AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 21 · AFAS Stadion（Alkmaar）, Alkmaar · Ref S. Gozubuyuk

AZ Alkmaar stats & fixtures · NEC Nijmegen stats & fixtures

AZ Alkmaar lost to NEC Nijmegen 1–3 in the Eredivisie on 31 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.39–1.36. NEC Nijmegen had 51% of the ball.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen match statistics

AZ AlkmaarNEC Nijmegen

49% Ball possession 51%
1.39 Expected goals (xG) 1.36
11 Total shots 19
2 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 8
5 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 10
3 Corners 3
15 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
396 Passes 416
71% Pass accuracy 72%
5 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

6' Yellow card N. Lebreton NEC Nijmegen
10' Goal T. Chery (assist N. Lebreton) NEC Nijmegen
12' Goal B. Önal (assist K. Sano) NEC Nijmegen
40' Goal T. Parrott (assist I. Jensen) AZ Alkmaar
52' Goal K. Sano NEC Nijmegen
71' Yellow card M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
77' Yellow card K. Sano NEC Nijmegen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

AZ Alkmaar

Confirmed 4-3-3 Leeroy Echteld

41 J. Zoet

34 M. de Wit 4 M. Dekker 3 W. Goes 5 Alexandre Penetra

33 M. Sin 6 Peer Koopmeiners 20 K. Boogaard

27 Ro Zangelo Daal 9 T. Parrott 17 I. Jensen

Bench R. Owusu-Oduro , H. Verhulst , S. Maikuma , Weslley Patati , I. Sadiq , M. Chávez , J. Hornkamp , E. Dijkstra , Billy van Duijl , A. Oufkir , R. Robbemond

NEC Nijmegen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Dick Schreuder

1 G. Crettaz

24 D. Fonville 4 A. Kaplan 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 J. Cillessen , Rijk Janse , B. Pereira , P. Sandler , T. Ouwejan , V. Misidjan , Jetro Willems , K. Ogawa , Y. El Kachati , Kevin Kers , S. de Laat , D. Proper

Form guide

AZ Alkmaar at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 6.2 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NEC Nijmegen away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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
21 May 23	NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar	0–3

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