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play_arrow5 clips- 23′Utrecht, yellow card:Foul
- 45′AZ Alkmaar, goal:0–1
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Utrecht, substitution:off
- 46′Utrecht, yellow card:Foul
- 47′AZ Alkmaar, goal:0–2assist
- 49′AZ Alkmaar, goal:0–3assist
- 54′Utrecht, yellow card:Foul
- 55′Utrecht, substitution:off
- 56′AZ Alkmaar, yellow card:Foul
- 60′AZ Alkmaar, yellow card:L. Echteld
- 62′Utrecht, goal:1–3assist
- 62′Utrecht, substitution:off
- 62′Utrecht, substitution:off
- 66′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 69′Utrecht, yellow card:Foul
- 80′Utrecht, substitution:off
- 80′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 81′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 84′AZ Alkmaar, goal:1–4assist
- 85′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 89′AZ Alkmaar, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 4
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AZ Alkmaar rout Utrecht 4-1 to stay perfect at the top of Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar moved to the summit of the Eredivisie with a commanding 4-1 win away at Utrecht in matchday two, a result that stretched their unbeaten start to the season. Peer Koopmeiners broke the deadlock deep into first-half stoppage time, sending the visitors in ahead at the interval at Stadion Galgenwaard.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Utrecht's afternoon unravelled quickly after the break. Weslley Patati doubled AZ's lead just two minutes into the second half, finishing from a Kees Smit assist, and Mexx Meerdink made it three only two minutes later with Mateo Chávez supplying the pass. A. Stepanov pulled one back for the hosts in the 62nd minute, converting a chance created by Yoann Cathline, but Ayoub Oufkir restored AZ's four-goal cushion in the 84th minute, again teed up by Chávez, to complete the scoring at 4-1.
The visitors dominated territory and chances throughout, restricting Utrecht to just eight shots and two on target while registering 23 attempts and nine on target themselves. AZ's control was reflected across the match, with Utrecht managing only 48 percent of possession and struggling to threaten a defence that conceded little despite committing more fouls than their hosts.
Koopmeiners struck the opening goal in stoppage time before half-time and finished with an 8.5 rating, the highest of the match, while Chávez contributed two assists in a dominant AZ display.
AZ's 23 shots to Utrecht's eight underlined how thoroughly the visitors controlled the game in attack.
AZ Alkmaar won 4–1 away against Utrecht (half-time 0–1).
Utrecht met AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Saturday, 15 August 2026, 16:45 UTC at Stadion Galgenwaard. Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie.
Team pages: Utrecht · AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Peer Koopmeiners — 0–1 · Watch Peer Koopmeiners's goal video (45')
- 47' Goal: Weslley Patati (assist: Kees Smit) — 0–2 · Watch Weslley Patati's goal video (47')
- 49' Goal: Mexx Meerdink (assist: Mateo Chávez) — 0–3 · Watch Mexx Meerdink's goal video (49')
- 62' Goal: Artem Stepanov (assist: Yoann Cathline) — 1–3 · Watch Artem Stepanov's goal video (62')
- 84' Goal: Ayoub Oufkir (assist: Mateo Chávez) — 1–4 · Watch Ayoub Oufkir's goal video (84')
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Utrecht (4-2-3-1)
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Utrecht 19%, the draw 26%, AZ Alkmaar 55%. It finished Utrecht 1–4 AZ Alkmaar.
AZ Alkmaar's rating gap outweighs Utrecht's home ground — AZ Alkmaar are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives AZ Alkmaar a clear lead. The draw at 26% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why AZ Alkmaar at 55%?
AZ Alkmaar sit 254 points higher on our strength rating — 1595 to 1849. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,019 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Utrecht's column. Across 10,563 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 19–27–54.
Why only 55%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Utrecht at 19%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,913. The goals environment takes 2.2 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
AZ Alkmaar average 10 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 254 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Utrecht have shed 97 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,610 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Utrecht vs AZ Alkmaar 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 Peer Koopmeiners's goal against Utrecht (45').
- Watch Weslley Patati's goal against Utrecht (47').
- Watch Mexx Meerdink's goal against Utrecht (49').
- Watch Artem Stepanov's goal against AZ Alkmaar (62').
- Watch Ayoub Oufkir's goal against Utrecht (84').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Utrecht 1–4 AZ Alkmaar. Explore more on the Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar team pages or the Eredivisie page.