AZ Alkmaar 1-3 NEC Nijmegen — Eredivisie, 31 Jan 2026
NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 31 January 2026 at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar. Tjaronn Chery, Başar Önal, Troy Parrott, Kodai Sano got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, AZ Alkmaar have won 2 and NEC Nijmegen 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 6'Foul
- 0-110'assist: Noé Lebreton
- 0-212'assist: Kodai Sano
- 1-240'assist: Isak Jensen
- Half-time1-2
- 1-352'
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 71'Foul
- 75'
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'Foul
- 82'out: V. Misidjan
- 83'
- 90+1'out: Youssef El Kachati
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
AZ Alkmaar
- 7.9Troy ParrottF
- 7.3Ibrahim SadiqF
- 6.9Alexandre PenetraD
- 6.9Seiya MaikumaD
- 6.7Mateo ChávezD
- 6.6Ayoub OufkirF
- 6.6Matěj ŠínM
- 6.6Wouter GoesD
- 6.5Isak JensenF
- 6.5Ro-Zangelo DaalF
- 6.5Peer KoopmeinersM
- 6.3Maxim DekkerD
- 6.2Kasper BoogaardM
- 6.2Jizz HornkampF
- 6.2Mees de WitD
- 6.0Jeroen ZoetG
NEC Nijmegen
- 7.7Başar ÖnalM
- 7.7Kodai SanoM
- 7.6Tjaronn CheryF
- 7.2Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 7.2Darko NejašmićM
- 6.9Dirk ProperM
- 6.9Deveron FonvilleD
- 6.7Bryan LinssenF
- 6.6Brayann PereiraD
- 6.6Gonzalo CrettazG
- 6.5Sami OuaissaM
- 6.3Virgil MisidjanF
- 6.3Eli DasaD
- 6.3Noé LebretonF
- 6.3Philippe SandlerD
Line-ups
NEC Nijmegen3-4-2-1
AZ Alkmaar4-3-3
Substitutes
AZ AlkmaarLeeroy Echteld
Substitutes
- 11Ibrahim Sadiq65'F7.3
- 19Jizz Hornkamp65'F6.2
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 2Seiya Maikuma65'D6.9
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 15Mateo Chávez83'D6.7
- 24Ayoub Oufkir65'F6.6
- 56Rio RobbemondM
NEC NijmegenDick Schreuder
Substitutes
- 22J. CillessenG
- 3Philippe Sandler76'D6.3
- 15J. WillemsD
- 7V. Misidjan82'F6.3
- 18K. OgawaF
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 34Youssef El Kachati90+1'F
- 71Dirk Proper76'M6.9
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 2Brayann Pereira75'D6.6
- 35S. de LaatM
- 39K. KersF
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
1.39Expected goals (xG)1.36
11Total shots19
2Shots on target8
4Shots off target8
5Blocked shots3
3Corners3
2Offsides2
15Fouls16
1Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves2
-0.06Goals prevented-0.06
396Total passes416
281Accurate passes300
71%Pass accuracy72%
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Alexandre Penetra | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Seiya Maikuma | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mateo Chávez | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Matěj Šín | 65 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Wouter Goes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Isak Jensen | 65 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Maxim Dekker | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kasper Boogaard | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Mees de Wit | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Jeroen Zoet | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Başar Önal | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Kodai Sano | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.6 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Darko Nejašmić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Dirk Proper | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Deveron Fonville | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Bryan Linssen | 76 | – | 0 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Brayann Pereira | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sami Ouaissa | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Virgil Misidjan | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Eli Dasa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Noé Lebreton | 76 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Philippe Sandler | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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