AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen match stats & report

5–1 Full time

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · Final · De Kuip, Rotterdam · Ref D. Makkelie

AZ Alkmaar stats & fixtures · NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures

AZ Alkmaar beat NEC Nijmegen 5–1 in the KNVB Beker (Final) on 19 April 2026. NEC Nijmegen had 59% of the ball.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen match statistics

AZ AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen

41% Ball possession 59%
13 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 5
2 Corners 8
13 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 3
295 Passes 401
66% Pass accuracy 75%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
10' Yellow card S. Ouaissa NEC Nijmegen
32' Goal M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
53' Yellow card M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
67' Goal S. Mijnans (assist K. Smit) AZ Alkmaar
73' Goal P. Koopmeiners (assist T. Parrott) AZ Alkmaar
75' Yellow card P. Sandler NEC Nijmegen
78' Goal K. Ogawa (assist T. Chery) NEC Nijmegen
90' Goal K. Smit AZ Alkmaar
90' Goal T. Parrott AZ Alkmaar
90+1' Yellow card K. Smit AZ Alkmaar
90+4' Yellow card N. Lebreton NEC Nijmegen
90+5' Yellow card T. Parrott AZ Alkmaar

The Ghost's call

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What matters

5 of the last 6 meetings went over 2.5 goals.

Team news & lineups

AZ Alkmaar

Confirmed 4-3-3 Leeroy Echteld

1 R. Owusu-Oduro

34 M. de Wit 5 Alexandre Penetra 3 W. Goes 22 E. Dijkstra

6 P. Koopmeiners 26 K. Smit 8 J. Clasie

27 R. Daal 9 T. Parrott 10 S. Mijnans

Bench J. Zoet , D. Kasius , S. Maikuma , R. Ichihara , B. van Duijl , M. Chávez , A. Oufkir , I. Jensen , Weslley Patati , Mexx Meerdink , B. Kovacs , K. Boogaard

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Dick Schreuder

22 J. Cillessen

24 D. Fonville 3 P. Sandler 14 E. Dasa

11 B. Önal 23 K. Sano 6 D. Nejasmic 25 S. Ouaissa

20 N. Lebreton 10 T. Chery

30 B. Linssen

Bench G. Crettaz , B. Nuytinck , J. Willems , V. Misidjan , K. Ogawa , T. Ouwejan , W. Willumsson , Y. El Kachati , Danilo Pereira , D. Proper , A. Kaplan , B. Pereira

Form guide

This match is from an earlier season, and the sides' form at the time isn't held. Their own pages show their form now.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Jan 26	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–3
28 Sep 25	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	2–1
29 Mar 25	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	3–3
17 Aug 24	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–0
28 Apr 24	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	0–3
6 Dec 23	AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen	1–2

The full AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head record