Utrecht 2:0 AZ Alkmaar: Eredivisie Match Result

Eredivisie

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2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 1 Mar, 15:45 UTC

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Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard City: Utrecht

In the Eredivisie game on 1 March 2026, Utrecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 3:6, corners 5:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59

Shots on target 3 – 6

Shots off target 3 – 4

Expected goals 1.19 – 0.76

⚽ 9' Y. Cathline — Goal 🟨 25' A. Oufkir — Yellow card 🟨 33' R. Owusu-Oduro — Yellow card ⚽ 35' A. Stepanov — Penalty ⇄ 46' S. Mijnans — Substitution ⇄ 46' M. Meerdink — Substitution ⇄ 46' Penetra — Substitution ⇄ 54' A. Oufkir — Substitution ⇄ 76' A. Stepanov — Substitution ⇄ 76' I. Jensen — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Alarcon — Substitution 🟨 81' K. Smit — Yellow card 🟨 81' M. van der Hoorn — Yellow card ⇄ 83' Y. Cathline — Substitution ⇄ 89' G. Zechiel — Substitution

Match events

9' 1:0 Utrecht Goal Y. Cathline
25' 1:0 AZ Alkmaar Yellow card A. Oufkir
33' 1:0 AZ Alkmaar Yellow card R. Owusu-Oduro
35' 2:0 Utrecht Penalty A. Stepanov
46' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Substitution S. Mijnans off: K. Smit
46' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Substitution M. Meerdink off: T. Parrott
46' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Substitution Penetra off: E. Dijkstra
54' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Substitution A. Oufkir off: Weslley Patati
76' 2:0 Utrecht Substitution A. Stepanov off: D. Min
76' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Substitution I. Jensen off: R. Daal
77' 2:0 Utrecht Substitution A. Alarcon off: M. Rodriguez
81' 2:0 AZ Alkmaar Yellow card K. Smit
81' 2:0 Utrecht Yellow card M. van der Hoorn
83' 2:0 Utrecht Substitution Y. Cathline off: J. Karlsson
89' 2:0 Utrecht Substitution G. Zechiel off: C. Bozdogan

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59

3 Shots on target 6

3 Shots off target 4

1.19 Expected goals 0.76

1 Big chances 2

77 Attacks 95

5 Corners 4

13 Fouls 13

12 Free kicks 12

2 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 8

20 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

17/2959% Aerial duels 12/2941%

48 Backward passes 64

5 Blocked shots 0

17 Clearances 33

2/1217% Crosses 2/1414%

10/2540% Dribbles 8/1942%

0.70 Expected assists 1.32

85 Failed passes 84

6 Goalkeeper saves 1

14 Interceptions 9

7 Key passes 8

29/6346% Long passes 30/5654%

49 Passes into the final third 103

197 Passes in the opposition half 291

157 Passes in own half 211

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.60

2 Shots from outside the box 5

9 Shots inside the box 5

11/2152% Tackles 13/2552%

342 Total passes 488

Line-ups

Utrecht

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Vasilis Barkas	1
3	Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn	3
16	Souffian El Karouani	16
24	Nick Viergever	24
40	Matisse Didden	40
10	Yoann Cathline	10
20	Dani de Wit	20
21	Gzivi Zekhiel	21
27	Alonzo Engwanda	27
77	A. Alarcón	77
18	A. Stepanov	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Michael Brouwer	25
33	Kevin Gadellaa	33
5	E. Adiele	5
53	Neil Viereck	53
8	Can Bozdoğan	8
46	Jaigo van Ommeren	46
9	David Min	9
11	Karl Jesper Karlsson	11
15	A. Blake	15
22	Miguel Rodríguez Vidal	22

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AZ Alkmaar

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro	1
3	Wouter Goes	3
5	Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia	5
17	Isak Steiner Jensen	17
23	Billy van Duijl	23
34	Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de Wit	34
6	Peer Koopmeiners	6
10	Sven Mijnans	10
20	K. Bugar	20
24	Ayoub Oufkir	24
35	Mexx Meerdink	35

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Hobie Verhulst	12
41	Jeroen Zoet	41
4	Maxim Dekker	4
18	Rion Ishihara	18
22	Elijah Dijkstra	22
26	K. Smith	26
33	Matěj Šín	33
7	Weslley Pinto Batista	7
9	Troy Parrott	9
11	Ibrahim Sadiq	11
19	Jizz Hornkamp	19
27	Ro-Zangelo Daal	27