FC Utrecht 1-4 AZ Alkmaar: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How AZ Alkmaar won it

Peer Koopmeiners put AZ Alkmaar ahead in the 45th minute (+1). Weslley Patati made it 0-2 to AZ Alkmaar in the 47th minute, set up by Kees Smit. Mexx Meerdink made it 0-3 to AZ Alkmaar in the 49th minute, set up by Mateo Chávez. Artem Stepanov made it 1-3 to FC Utrecht in the 62nd minute, set up by Yoann Cathline. Ayoub Oufkir made it 1-4 to AZ Alkmaar in the 84th minute, set up by Mateo Chávez.

It was 0-1 at half-time.

The referee, D. Makkelie, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to FC Utrecht and 3 to AZ Alkmaar.

FC Utrecht: A. Correia, 4-2-3-1 · AZ Alkmaar: L. Echteld, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.69 for FC Utrecht and 1.06 for AZ Alkmaar.

FC Utrecht scored about 1.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

AZ Alkmaar made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.9 goals.

FC Utrecht created the better chances, 2.69 xG to 1.06, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

FC Utrecht had 2 shots on target, AZ Alkmaar 9.

FC Utrecht's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

AZ Alkmaar had 52% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

FC Utrecht came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 2.7 a match, with 1.42 expected goals for and 1.82 against, and had won 30% of their matches.

AZ Alkmaar came into it with 9 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.41 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 67% of their matches.

FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Weslley Patati (AZ Alkmaar), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

FC Utrecht

• Artem Stepanov 7.3 1 goal
• Kevin Paredes 7.0
• Siebe Horemans 6.8
• Ángel Alarcón 6.8
• Davy van den Berg 6.8

AZ Alkmaar

• Weslley Patati 8.4 1 goal
• Peer Koopmeiners 8.2 1 goal
• Dave Kwakman 7.9
• Mateo Chávez 7.8 2 assists
• Mexx Meerdink 7.6 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Arthur Zagré at 5.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• FC Utrecht: Telstar vs FC Utrecht Sunday 1 November 2026 · Eredivisie
• AZ Alkmaar: AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente Sunday 25 October 2026 · Eredivisie

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar

What was the score in FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar?

FC Utrecht 1-4 AZ Alkmaar (half-time 0-1), Eredivisie, Saturday 15 August 2026.

Who scored in FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar?

Peer Koopmeiners 45+1', Weslley Patati 47', Mexx Meerdink 49', Artem Stepanov 62', Ayoub Oufkir 84'.

Did Moneyball predict FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar?

Weslley Patati, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed FC Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar?

D. Makkelie.