AZ Alkmaar – NEC Nijmegen 1–3

	1H	2H	T
ALK	0	1	1
NIJ	2	1	3

Match report

NEC Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3–1 at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar in Eredivisie. N. Lebreton opened the scoring in the 10th minute. AZ Alkmaar have 3 wins in their last 5, while NEC Nijmegen have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

10'

⚽N. Lebretonassist E. Dasa

33'

⚽I. Hansen-Aarøen

R. Ichihara

45'

2H

56'

⚽N. Lebretonassist N. Lebreton

62'

A. Kaplan

⇄J. Schipper↓ M. Chávez

64'

⇄R. Janse↓ I. Hansen-Aarøen

E. Dijkstra

79'

⚽J. Clasieassist M. Dekker

83'

⇄R. Owusu-Oduro↓ J. Clasie

83'

⇄G. Crettaz↓ N. Lebreton

Momentum

ALK

⚽⚽⚽⚽

NIJ

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offJan 31, 2026 · 15:30

VenueAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Attendance30,586 / 33,246 (92%)

RefereeS. Gozubuyuk

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

42Ball possession %58

1.3Expected goals (xG)2.4

13Total shots11

5Shots on target6

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks7

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

W. Goes

7.8

Lineups

ALK 4-3-37.09Formation7.044-3-3 NIJ

AZ Alkmaar

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

NEC Nijmegen

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

22J. Cillessen6.8

14E. Dasa6.3

24Deveron Fonville7.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL