Highlights

87'

W. Dammers (Dissent)

78'

Laros Duarte (Foul)

68'

J. Karlsson (assist O. Wijndal)

HT 0 - 0

28'

M. de Leeuw (Foul)

12'

Y. Sugawara (VAR - decision : No goal)

N. Kasanwirjo (Serious Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

83'

Z. Aboukhlal (O. Wijndal - tactical)

83'

C. Ngonge (Laros Duarte - tactical)

83'

M. Šverko (B. van Hintum - tactical)

69'

W. Dammers (D. van Kaam - tactical)

69'

R. Postema (M. de Leeuw - tactical)

53'

Y. Barası (A. Witry - tactical)

46'

S. Beukema (P. Hatzidiakos - injury)

11'

D. Dankerlui (P. Abraham - tactical)

Player of the match

Karl Jesper Karlsson # 11 - Striker

Shots on target 3 (100%)
Successful contests 5
Duel won 6/12 (50%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	5	AZ	61	34	18	7	9
	12	Groningen	36	34	9	9	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	V. Pavlidis	18
4	J. Karlsson	17
7	J. Strand Larsen	14
15	D. de Wit	10
29	C. Ngonge	7
38	T. Reijnders	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

83%

17%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

J. Karlsson

T. Reijnders 2
D. Dankerlui 1

Shots off target

Y. Barası

C. Ngonge 2
D. de Wit 1

Big chance created

J. Karlsson

Y. Sugawara 1

Successful contests

J. Karlsson

A. Guðmundsson 1
T. Suslov 1

Fouls suffered

M. te Wierik

T. Suslov 2
D. de Wit 2

Dispossessed

D. de Wit

Y. Barası 1
O. Wijndal 1

Touches

J. Clasie

154

T. Reijnders 128
O. Wijndal 120

Duel won

T. Suslov

J. Strand Larsen 7
O. Wijndal 7

Duel lost

J. Strand Larsen

J. Karlsson 6
D. de Wit 5

Interceptions

B. van Hintum

D. Dankerlui 2
M. te Wierik 2

Challenge lost

D. Dankerlui

Laros Duarte 1
P. Hatzidiakos 1

Tackles

O. Wijndal

T. Suslov 4
M. te Wierik 2

Aerial duels won

S. Beukema

J. Strand Larsen 5
B. Martins Indi 4

Aerial duels lost

J. Strand Larsen

B. Martins Indi 3
S. Beukema 2

Fouls

Laros Duarte

Z. Aboukhlal 2
O. Wijndal 2

Saves

P. Leeuwenburgh

P. Vindahl 3

Passes

J. Clasie

142

T. Reijnders 116
O. Wijndal 99

Accurate passes

J. Clasie

129

T. Reijnders 105
Y. Sugawara 93

Accurate crosses

A. Witry

B. Martins Indi 2
A. Guðmundsson 1

Current form

Stats

W W W W W

L D D W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

24/10/21

13/05/21

06/12/20

18/08/19

30/03/19

Referees

Martin van den Kerkhof main referee

2.6

0.2

Average card count per match for 19 matches arbitrated
Ingmar Oostrom fourth referee
Cristian Dobre assistant referee
Charles John Schaap assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Fredrik Midtsjø Rib injury

Jelle Duin Knock

Groningen

Daleho Mohsen Irandust Knock

Mohammed El Hankouri Knock

Radinio Roberto Balker ACL Knee Injury

Match venue

AFAS Stadion - Alkmaar

Year of construction: 2006
Surface: grass
Capacity: 19500
Average attendance: 10772
Maximum attendance: 19478
% sold: 60

Match result AZ Groningen

Date 21 December 2021 20:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2021/2022
Stage Regular Season - week 18
Code AZ-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team AZ
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between AZ Groningen?

AZ won the match with a 1-0 score

What are the official lineups for AZ Groningen?

AZ : Coached by P. Jansen, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: P. Vindahl, O. Wijndal (C), B. Martins Indi, P. Hatzidiakos, A. Witry, T. Reijnders, D. de Wit, J. Clasie, J. Karlsson, A. Guðmundsson, Y. Sugawara

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Buijs, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : P. Leeuwenburgh, B. Meijer, B. van Hintum, N. Kasanwirjo, M. te Wierik, Laros Duarte, T. Suslov, D. van Kaam, M. de Leeuw (C), P. Abraham, J. Strand Larsen

Who is the referee of the match AZ Groningen ?

Martin van den Kerkhof is the referee for this match

Where is the match AZ Groningen?

The venue AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar is hosting the match

At what time is AZ Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 21 December 2021. Kick-off at 20:00

Who is the man of the match AZ - Groningen ?

Karl Jesper Karlsson is the outstanding player of the match AZ - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3 Shots on target (100%)
5 Successful contests
6/12 Duel won (50%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

AZ 4-3-3

- 6.6 1 P. Vindahl
- 7.2 5 (C) O. Wijndal
- 7.5 4 B. Martins Indi
- 5.8 3 P. Hatzidiakos
- 6.6 15 A. Witry
- 8.1 24 T. Reijnders
- 6.7 10 D. de Wit
- 7.9 20 J. Clasie
- 8.2 11 J. Karlsson
- 5.8 28 A. Guðmundsson
- 8.0 2 Y. Sugawara
- 6.3 1 P. Leeuwenburgh
- 5.5 40 B. Meijer
- 4.9 3 B. van Hintum
- 3.9 21 N. Kasanwirjo
- 5.4 5 M. te Wierik
- 5.0 6 Laros Duarte
- 5.6 7 T. Suslov
- 4.8 26 D. van Kaam
- 5.8 8 (C) M. de Leeuw
- 4.9 19 P. Abraham
- 4.8 9 J. Strand Larsen

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- P. Jansen Coach
Substitutes
- 83'
  
  Z. Aboukhlal #7 - Striker
- B. Reus #16 - Goalkeeper
- H. Evjen #18 - Midfielder
- E. Poku #36 - Striker
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- Z. Buurmeester #34 - Midfielder
- P. Koopmeiners #14 - Midfielder
- M. Taabouni #23 - Midfielder
- 53'
  
  Y. Barası #44 - Striker
- 46'
  
  S. Beukema #31 - Defender
- D. Buijs Coach
Substitutes
- 69'
  
  W. Dammers #4 - Defender
- 83'
  
  M. Šverko #20 - Defender
- Y. Kalley #15 - Defender
- J. Hoekstra #16 - Goalkeeper
- J. de Boer #25 - Goalkeeper
- 11'
  
  D. Dankerlui #2 - Defender
- 69'
  
  R. Postema #29 - Striker
- 83'
  
  C. Ngonge #27 - Striker
- P. Joosten #14 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

83%

17%

Duel won

53%

47%

Accurate passes

91%

55%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

862

Passes

176

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

J. Karlsson

Y. Sugawara 1

Shots (%)

J. Karlsson

100% 3/3

T. Reijnders 100% (2/2)
A. Witry 50% (1/2)
R. Postema 50% (1/2)
Y. Sugawara 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

J. Karlsson

Fouls suffered

M. te Wierik

T. Suslov 2
D. de Wit 2

Touches

J. Clasie

154

T. Reijnders 128
O. Wijndal 120
J. Karlsson 113
Y. Sugawara 112

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Y. Barası

0% 0/2

M. Šverko 0% (0/2)
C. Ngonge 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

D. de Wit

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

S. Beukema

71% 5/7

M. te Wierik 67% (4/6)
T. Suslov 64% (7/11)
B. Martins Indi 60% (6/10)
O. Wijndal 58% (7/12)

Interceptions

B. van Hintum

D. Dankerlui 2
M. te Wierik 2
M. de Leeuw 2

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Šverko

100% 2/2

D. de Wit 80% (4/5)
S. Beukema 71% (5/7)
B. Meijer 67% (2/3)
B. Martins Indi 57% (4/7)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Laros Duarte

0% 0/5

P. Abraham 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

D. Dankerlui

Aerial duels won (%)

A. Witry

0% 0/2

M. de Leeuw 0% (0/2)
M. te Wierik 0% (0/2)
R. Postema 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Y. Sugawara

99% 93/94

A. Witry 94% (76/81)
A. Guðmundsson 93% (41/44)
O. Wijndal 92% (91/99)
J. Clasie 91% (129/142)

Successful final third passes

J. Clasie

Y. Sugawara 58
O. Wijndal 54
T. Reijnders 53
J. Karlsson 46

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

P. Leeuwenburgh

32% 13/41

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	83	34	26	5	3	98	19	79
2	PSV	81	34	26	3	5	86	42	44
3	Feyenoord	71	34	22	5	7	76	34	42
4	Twente	68	34	20	8	6	55	37	18
5	AZ	61	34	18	7	9	64	44	20
6	Vitesse	51	34	15	6	13	42	51	-9
7	Utrecht	47	34	12	11	11	51	46	5
8	Heerenveen	41	34	11	8	15	37	50	-13
9	Cambuur	39	34	11	6	17	53	70	-17
10	Waalwijk	38	34	9	11	14	40	51	-11
11	NEC	38	34	10	8	16	38	52	-14
12	Groningen	36	34	9	9	16	41	55	-14
13	Go Ahead	36	34	10	6	18	37	51	-14
14	Sparta	35	34	8	11	15	30	48	-18
15	Fortuna	35	34	10	5	19	36	67	-31
16	Heracles	34	34	9	7	18	33	49	-16
17	Willem II	33	34	9	6	19	32	57	-25
18	Zwolle	27	34	7	6	21	26	52	-26

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	43	17	14	1	2	62	8	54
2	PSV	42	17	14	0	3	49	22	27
3	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	17	22
4	AZ	36	17	11	3	3	36	20	16
5	Twente	35	17	10	5	2	28	13	15
6	Utrecht	30	17	8	6	3	32	20	12
7	Heracles	26	17	7	5	5	22	21	1
8	Willem II	24	17	7	3	7	18	20	-2
9	Go Ahead	22	17	7	1	9	25	24	1
10	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	23	26	-3
11	Waalwijk	21	17	6	3	8	17	25	-8
12	Vitesse	21	17	6	3	8	20	29	-9
13	Fortuna	20	17	6	2	9	20	31	-11
14	Sparta	19	17	4	7	6	16	21	-5
15	Groningen	18	17	4	6	7	18	21	-3
16	Cambuur	18	17	5	3	9	29	35	-6
17	Zwolle	14	17	3	5	9	13	20	-7
18	NEC	14	17	3	5	9	13	22	-9

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	40	17	12	4	1	36	11	25
2	PSV	39	17	12	3	2	37	20	17
3	Feyenoord	35	17	11	2	4	37	17	20
4	Twente	33	17	10	3	4	27	24	3
5	Vitesse	30	17	9	3	5	22	22	0
6	AZ	25	17	7	4	6	28	24	4
7	NEC	24	17	7	3	7	25	30	-5
8	Cambuur	21	17	6	3	8	24	35	-11
9	Heerenveen	20	17	5	5	7	14	24	-10
10	Groningen	18	17	5	3	9	23	34	-11
11	Waalwijk	17	17	3	8	6	23	26	-3
12	Utrecht	17	17	4	5	8	19	26	-7
13	Sparta	16	17	4	4	9	14	27	-13
14	Fortuna	15	17	4	3	10	16	36	-20
15	Go Ahead	14	17	3	5	9	12	27	-15
16	Zwolle	13	17	4	1	12	13	32	-19
17	Willem II	9	17	2	3	12	14	37	-23
18	Heracles	8	17	2	2	13	11	28	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	79	34	24	7	1	47	6	41
2	PSV	65	34	19	8	4	40	20	20
3	Twente	61	34	16	13	3	30	13	17
4	Feyenoord	53	34	13	14	2	33	21	12
5	NEC	48	34	10	18	2	24	23	1
6	AZ	45	34	9	18	4	31	23	8
7	Utrecht	42	34	9	15	5	19	26	-7
8	Sparta	41	34	9	14	7	17	19	-2
9	Waalwijk	40	34	9	13	5	22	27	-5
10	Vitesse	38	34	9	11	7	19	29	-10
11	Heerenveen	38	34	7	17	4	16	21	-5
12	Groningen	37	34	10	7	7	20	29	-9
13	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	7	15	22	-7
14	Willem II	36	34	7	15	8	18	24	-6
15	Heracles	36	34	6	18	7	15	21	-6
16	Cambuur	34	34	6	16	7	21	35	-14
17	Fortuna	33	34	7	12	8	18	33	-15
18	Zwolle	33	34	6	15	7	13	26	-13