AZ Alkmaar vs GO Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 7′AZ Alkmaar, goal:1–0
- 22′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:1–1
- 35′AZ Alkmaar, goal:2–1assist
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 49′AZ Alkmaar, goal:3–1assist
- 59′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 59′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 64′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 64′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 68′AZ Alkmaar, goal:4–1
- 69′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 77′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 77′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 77′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 83′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 86′AZ Alkmaar, goal:5–1assist
- 90′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:5–2
- Full-time5 – 2
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AZ Alkmaar
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Match report
AZ Alkmaar hit five past Go Ahead Eagles to stay perfect
AZ Alkmaar extended their unbeaten start to the Eredivisie season with a 5-2 win over Go Ahead Eagles at the AFAS Stadion, moving further clear at the top of the table on matchday four. The hosts led at the break after a fast start and pulled away after half-time despite a late rally from the visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dave Kwakman put AZ ahead after seven minutes, but Victor Edvardsen levelled for Go Ahead Eagles in the 22nd. Ro-Zangelo Daal restored the lead on 35 minutes with Kwakman turning provider, sending AZ in 2-1 up at half-time. Lewis Schouten, assisted by Mateo Chávez, made it 3-1 four minutes into the second half.
Chávez then got on the scoresheet himself in the 68th minute to put AZ 4-1 ahead, before Daal completed his brace in the 86th minute, converting a Calvin Stengs assist to make it 5-1. Mathis Suray netted a stoppage-time consolation for Go Ahead Eagles in the third minute of added time, but the damage had long been done.
Ro-Zangelo Daal scored twice, including the decisive third goal shortly after half-time and a late fifth, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 10.0.
AZ Alkmaar's dominance was reflected in their 20 shots to Go Ahead Eagles' 9, more than double their opponents' output.
AZ Alkmaar beat GO Ahead Eagles 5–2 (half-time 2–1).
AZ Alkmaar met GO Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 16:45 UTC at AFAS Stadion. Referee: Alex Bos.
Team pages: AZ Alkmaar · GO Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Dave Kwakman — 1–0
- 22' Goal: Victor Edvardsen — 1–1
- 35' Goal: Ro-Zangelo Daal (assist: Dave Kwakman) — 2–1
- 49' Goal: Lewis Schouten (assist: Mateo Chávez) — 3–1
- 68' Goal: Mateo Chávez — 4–1
- 86' Goal: Ro-Zangelo Daal (assist: Calvin Stengs) — 5–1
- 90' Goal: Mathis Suray — 5–2
Starting line-ups
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
GO Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave AZ Alkmaar 68%, the draw 21%, GO Ahead Eagles 11%. It finished AZ Alkmaar 5–2 GO Ahead Eagles.
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 68%. The draw at 21% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why AZ Alkmaar at 68%?
AZ Alkmaar sit 285 points higher on our strength rating — 1866 to 1581. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,962 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 70–20–10.
Why only 68%?
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 10,761 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 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 20.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,023. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
AZ Alkmaar average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 285 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. AZ Alkmaar have gained 107 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,243 such games vs 40.7% 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 AZ Alkmaar vs GO Ahead Eagles final score and result, 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.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the AZ Alkmaar and GO Ahead Eagles team pages or the Eredivisie page.