Willem II – AZ Alkmaar 3–2

	1H	2H	T
WI	1	2	3
ALK	0	2	2

Match report

Willem II beat AZ Alkmaar 3–2 at Willem II Stadium in Eredivisie. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Willem II have 3 wins in their last 5, while AZ Alkmaar have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nielsenassist Silva

12'

23'

M. Chávez

García

40'

2H

⚽Pereiraassist Novak

50'

61'

⚽M. Chávezassist R. Ichihara

Hansen

72'

⚽Moreau

73'

⇄Walsh↓ Costa

78'

⇄R. Owusu-Oduro↓ J. Clasie

84'

⚽J. Clasie

⇄Haas↓ Nielsen

87'

⇄J. Schipper↓ M. Chávez

Momentum

WI

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

ALK

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMar 24, 2022 · 17:00

VenueWillem II Stadium

Attendance35,624 / 45,094 (79%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

García

7.9

Lineups

WI 4-3-37.21Formation7.104-3-3 ALK

16.3Rossi 27.8Novak 37.5Hansen 47.7Ferrari 57.0Silva 67.9García 77.6Moreau 87.7Romano 96.3Pereira 106.6Nielsen 116.9Costa

Willem II

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Rossi6.3 2Novak7.8 3Hansen7.5 4Ferrari7.7 5Silva7.0 6García7.9 7Moreau7.6 8Romano7.7 9Pereira6.3 10Nielsen6.6 11Costa6.9

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