Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Aug 17 · 15:45 Kras Stadion, Volendam
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Our take

AZ Alkmaar were slight favourites.

AZ Alkmaar were the stronger side on L90 Strength (50 vs 13). FC Volendam had 7.9 days of rest, AZ Alkmaar 7.1 and had to travel 27 km.

Away travel27 kmRest days7.9 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
FC Volendam19%
Draw23%
AZ Alkmaar57%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.89
FC Volendam19%
Draw24%
AZ Alkmaar57%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.83
FC Volendam19%
Draw23%
AZ Alkmaar57%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.89
FC Volendam14%
Draw21%
AZ Alkmaar65%
Expected goals 0.90 – 2.12
FC Volendam19%
Draw24%
AZ Alkmaar57%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.83
Over 2.5 55% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Volendam)

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Referee · NetherlandsMartijn Vos
  • Cards per match 3.3
  • Penalties per match 0.43
  • Matches 7

Team strength

FC VolendamAZ Alkmaar
13 L90 StrengthIn forecast 50
14 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
14 AttackIn forecast 52
19 DefenceIn forecast 49
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

FC Volendam

Attack—
Defense risk—

AZ Alkmaar

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC VolendamAZ Alkmaar
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
— xGVia Att/Def 1.49
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.80
— Goals minus xGContext +0.41
70% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
6.30 ShotsContext 13.50
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.90
40% On target shareContext 44%
4.63 Shots in the boxContext 9.60
66% Box shareContext 71%
14% ConversionContext 14%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.44
21.30 Shots allowedContext 10.90
7.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.14
6.10 BlocksContext 3.33
5.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
70% Save rateContext 72%
37% PossessionIn forecast 50%
318 PassesContext 417
234 Accurate passesContext 342
74% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.15
8.30 FoulsContext 11.60
7.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

FC Volendam
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km154 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AZ Alkmaar
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel27 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
FC Volendam AZ Alkmaar
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 9 Aug7.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 10 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km27 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways154 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.214

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

FC Volendam Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1K. van Oevelen(G)
32Y. Leliendal 3M. Amevor 4X. Mbuyamba 2D. Payne
18N. Bukala 8G. Yah
7O. Kökçü 21R. Mühren 11A. Oehlers
9H. Veerman
AZ Alkmaar Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1R. Owusu-Oduro(G)
34M. de Wit 5Alexandre Penetra 3W. Goes 30D. Kasius
26K. Smit 8J. Clasie
27Ro-Zangelo Daal 10S. Mijnans 11I. Sadiq
9T. Parrott

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
FC Volendam Absences are shown before kick-off
AZ Alkmaar Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Volendam+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • AZ Alkmaar+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Volendam · Home No home games yet this season.
AZ Alkmaar · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 FC Volendam wins0 draws1 AZ Alkmaar wins
Goals per game0.00 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 26 Nov 2023AZ Alkmaar3–0FC Volendam

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Martijn Vos Netherlands · 7 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.29league 3.25
Red cards0.00league 0.13
Cards 5+0%league 31%
Fouls28.3league 21.9
Penalties0.43league 0.19
Home wins43%league 56%
FC Volendam

No previous matches with this referee.

AZ Alkmaar

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

FC Volendam1 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
AZ Alkmaar1 games · scored 4 · conceded 1
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
FC Volendam10 games · scored 9 · conceded 23
4 5 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 5 61-75
7 76-90
AZ Alkmaar10 games · scored 19 · conceded 7
4 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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