Match summary
1ST HALF
5'
Denso Kasius(Ernest Poku)
18'
Troy Parrott(Penalty goal)
32'
S. Resink(Own Goal)
35'
Mees De Wit
M. Rente(Younes Taha)
44'
47'
Kees Smit
2ND HALF
D. Van Der Werff
Jorg Schreuders
46'
Tika De Jonge
47'
M. Peersman
61'
Wouter Prins
T. Mercera
66'
68'
Isak Jensen
Zangelo Daal
M. Rente
73'
M. Rente
Noam Emeran
74'
76'
Mees De Wit
76'
P. Koopmeiners
Kees Smit
77'
M. Chávez
Ernest Poku
77'
Mexx Meerdink
Mees De Wit
85'
Ibrahim Sadiq
Sven Mijnans
87'
Troy Parrott(M. Chávez)
Match statistics
50%Possession50%
398Passes Attempted380
309Completed Passes303
6Corners1
18Throw-ins17
10Shots On Target10
Line-ups
AZ Alkmaar
Formation
4-2-3-1
#41Jeroen Zoet
#5A. Penetra
#3Wouter Goes
#34Mees De Wit
#30Denso Kasius
#26Kees Smit
#8Jordy Clasie
#10Sven Mijnans
#27Zangelo Daal
#7Ernest Poku
#9Troy Parrott
Starting XI
Jeroen Zoet #41 | |
A. Penetra #5 | |
Wouter Goes #3 | |
Mees De Wit #34 | 76' 77' 35' |
Denso Kasius #30 | ⚽5' |
Kees Smit #26 | 76' 47' |
Jordy Clasie #8 | |
Sven Mijnans #10 | 85' |
Zangelo Daal #27 | 68' |
Ernest Poku #7 | 77' 🎯5' |
Troy Parrott #9 | ⚽87' 18' |
Substitutes
 O. Odusina #21 |
Will not play
Jordy Clasie
Midfielder
Overload
Return: Doubtful
Denso Kasius
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Seiya Maikuma
Defender
Unknown
Return: About a week
Manager
Maarten Martens
Groningen
Formation
4-2-3-1
#21H. Jurjus
#43M. Peersman
#3T. Blokzijl
#2Wouter Prins
#5M. Rente
#6S. Resink
#8Tika De Jonge
#26T. Van Bergen
#17D. Van Der Werff
#10Younes Taha
#9B. Willumsson
Starting XI
H. Jurjus #21 | |
M. Peersman #43 | 61' |
T. Blokzijl #3 | |
Wouter Prins #2 | 66' |
M. Rente #5 | 73' 74' ⚽44' |
S. Resink #6 | 32' |
Tika De Jonge #8 | 47' |
T. Van Bergen #26 | |
D. Van Der Werff #17 | 46' |
Younes Taha #10 | 🎯44' |
B. Willumsson #9 |
Substitutes
 Joel Pereira #22 | |
 L. Sackey # | |
 A. Garcia #14 | |
 A. Mbengue #27 | |
 Charlie Savage #8 | |
 F. Azeez #11 | |
 L. Wing #29 | |
 I. Kanu #11 | |
 J. Clarke # | |
 K. Ehibhatiomhan #15 | |
 A. Akande #7 | |
 Jayden Wareham #9 |
Will not play
Tika De Jonge
Midfielder
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Mark Hoekstra
Forward
Return: Late March 2026
Elvis Van Der Laan
Defender
Return: Late March 2026
Manager
Dick Lukkien
AZ Alkmaar
Formation
4-2-3-1#41Jeroen Zoet
#5A. Penetra
#3Wouter Goes
#34Mees De Wit
#30Denso Kasius
#26Kees Smit
#8Jordy Clasie
#10Sven Mijnans
#27Zangelo Daal
#7Ernest Poku
#9Troy Parrott
Starting XI
Jeroen Zoet #41 | |
A. Penetra #5 | |
Wouter Goes #3 | |
Mees De Wit #34 | 76' 77' 35' |
Denso Kasius #30 | ⚽5' |
Kees Smit #26 | 76' 47' |
Jordy Clasie #8 | |
Sven Mijnans #10 | 85' |
Zangelo Daal #27 | 68' |
Ernest Poku #7 | 77' 🎯5' |
Troy Parrott #9 | ⚽87' 18' |
Substitutes
O. Odusina #21 |
Will not play
Jordy Clasie
Midfielder
Overload
Return: Doubtful
Denso Kasius
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Seiya Maikuma
Defender
Unknown
Return: About a week
Manager
Maarten Martens
Groningen
Formation
4-2-3-1#21H. Jurjus
#43M. Peersman
#3T. Blokzijl
#2Wouter Prins
#5M. Rente
#6S. Resink
#8Tika De Jonge
#26T. Van Bergen
#17D. Van Der Werff
#10Younes Taha
#9B. Willumsson
Starting XI
H. Jurjus #21 | |
M. Peersman #43 | 61' |
T. Blokzijl #3 | |
Wouter Prins #2 | 66' |
M. Rente #5 | 73' 74' ⚽44' |
S. Resink #6 | 32' |
Tika De Jonge #8 | 47' |
T. Van Bergen #26 | |
D. Van Der Werff #17 | 46' |
Younes Taha #10 | 🎯44' |
B. Willumsson #9 |
Substitutes
Joel Pereira #22 | |
L. Sackey # | |
A. Garcia #14 | |
A. Mbengue #27 | |
Charlie Savage #8 | |
F. Azeez #11 | |
L. Wing #29 | |
I. Kanu #11 | |
J. Clarke # | |
K. Ehibhatiomhan #15 | |
A. Akande #7 | |
Jayden Wareham #9 |
Will not play
Tika De Jonge
Midfielder
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Mark Hoekstra
Forward
Return: Late March 2026
Elvis Van Der Laan
Defender
Return: Late March 2026
Manager
Dick Lukkien
Head-to-head
52 matches
AZ Alkmaar
26
Wins
13
Draws
13
Wins
Groningen
Eredivisie2023 • 1 matchEredivisie2022 • 1 matchEredivisie2021 • 3 matchesEredivisie2020 • 1 matchEredivisie2019 • 2 matchesLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 25 | 73:30 | 65 |
2 |  | 25 | 55:35 | 48 |
3 |  | 25 | 47:31 | 44 |
4 |  | 25 | 61:43 | 43 |
5 |  | 25 | 41:26 | 41 |
6 |  | 25 | 42:40 | 39 |
7 |  | 25 | 32:42 | 37 |
8 |  | 25 | 38:31 | 34 |
9 |  | 25 | 42:43 | 34 |
10 |  | 25 | 39:45 | 32 |
11 |  | 25 | 33:35 | 31 |
12 |  | 25 | 38:39 | 29 |
13 |  | 25 | 34:50 | 28 |
14 |  | 25 | 29:41 | 27 |
15 |  | 25 | 26:42 | 26 |
16 |  | 25 | 25:39 | 22 |
17 |  | 25 | 31:41 | 21 |
18 |  | 25 | 32:65 | 17 |
Champion
UCL
UCL Qualifying Round
Qualifying phase Europa League
Next Round
Relegation Playoffs
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Serdar Gözübüyük
Venue:
AFAS Stadion
Capacity:
19
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