Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 28 · Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen · Ref M. Vos

Groningen stats & fixtures · AZ Alkmaar stats & fixtures

Groningen beat AZ Alkmaar 3–0 in the Eredivisie on 22 March 2026. Expected goals finished 2.50–1.73. AZ Alkmaar had 53% of the ball.

Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar match statistics

GroningenAZ Alkmaar

47% Ball possession 53%
2.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.73
15 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 9
2 Corners 7
16 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
404 Passes 451
80% Pass accuracy 83%
7 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

36' Penalty scored M. Peersman Groningen
58' Goal T. van Bergen (assist D. van der Werff) Groningen
76' Goal T. Land (assist M. Rente) Groningen
79' Yellow card R. Daal AZ Alkmaar
90+1' Yellow card T. Mercera Groningen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Groningen

Confirmed 4-4-2 Dick Lukkien

21 H. Jurjus

43 M. Peersman 4 Dies Janse 3 T. Blokzijl 5 M. Rente

14 J. Schreuders 18 T. Land 8 T. de Jonge 10 Younes Taha

17 D. van der Werff 26 T. van Bergen

Bench Dirk Baron , L. Štubljar , Mats Seuntjens , B. Willumsson , W. Prins , T. Mercera , J. Dillema , R. Kelder , Sven Bouland , Rui Mendes , E. van der Laan , R. Metu

AZ Alkmaar

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Leeroy Echteld

41 J. Zoet

34 M. de Wit 5 Alexandre Penetra 3 W. Goes 30 D. Kasius

26 K. Smit 6 P. Koopmeiners

27 R. Daal 10 S. Mijnans 17 I. Jensen

9 T. Parrott

Bench H. Verhulst , D. Deen , R. Ichihara , B. van Duijl , A. Oufkir , I. Sadiq , M. Sin , Weslley Patati , M. Meerdink , E. Dijkstra , B. Kovacs , K. Boogaard

Form guide

Groningen at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

AZ Alkmaar away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Aug 25	AZ Alkmaar v Groningen	4–1
11 May 25	AZ Alkmaar v Groningen	3–0
25 Aug 24	Groningen v AZ Alkmaar	0–0
11 Mar 23	AZ Alkmaar v Groningen	1–0
1 Oct 22	Groningen v AZ Alkmaar	1–4

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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