Nostrascore - AZ Alkmaar - Excelsior Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Highlights

AZ Alkmaar has maintained their scoring momentum, finding the back of the net in each of their last 5 matches.

Excelsior has maintained their scoring momentum, finding the back of the net in each of their last 4 matches.

Excelsior is facing challenges in defence, having conceded goals in their last 5 matches.

Against all odds, Excelsior proved everyone wrong! Despite being underestimated before the match, they delivered a gritty performance to earn a well-deserved draw.

Events

(1 - 1) FT

90'+3

Peer Koopmeiners

86'

Mateo Chávez

84'

J. Hornkamp

M. de Wit

84'

S. Maikuma

E. Dijkstra

84'

A. Carlen

L. Schouten

81'

(1 - 1)

M. Jonathans

Assist: M. van Duinen

78'

N. Martens

I. Bronkhorst

78'

M. Jonathans

D. Sanches Fernandes

78'

M. van Duinen

J. Bergraaf

77'

Elijah Dijkstra

76'

M. Chavez Garcia

K. Boogaard

67'

Gyan de Regt

65'

(1 - 0)

T. Parrott

64'

G. de Regt

E. Hansson

63'

R. Daal

I. Jensen

46'

I. Sadiq

Weslley Patati

Match started

Lineups

AZ Alkmaar

4-2-3-1

6.7

J. Zoet

6.5

E. Dijkstra

7

W. Goes

6.9

Penetra

6.5

M. de Wit

6.9

P. Koopmeiners

7.3

K. Boogaard

6.5

W. Patati

6.9

K. Smit

7.2

I. Jensen

7.6

T. Parrott

7.3

S. van Gassel

6.7

I. Bronkhorst

7.3

C. Widell

7

R. Meissen

7

A. Zagre

6.9

D. Sanches Fernandes

6.9

I. Yegoian

7.3

L. Schouten

6.3

E. Hansson

5.9

J. Bergraaf

6.3

N. Naujoks

Excelsior

4-4-2

Substitutes

AZ Alkmaar

I. Sadiq6.9

46' W. Patati

R. Daal6.6

63' I. Jensen

M. Chavez Garcia6.7

76' K. Boogaard

S. Maikuma6.3

84' E. Dijkstra

J. Hornkamp6.9

84' M. de Wit

D. Deen

H. Verhulst

B. van Duijl

M. Dekker

M. Sin

A. Oufkir

R. Robbemond

Excelsior

G. de Regt7

64' E. Hansson

M. Jonathans6.9

78' D. Sanches Fernandes

N. Martens6.3

78' I. Bronkhorst

M. van Duinen6.9

78' J. Bergraaf

A. Carlen7

84' L. Schouten

C. Raatsie

S. Henderikx

S. Janssen

L. Hartjes

C. Nadje

S. Middendorp

Stats

Ball possession:

60% - 40%

Total shots:

13 - 8

Shots on goal:

4 - 2

Shots off goal:

5 - 4

Blocked shots:

4 - 2

Goalkeeper saves:

1 - 3

Shots inside box:

9 - 6

Shots outside box:

4 - 2

Yellow cards:

3 - 1

Red cards:

0 - 0

Fouls:

8 - 10

Offsides:

2 - 1

Corner kicks:

4 - 5

Accurate passes:

522 - 308

Season Standings

Eredivisie

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	PSV Eindhoven	22	19	2	1	66:26	59
2	Feyenoord	22	13	3	6	52:32	42
3	NEC Nijmegen	21	12	5	4	56:35	41
4	Ajax	22	10	9	3	42:29	39
5	Sparta Rotterdam	22	11	3	8	29:36	36
6	Twente	22	8	10	4	36:24	34
7	AZ Alkmaar	22	9	6	7	37:36	33
8	Groningen	22	9	4	9	29:28	31
9	Fortuna Sittard	22	7	5	10	33:38	26
10	Excelsior	22	7	5	10	24:37	26
11	PEC Zwolle	22	7	5	10	31:45	26
12	Heerenveen	21	6	7	8	32:36	25
13	Utrecht	21	6	6	9	30:28	24
14	GO Ahead Eagles	21	4	11	6	32:35	23
15	FC Volendam	22	5	6	11	24:37	21
16	Telstar	22	3	8	11	26:38	17
17	Heracles	22	5	2	15	31:57	17
18	NAC Breda	22	3	7	12	23:36	16