Excelsior 1-2 AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie, 3 Mar 2018
AZ Alkmaar beat Excelsior 2-1 in Eredivisie on 3 March 2018 at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam. A. Messaoud scored for Excelsior; Alireza Jahanbakhsh for AZ Alkmaar. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Excelsior have won 1 and AZ Alkmaar 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-019'Own Goal
- 34'
- 1-144'
- Half-time0-2
- 59'out: Levi García
- 59'
- 2-164'assist: Levi García
- 70'
- 75'
- 83'out: A. Hadouir
- 89'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Excelsior
- 7.7Hicham FaikM
- 7.4Luigi BruinsF
- 7.3Ryan KoolwijkM
- 7.2Jurgen MatheijD
- 7.0Levi GarcíaF
- 7.0Ali MessaoudM
- 7.0Theo ZwarthoedG
- 6.8Stanley ElbersF
- 6.7Mike van DuinenF
- 6.7Khalid KaramiD
- 6.7Anouar HadouirF
- 6.6Jeffrey FortesD
- 6.5Wout FaesD
AZ Alkmaar
- 8.9Alireza JahanbakhshF
- 7.4Pantelis HatzidiakosD
- 7.3Teun KoopmeinersM
- 7.2Wout WeghorstF
- 7.1Fredrik MidtsjøM
- 6.9Jonas SvenssonD
- 6.9Marco BizotG
- 6.9Oussama IdrissiF
- 6.6Thomas OuwejanD
- 6.6Stijn WuytensD
- 6.5Mats SeuntjensF
- 6.5Guus TilM
Line-ups
AZ Alkmaar4-3-3
Excelsior4-3-3
Substitutes
ExcelsiorM. van der Gaag
Substitutes
- 25Ögmundur KristinssonG
- 5M. MassopD
- 18K. VermeulenM
- 28L. BurnetD
- 7A. Hadouir83'F6.7
- 21D. HaspolatM
- 23J. CaenepeelF
- 16M. HavekotteG
- 3S. O'NeillD
- 20Levi García59'F7.0
AZ AlkmaarJ. van den Brom
Substitutes
- 23R. van RhijnD
- 4R. VlaarD
- 26Owen WijndalD
- 20M. Seuntjens59'F6.5
- 8Joris van Overeem89'M
- 18I. Bel HassaniM
- 16G. CoutinhoG
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
16Total shots16
8Shots on target6
5Shots off target5
3Blocked shots5
5Corners6
1Offsides1
5Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves6
454Total passes586
365Accurate passes494
80%Pass accuracy84%
Excelsior
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicham Faik | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Luigi Bruins | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.4 |
| Ryan Koolwijk | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jurgen Matheij | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Levi García | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ali Messaoud | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Theo Zwarthoed | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Stanley Elbers | 59 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Mike van Duinen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Khalid Karami | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Anouar Hadouir | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jeffrey Fortes | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Wout Faes | 83 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 89 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 8.9 |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Wout Weghorst | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Fredrik Midtsjø | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Jonas Svensson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Marco Bizot | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 59 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Thomas Ouwejan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Stijn Wuytens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mats Seuntjens | 31 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.5 |
| Guus Til | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 24 Sept 17AZ Alkmaar0-2Excelsior
- 05 Mar 17AZ Alkmaar1-1Excelsior
- 03 Dec 16Excelsior3-3AZ Alkmaar
- 06 Mar 16AZ Alkmaar2-0Excelsior
- 15 Aug 15Excelsior2-2AZ Alkmaar
- 17 May 15Excelsior1-4AZ Alkmaar
Most recent meetings
Final table, Eredivisie 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | +37 | 61 |
| 2 | Ajax | 23 | +44 | 54 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 23 | +21 | 47 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 23 | +21 | 39 |
| 5 | PEC Zwolle | 23 | +1 | 39 |
| 10 | VVV Venlo | 23 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Heracles | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Groningen | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Willem II | 23 | -14 | 20 |
Before and after
Excelsior
- Previous: Heerenveen 0-1 Excelsior, 24 Feb 2018 · Eredivisie
- Next: VVV Venlo 2-3 Excelsior, 10 Mar 2018 · Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
- Previous: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam, 24 Feb 2018 · Eredivisie
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Data updated