered as clear favourites and won 5–2 through goals from Kwakman, Daal, and Chávez. GO Ahead Eagles replied through goals from Edvardsen and Suray.

AZ Alkmaar ✓70%
Draw17%
GO Ahead Eagles13%

Model vs reality

AZ Alkmaar goals
5
Model 2.53
GO Ahead Eagles goals
2
Model 1.01
Total goals
7
Model 3.55
Score 5–2
1%
Most likely 2–1 (9%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 69%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchRo-Zangelo DaalAZ Alkmaar · 2 goals
9.2
  • RefereeAlex Bos
  • VenueAFAS Stadion
  • Table before kick-offAZ Alkmaar 1st · GO Ahead Eagles 3rd

Timeline

  1. D. Kwakman 1–0
    7’
  2. V. Edvardsen 1–1
    22’
  3. Ro-Zangelo Daal 2–1Assist D. Kwakman
    35’
  4. Half time · 2–1
  5. 3–1Assist Mateo Chávez
    49’
  6. ⇄ E. WaayersFor A. Sampsted
    59’
  7. ⇄ R. MargaretFor V. Edvardsen
    59’
  8. ⇄ C. StengsFor Weslley Patati
    64’
  9. ⇄ J. ClasieFor D. Kwakman
    64’
  10. Mateo Chávez 4–1
    68’
  11. ⇄ T. BaetenFor S. Tengstedt
    69’
  12. ⇄ A. OufkirFor K. Smit
    77’
  13. ⇄ S. MaikumaFor Elijah Dijkstra
    77’
  14. ⇄ O. SivertsenFor D. James
    77’
  15. ⇄ M. de WitFor Mateo Chávez
    83’
  16. Ro-Zangelo Daal 5–1Assist C. Stengs
    86’
  17. M. Suray 5–2
    90+3’
  18. Full time · 5–2

Team stats

AZ Alkmaar20 shots · 13 in box, 7 outside
GO Ahead Eagles10 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
AZ AlkmaarGO Ahead Eagles
52% Possession 48%
20 Shots 10
8 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside the box 6
7 Shots outside the box 3
484 Passes 445
83% Pass accuracy 83%
8 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.96 Team rating 6.16

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

286.2 J. De Busser(G)
218.5 D. Kwakman A↓64’ 57.2 Mateo Chávez A↓83’ 36.7 W. Goes 226.6 Elijah Dijkstra ↓77’
76.3 Weslley Patati ↓64’ 66.9 P. Koopmeiners
96.4 M. Meerdink 119.2★ Ro-Zangelo Daal 106.5 K. Smit ↓77’
  • 28J. De Busser (G)6.2
  • 21D. KwakmanA↓64’8.5
  • 5Mateo ChávezA↓83’7.2
  • 3W. Goes6.7
  • 22Elijah Dijkstra↓77’6.6
  • 7Weslley Patati↓64’6.3
  • 6P. Koopmeiners6.9
  • 9M. Meerdink6.4
  • 11Ro-Zangelo Daal ★9.2
  • 10K. Smit↓77’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 2S. Maikuma↑77’5.8
  • 34M. de Wit↑83’6.1
  • 24A. Oufkir↑77’6.6
  • 8J. Clasie↑64’6.0
  • 14C. StengsA↑64’6.1

Unused: R. Owusu-Oduro, A. Natali, Rion Ichihara, H. de Wit, J. Hornkamp, Ismail Ka

GO Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1

15.6 C. Haug(G)
56.0 D. James ↓77’ 45.8 J. Kramer 266.7 J. Dirksen 25.7 A. Sampsted ↓59’
216.5 M. Meulensteen 85.9 H. Linthorst
177.2 M. Suray 166.5 V. Edvardsen ↓59’ 105.6 S. Tengstedt ↓69’
296.2 E. Flataker
  • 1C. Haug (G)5.6
  • 5D. James↓77’6.0
  • 4J. Kramer5.8
  • 26J. Dirksen6.7
  • 2A. Sampsted↓59’5.7
  • 21M. Meulensteen6.5
  • 8H. Linthorst5.9
  • 17M. Suray7.2
  • 16V. Edvardsen↓59’6.5
  • 10S. Tengstedt↓69’5.6
  • 29E. Flataker6.2

Substitutes used

  • 20E. Waayers↑59’5.5
  • 11O. Sivertsen↑77’6.8
  • 18R. Margaret↑59’6.3
  • 23T. Baeten↑69’6.3

Unused: N. Verdoni, Dani Tijman, Y. Rahmouni, O. Boakye, T. Jukić

Player stats

Top rated
Ro-Zangelo DaalAZ Alkmaar9.2
2nd
D. KwakmanAZ Alkmaar8.5
3rd
Mateo ChávezAZ Alkmaar7.2

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 79% 47 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
D. Kwakman M 64 1 1 4 (1) 1 92% 39 1 0 1/1 0/1 8.5
Mateo Chávez D 83 1 1 2 (2) 2 82% 38 3 2 0/1 1/0 7.2
W. Goes D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 57 2 3 0/0 2/0 6.7
Elijah Dijkstra D 77 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 31 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.6
Weslley Patati F 64 0 0 2 (0) 2 70% 20 0 1 1/1 1/0 6.3
P. Koopmeiners M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 78% 63 1 2 0/0 2/1 6.9
M. Meerdink F 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 65% 20 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.4
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 90 2 0 5 (4) 2 80% 44 0 0 5/5 1/0 9.2
K. Smit M 77 0 0 2 (0) 3 76% 34 2 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
S. Maikuma D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
M. de Wit D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1
A. Oufkir F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
J. Clasie M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
C. Stengs M 26 0 1 0 (0) 1 82% 11 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.1

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Haug G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 66% 41 0 0 1/1 0/0 5.6
D. James D 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 0 1 2/2 1/1 6.0
J. Kramer D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 69 0 2 0/0 1/1 5.8
J. Dirksen D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 65 1 6 1/1 0/1 6.7
A. Sampsted D 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 4 1 0/0 0/1 5.7
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 46 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
H. Linthorst M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 54 1 2 1/3 1/0 5.9
M. Suray M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 76% 33 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
V. Edvardsen F 59 1 0 1 (1) 1 62% 21 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.5
S. Tengstedt F 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 16 1 0 0/1 0/1 5.6
E. Flataker F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
E. Waayers D 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 0 1 0/0 1/0 5.5
O. Sivertsen F 13 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
R. Margaret F 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.3
T. Baeten F 21 0 0 1 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 1/2 0/3 6.3

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.