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Matchday 7 · · AFAS Stadion（Alkmaar）

AZ vs Telstar: result, lineups and stats

AZ 5 · 23 points
1 - 0
Telstar 16 · 10 points
  • 19' Mexx Meerdink

Lineups AZ vs Telstar

AZ 4-2-3-1 · L. Echteld
28 De Busser
5 Chávez
4 Schouten
3 Goes
22 Dijkstra
21 Kwakman
6 Koopmeiners
11 Daal
17 Byskov
14 Stengs
9 Meerdink
  • 45' Kees Smit Valdemar Byskov
  • 71' Ayoub Oufkir Ro-Zangelo Daal
  • 71' Weslley Patati Calvin Stengs
  • 71' Jizz Hornkamp Mexx Meerdink
  • 89' Seiya Maikuma Elijah Dijkstra

Lineup for AZ: De Busser, Chávez, Schouten, Goes, Dijkstra, Kwakman, Koopmeiners, Daal, Byskov, Stengs, Meerdink

Bench
  • 29 W. Hoedt
  • 8 J. Clasie
  • 19 J. Hornkamp 71'
  • 18 B. Kovacs
  • 2 S. Maikuma 89'
  • 20 A. Natali
  • 24 A. Oufkir 71'
  • 1 R. Owusu-Oduro
  • 7 Weslley Patati
  • 10 K. Smit 45'
  • 12 H. Verhulst
  • 34 M. de Wit
Absentees AZ

Zoet, Hornkamp, Schouten, Resink, Patati (injured)

Telstar 3-4-2-1 · H. Brugge
1 Koeman
43 Peersman
4 Soualhia
16 Valk
2 Hardeveld
10 Owusu
17 Rossen
3 Alders
27 Brouwer
7 Mendes
9 Seedorf
  • 45' Rojendro Oudsten Gerald Alders
  • 63' Emirhan Demircan Jeff Hardeveld
  • 74' Ar'jany Martha Jelani Seedorf
  • 83' Prince Aning Rui Mendes

Lineup for Telstar: Koeman, Peersman, Soualhia, Valk, Hardeveld, Owusu, Rossen, Alders, Brouwer, Mendes, Seedorf

Bench
  • 18 G. Caschili
  • 8 E. Demircan 63'
  • 14 H. Kuster
  • 42 A. Martha 74'
  • 13 Finn Mulder
  • 28 R. Oudsten
  • 20 D. Reiziger
  • 23 N. Shenkman
  • 21 F. Turay
  • 6 Isaiah Ahmed
  • 15 N. Nwankwo
  • 5 P. Aning
Absentees Telstar

Alders, Mendes (doubtful)

Stats AZ vs Telstar

AZ Match Telstar
  • 62% Possession 38%
  • 17 Shots 3
  • 8 Shots on target 1
  • 5 Shots off target 1
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 15 Fouls 12
  • 0 Offsides 4
  • 1 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

AZ

Calvin Stengs looks set to be preferred to Weslley Patati on the right for AZ this weekend. Stengs has started only once in five matches but has contributed two assists in that time. Ayoub Oufkir also joined that battle last week with his first start of the season, at Sunderland.

Through the middle, Dave Kwakman returns to contention after being restricted to a place among the substitutes at Sunderland, having started four of AZ's previous five matches. He continues to share the holding role with Jordy Clasie, who has been withdrawn in each of his three recent starts.

Telstar

Ronald Koeman Jr., who has started Telstar's last five matches in goal, is a doubt for Sunday's trip to AZ because of personal reasons. He attended almost all Telstar training sessions this week and his availability was being assessed day by day; for now, he remains the expected starter between the posts.

Further forward, Rui Mendes has started the last five matches but is yet to finish one, having been withdrawn in each outing, including last time out at Heerenveen; he is expected to keep his place against AZ, with Harrie Kuster the alternative. Jeff Hardeveld has also started each of Telstar's last five matches and is expected to continue against AZ.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

AZ

  1. Mexx Meerdink 9 goals 3 assists
  2. Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 goals 2 assists
  3. Mateo Chávez 2 goals 3 assists
  4. Weslley Patati 3 goals 1 assists
  5. Ayoub Oufkir 3 goals 0 assists

Telstar

  1. Tyrone Owusu 5 goals 1 assists
  2. Patrick Brouwer 3 goals 3 assists
  3. Abdelnour Soualhia 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Ronald Koeman Jr. 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Noach Shenkman 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

AZ

Player Starts Min. Form
Jari De Busser 5/5 450 mixed
Dave Kwakman 5/5 450 solid
Peer Koopmeiners 5/5 450 mixed
Mexx Meerdink 4/5 385 strong
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4/5 372 solid
Wesley Hoedt 3/5 345 solid
Valdemar Byskov 5/5 338 solid
Lewis Schouten 4/4 288 solid

Telstar

Player Starts Min. Form
Ronald Koeman Jr. 5/5 444 mixed
Sem Valk 5/5 444 mixed
Abdelnour Soualhia 5/5 444 solid
Tyrone Owusu 5/5 442 strong
Nils Rossen 5/5 427 solid
Marvin Peersman 5/5 416 mixed
Nökkvi Þórisson 5/5 386 solid
Patrick Brouwer 4/4 330 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.08 0.87
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals33%
  • Corners13.0

Team comparison

AZ home Per match TEL away
2.17 Points 0.83
2.17 Goals for 1.00
1.33 Goals against 1.33
1.94 xG for 1.01
1.02 xG against 2.16
7.2 Corners 3.2
WDWLW Home and away form LDLLD

AZ vs Telstar: head-to-head record

3 previous meetings
3 AZ 0 draws 0 Telstar
  • Goals per match2.33
  • Both teams scored67%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Mar 2026 AZ 2 - 1 Telstar
  • Jan 2026 Telstar 0 - 1 AZ
  • Oct 2025 AZ 2 - 1 Telstar

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