AZ Alkmaar vs 08.08.26 19:002 – 0Full Time
ADO Den Haag — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
AZ Alkmaar open Eredivisie campaign with win over ADO Den Haag
AZ Alkmaar began their Eredivisie season with a 2-0 win over ADO Den Haag at AFAS Stadion, a result that opened the scoring account for both sides on matchday one. The game was goalless at half-time, with AZ needing the second period to find the breakthrough their pressure had promised.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ro-Zangelo Daal broke the deadlock in the 61st minute, converting to put AZ ahead. Seven minutes later Calvin Stengs doubled the lead, finishing off an assist from Kees Smit to make it 2-0, a scoreline that held until the final whistle.
AZ dominated territorially, holding 53 percent of possession and out-shooting their visitors 12 to 9, with four shots on target against just one for Den Haag. The home side's 2.67 expected goals figure to Den Haag's 0.92 reflected a match in which AZ created the clearer chances throughout.
Daal scored the opener and finished with a rating of 9.2, the highest of any player on the pitch.
AZ's four shots on target compared with Den Haag's solitary effort underlined how much more clinically the home side threatened.
AZ Alkmaar beat ADO Den Haag 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
AZ Alkmaar met ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at AFAS Stadion. Referee: Erwin Blank.
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Key moments
- 61' Goal: Ro-Zangelo Daal — 1–0
- 68' Goal: Calvin Stengs (assist: Kees Smit) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
ADO Den Haag (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave AZ Alkmaar 88%, the draw 8%, ADO Den Haag 4%. It finished AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag.
AZ Alkmaar's rating gap decides it — AZ Alkmaar are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of AZ Alkmaar's 88%. The draw at 8% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why AZ Alkmaar at 88%?
AZ Alkmaar sit 514 points higher on our strength rating — 1847 to 1332. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,052 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 92–5–3.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims AZ Alkmaar's column. Across 10,505 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 8%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 7.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,858. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
AZ Alkmaar have gained 90 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,114 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. ADO Den Haag are newly promoted — game 1 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the AZ Alkmaar vs ADO Den Haag final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag. Explore more on the AZ Alkmaar and ADO Den Haag team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of AZ Alkmaar vs ADO Den Haag?
AZ Alkmaar beat ADO Den Haag 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in AZ Alkmaar vs ADO Den Haag?
Ro-Zangelo Daal (61') for AZ Alkmaar; Calvin Stengs (68') for AZ Alkmaar.
›Where can I watch AZ Alkmaar vs ADO Den Haag highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from AZ Alkmaar 2–0 ADO Den Haag are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between AZ Alkmaar and ADO Den Haag?
AZ Alkmaar and ADO Den Haag have met 10 times — 8 wins for AZ Alkmaar, 1 win for ADO Den Haag and 1 draw.