Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 1 2026 · 15:45 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Utrecht
First leg1–4 2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.27 – 0.73
AZ Alkmaar
  • Y. Cathline 9’
  • A. Stepanov 35’ (P)
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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.

Utrecht beat AZ Alkmaar

Utrecht won 2–0 through goals from Cathline and Stepanov. Utrecht finished with the higher xG (1.27 vs 0.73). On the chances created, AZ Alkmaar deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Utrecht ✓37%
Draw27%
AZ Alkmaar36%

Model vs reality

Utrecht goals
2
Model 1.36 · xG 1.27
AZ Alkmaar goals
0
Model 1.33 · xG 0.73
Total goals
2
Model 2.70 · xG 2.00
Score 2–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchV. BarkasUtrecht
8.5
  • RefereeRob Dieperink
  • VenueStadion Galgenwaard
  • Table before kick-offUtrecht 10th · AZ Alkmaar 6th

Timeline

  1. Y. Cathline 1–0
    9’
  2. A. OufkirYellow card · Holding
    25’
  3. R. Owusu-OduroYellow card · Tripping
    33’
  4. A. Stepanov (pen) 2–0
    35’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. ⇄ K. SmitFor S. Mijnans
    46’
  7. ⇄ T. ParrottFor M. Meerdink
    46’
  8. ⇄ Elijah DijkstraFor Alexandre Penetra
    46’
  9. ⇄ Weslley PatatiFor A. Oufkir
    54’
  10. ⇄ D. MinFor A. Stepanov
    76’
  11. ⇄ Ro-Zangelo DaalFor I. Jensen
    76’
  12. ⇄ Miguel RodríguezFor Ángel Alarcón
    77’
  13. K. SmitYellow card
    81’
  14. M. van der HoornYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    81’
  15. ⇄ K. KarlssonFor Y. Cathline
    83’
  16. ⇄ C. BozdoğanFor G. Zechiël
    89’
  17. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Utrecht12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
AZ Alkmaar10 shots · 5 in box, 5 outside
UtrechtAZ Alkmaar
42% Possession 58%
1.27 Expected goals (xG) 0.73
1.77 Expected points (xPts) 0.94
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 0
9 Shots inside the box 5
3 Shots outside the box 5
340 Passes 481
76% Pass accuracy 83%
5 Corners 4
6 Goalkeeper saves 1
12 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.18 Team rating 6.67

Line-ups

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

18.5★ V. Barkas(G)
167.5 S. El Karouani 246.9 N. Viergever 37.2 M. van der Hoorn 407.3 M. Didden
217.2 G. Zechiël ↓89’ 276.6 A. Engwanda
107.2 Y. Cathline ↓83’ 206.9 D. de Wit 776.7 Ángel Alarcón ↓77’
187.2 A. Stepanov ↓76’
  • 1V. Barkas (G) ★8.5
  • 16S. El Karouani7.5
  • 24N. Viergever6.9
  • 3M. van der Hoorn7.2
  • 40M. Didden7.3
  • 21G. Zechiël↓89’7.2
  • 27A. Engwanda6.6
  • 10Y. Cathline↓83’7.2
  • 20D. de Wit6.9
  • 77Ángel Alarcón↓77’6.7
  • 18A. Stepanov↓76’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 8C. Bozdoğan↑89’
  • 22Miguel Rodríguez↑77’6.7
  • 9D. Min↑76’6.3
  • 11K. Karlsson↑83’6.3

Unused: K. Gadellaa, M. Brouwer, Neal Viereck, Emeka Adeile, J. van Ommeren, A. Blake

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

15.6 R. Owusu-Oduro(G)
236.9 B. van Duijl 56.2 Alexandre Penetra ↓46’ 36.9 W. Goes 347.6 M. de Wit
67.0 P. Koopmeiners 206.9 Kasper Boogaard
176.3 I. Jensen ↓76’ 106.5 S. Mijnans ↓46’ 246.2 A. Oufkir ↓54’
356.7 M. Meerdink ↓46’
  • 1R. Owusu-Oduro (G)5.6
  • 23B. van Duijl6.9
  • 5Alexandre Penetra↓46’6.2
  • 3W. Goes6.9
  • 34M. de Wit7.6
  • 6P. Koopmeiners7.0
  • 20Kasper Boogaard6.9
  • 17I. Jensen↓76’6.3
  • 10S. Mijnans↓46’6.5
  • 24A. Oufkir↓54’6.2
  • 35M. Meerdink↓46’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 22Elijah Dijkstra↑46’6.6
  • 26K. Smit↑46’6.7
  • 9T. Parrott↑46’6.9
  • 7Weslley Patati↑54’6.6
  • 27Ro-Zangelo Daal↑76’6.7

Unused: H. Verhulst, J. Zoet, Rion Ichihara, M. Dekker, M. Šín, I. Sadiq, J. Hornkamp

Player stats

Top rated
V. BarkasUtrecht8.5
2nd
M. de WitAZ Alkmaar7.6
3rd
S. El KarouaniUtrecht7.5

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 56% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.5
S. El Karouani D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 82% 33 2 1 0/1 2/2 7.5
N. Viergever D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 36 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. van der Hoorn D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 40 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
M. Didden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 32 5 4 0/0 1/0 7.3
G. Zechiël M 89 0 0 1 (0) 1 72% 39 3 3 1/4 2/4 7.2
A. Engwanda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 30 2 3 1/2 0/0 6.6
Y. Cathline F 83 1 0 2 (1) 0 64% 22 0 0 2/6 0/1 7.2
D. de Wit M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 70% 27 3 2 0/0 2/1 6.9
Ángel Alarcón F 77 0 0 1 (0) 0 72% 18 1 0 3/5 0/1 6.7
A. Stepanov F 76 1 0 1 (1) 0 75% 16 1 0 1/5 3/0 7.2
C. Bozdoğan M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 —
Miguel Rodríguez F 13 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
D. Min F 14 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 4 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.3
K. Karlsson F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Owusu-Oduro G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 59% 17 0 0 0/0 1/1 5.6
B. van Duijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 61 5 1 1/1 1/0 6.9
Alexandre Penetra D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 37 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.2
W. Goes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 84 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
M. de Wit D 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 85% 41 2 0 1/1 1/0 7.6
P. Koopmeiners M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 43 1 3 0/0 0/0 7.0
Kasper Boogaard M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 43 6 1 0/1 2/1 6.9
I. Jensen F 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 74% 23 1 0 3/5 0/1 6.3
S. Mijnans M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 12 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
A. Oufkir F 54 0 0 0 (0) 0 44% 9 1 1 0/2 1/1 6.2
M. Meerdink F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 12 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
Elijah Dijkstra D 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 29 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
K. Smit M 44 0 0 2 (1) 1 83% 23 1 0 0/1 1/2 6.7
T. Parrott F 44 0 0 1 (1) 1 33% 6 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.9
Weslley Patati F 36 0 0 2 (1) 0 94% 18 3 0 0/0 2/0 6.6
Ro-Zangelo Daal F 14 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 6 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7

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.