AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 19′Juventus, goal:0–1assist
- 23′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 28′AZ Alkmaar, yellow card:Foul
- 37′Juventus, goal:0–2assist
- Half-time0 – 2
- 48′Juventus, yellow card:Persistent infringement
- 60′Juventus, substitution:off
- 60′Juventus, substitution:off
- 63′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 63′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 63′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 73′AZ Alkmaar, substitution:off
- 78′Juventus, substitution:off
- 79′Juventus, substitution:off
- 85′Juventus, yellow card:Foul
- 85′Juventus, substitution:off
- 88′AZ Alkmaar, goal:1–2assist
- 90+4′Juventus, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 2
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Juventus hold on at AZ Alkmaar despite late Meerdink goal
Juventus won 2-1 away to AZ Alkmaar in a UEFA Europa League league-stage matchday 4 fixture at AFAS Stadion（Alkmaar）, building a two-goal half-time lead and surviving a late home fightback.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Teun Koopmeiners opened the scoring in the 19th minute, converting a delivery from Randal Kolo Muani. The roles were reversed in the 37th minute, when Kolo Muani finished from a pass by Nick Woltemade to make it 2-0 and send Juventus in comfortably ahead at the break.
AZ pressed throughout the second half and were rewarded in the 88th minute, when Mexx Meerdink scored from Elijah Dijkstra's assist to cut the deficit to 1-2. Juventus held firm through the closing stages to take the points. AZ have now lost three games in a row.
Juventus travel to Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday, while AZ host Groningen in the Eredivisie on the same day.
Randal Kolo Muani scored once and set up Koopmeiners for the opener, earning the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 8.63. Koopmeiners, with his goal, also rated 8.2.
AZ managed 18 shots to Juventus's 9, but only three of those from each side were on target.
Juventus won 2–1 away against AZ Alkmaar (half-time 0–2).
AZ Alkmaar met Juventus in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC at AFAS Stadion（Alkmaar）. Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak.
Team pages: AZ Alkmaar · Juventus · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 19' Goal: Teun Koopmeiners (assist: Randal Kolo Muani) — 0–1 · Watch Teun Koopmeiners's goal video (19')
- 37' Goal: Randal Kolo Muani (assist: Nick Woltemade) — 0–2 · Watch Randal Kolo Muani's goal video (37')
- 88' Goal: Mexx Meerdink (assist: Elijah Dijkstra) — 1–2 · Watch Mexx Meerdink's goal video (88')
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AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)
Juventus (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave AZ Alkmaar 38%, the draw 24%, Juventus 38%. It finished AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Juventus.
Juventus' stronger rating offset by AZ Alkmaar at home — Juventus sit 115 points higher on our strength rating, but AZ Alkmaar's home advantage and a cold finishing streak that tends to bounce back pull it level, so we give each side 38%. The draw starts at 28%, the usual rate for this strength gap, and falls to 24% mainly because Europa League games draw less often.
Why are AZ Alkmaar and Juventus level?
Home ground, against the rating. Juventus sit 115 points higher on our strength rating — 1784 to 1669. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,869 such games. AZ Alkmaar sit -0.52 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.5% of 2,997 such games where the class table expected 35.6%. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.3% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 46.9% of 4,493 games vs 44.6% across all 108,407 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 38% each?
Because Juventus are the stronger side on our strength rating. The draw at 24% takes the rest.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.7% of 27,348. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Weston McKennie, a star player, Manuel Locatelli, Zeki Çelik, and Francisco Conceição, important players, and Kenan Yıldız, Khéphren Thuram, and Nico González, rotation players. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Juventus played 3 competitive matches between 25 October and 1 November 2026 (UTC dates). AZ Alkmaar played 2 matches in the same 14-day window before kickoff. The busier schedule is worth watching.
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About this match
On this page: the AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus 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 UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
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- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
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- Watch Teun Koopmeiners's goal against AZ Alkmaar (19').
- Watch Randal Kolo Muani's goal against AZ Alkmaar (37').
- Watch Mexx Meerdink's goal against Juventus (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Juventus. Explore more on the AZ Alkmaar and Juventus team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.