Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 22 2026 · 15:45 Euroborg, Groningen
Groningen
First leg1–4 3–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.50 – 1.68
AZ Alkmaar
  • M. Peersman 36’ (P)
  • T. van Bergen 58’
  • T. Land 76’
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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.

Groningen cruise past AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar entered as favourites, but Groningen won 3–0 through goals from Peersman, van Bergen and Land. Groningen finished with the higher xG (2.50 vs 1.68). On the chances created, AZ Alkmaar deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Groningen ✓25%
Draw23%
AZ Alkmaar52%

Model vs reality

Groningen goals
3
Model 1.36 · xG 2.50
AZ Alkmaar goals
0
Model 2.01 · xG 1.68
Total goals
3
Model 3.36 · xG 4.18
Score 3–0
1%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 65%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. RenteGroningen · 1 assist
8.9
  • RefereeMartijn Vos
  • VenueEuroborg
  • Table before kick-offGroningen 10th · AZ Alkmaar 6th

Timeline

  1. M. Peersman (pen) 1–0
    36’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ Weslley PatatiFor D. Kasius
    46’
  4. ⇄ B. van DuijlFor Alexandre Penetra
    46’
  5. ⇄ B. WillumssonFor T. de Jonge
    57’
  6. T. van Bergen 2–0Assist D. van der Werff
    58’
  7. ⇄ M. MeerdinkFor W. Goes
    67’
  8. ⇄ I. SadiqFor I. Jensen
    67’
  9. T. Land 3–0Assist M. Rente
    76’
  10. ⇄ W. PrinsFor M. Peersman
    77’
  11. Ro-Zangelo DaalYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    79’
  12. ⇄ Rion IchiharaFor P. Koopmeiners
    82’
  13. ⇄ T. MerceraFor Y. Taha
    88’
  14. ⇄ Rui MendesFor T. Land
    88’
  15. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Groningen15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
AZ Alkmaar15 shots · 9 in box, 6 outside
GroningenAZ Alkmaar
47% Possession 53%
2.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.68
1.86 Expected points (xPts) 0.95
15 Shots 15
5 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 9
4 Shots outside the box 6
386 Passes 436
80% Pass accuracy 83%
2 Corners 7
6 Goalkeeper saves 1
14 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.45 Team rating 6.67

Line-ups

Groningen 4-4-2

218.2 H. Jurjus(G)
437.3 M. Peersman ↓77’ 48.0 D. Janse 37.6 T. Blokzijl 58.9★ M. Rente A
147.2 J. Schreuders 188.2 T. Land ↓88’ 86.9 T. de Jonge ↓57’ 105.5 Y. Taha ↓88’
176.9 D. van der Werff A 267.6 T. van Bergen
  • 21H. Jurjus (G)8.2
  • 43M. Peersman↓77’7.3
  • 4D. Janse8.0
  • 3T. Blokzijl7.6
  • 5M. Rente ★A8.9
  • 14J. Schreuders7.2
  • 18T. Land↓88’8.2
  • 8T. de Jonge↓57’6.9
  • 10Y. Taha↓88’5.5
  • 17D. van der WerffA6.9
  • 26T. van Bergen7.6

Substitutes used

  • 9B. Willumsson↑57’6.2
  • 2W. Prins↑77’6.6
  • 16T. Mercera↑88’
  • 27Rui Mendes↑88’

Unused: D. Baron, L. Štubljar, S. Bouland, Robin Kelder, Elvis Van der Laan, M. Seuntjens, Jismerai Dillema, Ryan Metu

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

415.7 J. Zoet(G)
346.2 M. de Wit 56.2 Alexandre Penetra ↓46’ 36.9 W. Goes ↓67’ 306.3 D. Kasius ↓46’
267.9 K. Smit 66.2 P. Koopmeiners ↓82’
277.3 Ro-Zangelo Daal 106.9 S. Mijnans 176.7 I. Jensen ↓67’
95.9 T. Parrott
  • 41J. Zoet (G)5.7
  • 34M. de Wit6.2
  • 5Alexandre Penetra↓46’6.2
  • 3W. Goes↓67’6.9
  • 30D. Kasius↓46’6.3
  • 26K. Smit7.9
  • 6P. Koopmeiners↓82’6.2
  • 27Ro-Zangelo Daal7.3
  • 10S. Mijnans6.9
  • 17I. Jensen↓67’6.7
  • 9T. Parrott5.9

Substitutes used

  • 23B. van Duijl↑46’8.3
  • 35M. Meerdink↑67’6.3
  • 11I. Sadiq↑67’7.0
  • 18Rion Ichihara↑82’6.7
  • 7Weslley Patati↑46’

Unused: Elijah Dijkstra, D. Deen, H. Verhulst, M. Šín, A. Oufkir, Kasper Boogaard, Bendegúz Kovács

Player stats

Top rated
M. RenteGroningen8.9
2nd
B. van DuijlAZ Alkmaar8.3
3rd
H. JurjusGroningen8.2

Groningen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
H. Jurjus G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 50% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
M. Peersman D 77 1 0 1 (1) 1 86% 49 0 1 0/0 2/1 7.3
D. Janse D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 47 1 1 0/0 2/3 8.0
T. Blokzijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 41 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
M. Rente D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 67% 27 3 2 0/0 1/0 8.9
J. Schreuders M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 37 0 0 1/2 2/3 7.2
T. Land M 88 1 0 1 (1) 2 95% 55 1 0 0/0 1/0 8.2
T. de Jonge M 57 0 0 2 (0) 0 83% 18 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
Y. Taha F 88 0 0 3 (2) 0 62% 13 2 1 0/4 2/0 5.5
D. van der Werff M 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 77% 30 1 1 1/5 1/0 6.9
T. van Bergen F 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 81% 16 1 0 2/3 0/1 7.6
B. Willumsson F 33 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
W. Prins D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
T. Mercera D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Rui Mendes F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Zoet G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 68% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.7
M. de Wit D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 44 4 0 0/0 0/2 6.2
Alexandre Penetra D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 31 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
W. Goes D 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 43 2 4 0/0 3/0 6.9
D. Kasius D 46 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 24 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
K. Smit M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 92% 53 4 0 1/3 0/4 7.9
P. Koopmeiners M 82 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 32 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 83% 23 2 2 2/4 0/2 7.3
S. Mijnans M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 33 2 1 1/1 0/1 6.9
I. Jensen F 67 0 0 1 (1) 1 74% 27 0 2 2/2 0/0 6.7
T. Parrott F 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 86% 21 0 0 0/4 1/2 5.9
B. van Duijl D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 21 2 0 4/4 0/1 8.3
M. Meerdink F 23 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 11 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
I. Sadiq F 23 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 10 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.0
Rion Ichihara D 8 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
Weslley Patati F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.