Willem II – AZ Alkmaar 1–0

	1H	2H	T
WI	1	0	1
ALK	0	0	0

Match report

Willem II beat AZ Alkmaar 1–0 at Willem II Stadium in Eredivisie. Walsh opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Willem II have 3 wins in their last 5, while AZ Alkmaar have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Schmidt

37'

⚽Walshassist Almeida

41'

2H

Bianchi

69'

⇄Dubois↓ Bianchi

69'

⇄R. Owusu-Oduro↓ J. Clasie

⇄Vidić↓ Almeida

78'

⇄J. Schipper↓ M. Chávez

86'

K. Boogaard

Momentum

WI

⚽

ALK

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offApr 17, 2021 · 20:00

VenueWillem II Stadium

Attendance32,919 / 45,094 (73%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.1Expected goals (xG)0.6

13Total shots10

6Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Nielsen

7.9

Lineups

WI 4-3-37.22Formation6.894-3-3 ALK

17.9Nielsen 26.5Costa 37.0Schmidt 47.8Marsh 56.6Müller 67.6Petrov 77.8Walsh 87.3Haas 96.5Martin 106.9Almeida 117.5Bianchi

Willem II

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

1Nielsen7.9 2Costa6.5 3Schmidt7.0 4Marsh7.8 5Müller6.6 6Petrov7.6 7Walsh7.8 8Haas7.3 9Martin6.5 10Almeida6.9 11Bianchi7.5

AZ Alkmaar

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

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