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Eredivisie 2026/27

AZ lineup

2nd in the Eredivisie 20 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 WDWLD

Predicted lineup for AZ

Next match: AZ vs FC Twente,

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AZ 4-2-3-1
28 De Busser
5 Chávez
4 Schouten
3 Goes
22 Dijkstra
6 Koopmeiners
8 Clasie
11 Daal
14 Stengs
24 Oufkir
9 Meerdink

Predicted lineup for AZ: De Busser, Chávez, Schouten, Goes, Dijkstra, Koopmeiners, Clasie, Daal, Stengs, Oufkir, Meerdink

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AZ injuries and suspensions

  • Jordy Clasie Doubtful Doubtful
  • Wouter Goes Doubtful Doubtful
  • Jeroen Zoet Injury Unavailable
  • Jizz Hornkamp Injury Unavailable
  • Kees Smit Injury Unavailable
  • Stije Resink Cruciate ligament injury Unavailable
Played 9 6W 2D 1L
Goals for 20 2.2 per match on average
Goals against 10 1.1 per match on average
Goal difference +10 20 points
Clean sheets 3 failed to score in 1
xG 18.62 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 2.50 2.00 2.22
Goals for 2.25 2.20 2.22
Goals against 0.75 1.40 1.11
xG for 2.08 2.06 2.07
xG against 0.84 1.16 1.02
Corners 8.3 7.8 8.0
Cards 0.3 2.0 1.2
Clean sheets 50% 20% 33%

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Mexx Meerdink 6
  2. 2 Ro-Zangelo Daal 5
  3. 3 Weslley Patati 3
  4. 4 Peer Koopmeiners 2
  5. 5 Ayoub Oufkir 2

Assists

  1. 1 Mateo Chávez 3
  2. 2 Valdemar Byskov 3
  3. 3 Calvin Stengs 2
  4. 4 Mexx Meerdink 2
  5. 5 Kees Smit 2

Key passes

  1. 1 Ro-Zangelo Daal 27
  2. 2 Peer Koopmeiners 20
  3. 3 Mateo Chávez 15
  4. 4 Calvin Stengs 13
  5. 5 Kees Smit 13

Duels won

  1. 1 Ro-Zangelo Daal 69
  2. 2 Lewis Schouten 61
  3. 3 Wouter Goes 54
  4. 4 Mexx Meerdink 54
  5. 5 Mateo Chávez 52

Shots on target

  1. 1 Ro-Zangelo Daal 14
  2. 2 Mexx Meerdink 13
  3. 3 Weslley Patati 8
  4. 4 Peer Koopmeiners 7
  5. 5 Jizz Hornkamp 6

Rating

  1. 1 Ro-Zangelo Daal 7.38
  2. 2 Peer Koopmeiners 7.32
  3. 3 Mexx Meerdink 7.12
  4. 4 Kees Smit 6.98
  5. 5 Dave Kwakman 6.96

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for18.62
  • Actual goals scored20
  • Difference +1.38
  • xG against9.16
  • Passes per match538
  • Possession59.3%

AZ squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
28 Jari De Busser Age 27 · Belgium Goalkeeper 12 1083 0 0 439 75.2% 6.8
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Age 22 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
12 Hobie Verhulst Age 33 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
41 Jeroen Zoet Age 35 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
4 Lewis Schouten Age 22 · Netherlands Defender 11 983 1 0 729 88.6% 6.9
3 Wouter Goes Age 22 · Netherlands Defender 11 967 0 1 734 90.1% 6.9
22 Elijah Dijkstra Age 20 · Netherlands Defender 10 841 0 0 405 88.4% 6.6
5 Mateo Chávez Age 22 · Mexico Defender 11 821 1 3 417 78.9% 6.8
34 Mees de Wit Age 28 · Netherlands Defender 6 265 0 0 157 89.2% 6.6
2 Seiya Maikuma Age 29 · Japan Defender 7 180 0 1 78 82.1% 6.6
29 Wesley Hoedt Age 32 · Netherlands Defender 2 170 0 0 148 86.5% 6.9
30 Denso Kasius Age 24 · Netherlands Defender 3 76 0 0 41 80.5% 6.2
31 Rion Ichihara Age 21 · Japan Defender 2 20 0 0 9 66.7% 6.7
6 Peer Koopmeiners Age 26 · Netherlands Midfielder 12 1078 2 1 882 91.5% 7.3
11 Ro-Zangelo Daal Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 12 964 5 1 471 83.7% 7.4
21 Dave Kwakman Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 11 779 1 1 460 90.4% 7.0
14 Calvin Stengs Age 27 · Netherlands Midfielder 11 526 1 2 269 80.7% 6.5
7 Weslley Patati Age 23 · Brazil Midfielder 11 486 3 1 223 86.1% 6.8
10 Kees Smit Age 20 · Netherlands Midfielder 6 402 0 2 196 81.6% 7.0
8 Jordy Clasie Age 35 · Netherlands Midfielder 7 395 1 0 279 88.9% 6.7
17 Valdemar Byskov Age 21 · Denmark Midfielder 7 327 1 3 167 85.6% 7.0
10 Hessel de Wit Age 19 · Netherlands Midfielder 2 28 0 0 7 85.7% 6.5
6 Stije Resink Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Mexx Meerdink Age 23 · Netherlands Forward 12 864 6 2 189 68.3% 7.1
24 Ayoub Oufkir Age 20 · Netherlands Forward 12 374 2 0 143 79.7% 6.6
18 Bendegúz Kovács Age 19 · Hungary Forward 5 181 0 0 30 80.0% 6.4
19 Jizz Hornkamp Age 28 · Netherlands Forward 4 86 2 0 13 69.2% 7.1
54 Jerolldino Armantrading Age 20 · Netherlands Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
27 Wassim Bouziane Age 19 · Netherlands Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do AZ play next?

AZ play at home against FC Twente on .

When will the lineup for AZ be announced?

The predicted lineup for AZ against FC Twente is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for AZ?

Jari De Busser has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for AZ?

Mexx Meerdink has scored 6 goals for AZ this season and provided 2 assists.

Which AZ players are injured or suspended?

AZ are without Jordy Clasie (doubtful), Wouter Goes (doubtful), Jeroen Zoet (injury), Jizz Hornkamp (injury), Kees Smit (injury) and Stije Resink (cruciate ligament injury).