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	26	22	2	2	75:31	68
2	Feyenoord	26	15	4	7	58:38	49
3	NEC Nijmegen	26	13	7	6	64:43	46
4	Twente	26	11	11	4	45:27	44
5	Ajax	26	11	11	4	48:34	44
6	AZ Alkmaar	26	11	6	9	43:42	39
7	Sparta Rotterdam	26	11	5	10	33:43	38
8	Heerenveen	26	10	7	9	44:44	37
9	Utrecht	26	9	8	9	38:31	35
10	Groningen	26	10	4	12	36:36	34
11	Fortuna Sittard	26	9	5	12	40:49	32
12	GO Ahead Eagles	26	6	11	9	39:43	29
13	PEC Zwolle	26	7	8	11	35:51	29
14	FC Volendam	26	7	6	13	29:44	27
15	Excelsior	26	7	5	14	27:44	26
16	Telstar	26	5	9	12	35:42	24
17	NAC Breda	26	5	8	13	28:42	23
18	Heracles	26	5	3	18	32:65	18