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AZ Alkmaar
Vs
Excelsior

Since 15/08/2015
6
AA wins
5
Draws
3
EXC wins
Meetings
14
on record
Total goals
47
28 AZ Alkma… · 19 Excelsior
Goals per game
3.36
both sides combined
Over 1.5
100%
of meetings
Over 2.5
64%
of meetings
BTTS
71%
of meetings
Last meeting
1-2
14 Feb 2026
Next game
20 Dec
Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior: the head-to-head
AZ Alkmaar’s recent dominance is evident as they have won the last three encounters, yet the rivalry remains highly competitive. Since 2015 the two sides have played 14 times, with AZ claiming six victories, Excelsior three, and five draws. The contests average 3.36 goals per game, and every match has seen at least two goals, while 64% featured three or more. In 71% of meetings both clubs scored. The latest clash on 14 February 2026 ended 1-2 in favour of Excelsior, with the match held at Excelsior’s ground. Across all fixtures AZ has scored 28 goals to Excelsior’s 19, totalling 47 goals. At home AZ have won four of seven games, drawn twice, and lost once; away they have won twice, drawn three times, and lost twice. Their next meeting is scheduled for 20 December 2026 in the Eredivisie.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Excelsior vs AZ Alkmaar
Sunday 20 December 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
See the prediction ↗
01Head-to-head record⚖
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
ExcelsiorExcelsior
6
wins
3
28
goals
19
3
clean sheets
1
The last 14 games between these two clubs
43%
win %
21%
3.36
avg goals
3.36
100%
over 1.5 %
100%
64%
over 2.5 %
64%
36%
over 3.5 %
36%
2.00
scored
1.36
1.36
conceded
2.00
71%
btts
71%
21%
clean sheet
7%
14.00
corners
14.00
2.62
cards
2.62
Top three rows are this fixture: 14 meetings, 6 to AZ Alkmaar, 5 drawn, 3 to Excelsior, at 3.36 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Won at home
57%
4 of 7 home meetings
Won away
29%
2 of 7 away meetings
Drawn
36%
5 of 14 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
ExcelsiorExcelsior
Won at home
29%
2 of 7 home meetings
Won away
14%
1 of 7 away meetings
Drawn
36%
5 of 14 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayAZ Alkmaar
14 Feb 2026Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-2AZ AlkmaarWview
21 Jan 2026Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-1ExcelsiorDview
10 Mar 2024Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar4-0ExcelsiorWview
04 Nov 2023Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-1AZ AlkmaarDview
10 Feb 2023Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar5-0ExcelsiorWview
23 Oct 2022Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-1AZ AlkmaarLview
15 May 2019Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior4-2AZ AlkmaarLview
15 Dec 2018Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-1ExcelsiorWview
03 Mar 2018Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-2AZ AlkmaarWview
24 Sep 2017Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar0-2ExcelsiorLview
05 Mar 2017Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar1-1ExcelsiorDview
03 Dec 2016Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior3-3AZ AlkmaarDview
06 Mar 2016Netherlands - EredivisieAZ Alkmaar2-0ExcelsiorWview
15 Aug 2015Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-2AZ AlkmaarDview
03Goal Analysis⚽
AZ Alkmaar · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-522D51W00D22D11D33D20W41W20W52WH·SD16/04H·NN19/04A·GAE23/04H·TWE03/05A·FEY10/05H·NB17/05H·ADH08/08A·UTR15/08A·FS22/08H·GAE29/08
Avg total
3.8
Avg scored
2.6
Avg conceded
1.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.971.202.531.121.231.31
vs Stronger (1)1.002.00--1.002.00
vs Similar (8)1.751.381.671.331.801.40
vs Weaker (21)2.101.102.711.070.861.14
Clean sheet %30% (+6pp vs league)
Excelsior · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-511D02L22D50W32W11D32W40W12L21WA·HER20/03H·NN04/04A·PZ12/04H·UTR26/04A·GRO02/05H·FV10/05A·SR17/05A·CAM07/08H·PE15/08H·SR29/08
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
2.2
Avg conceded
1.3
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.431.401.331.331.531.47
vs Stronger (10)1.401.701.801.601.001.80
vs Similar (20)1.451.251.101.201.801.30
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
04Current form📈
AZ Alkmaar
DWDDDDWWWW
Last 10: 26 scored, 12 conceded.
Excelsior
DLDWWDWWLW
Last 10: 22 scored, 13 conceded.
AZ Alkmaar
Home · last 10
WWWWDWDDWW
7 won · 30 scored, 11 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLWLLDDWW
3 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded
Excelsior
Home · last 10
DDLLLLWDLW
2 won · 15 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
DDWLLDDWWW
4 won · 18 scored, 12 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'1-15'16-30'50%31-45'46-60'33%61-75'67%50%76-90'32
1st half / 2nd half
Scored0% / 100%
Conceded50% / 50%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See AZ Alkmaar's full Goal Clock across all their games.
ExcelsiorExcelsior
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'1-15'16-30'50%31-45'46-60'33%61-75'50%67%76-90'23
1st half / 2nd half
Scored50% / 50%
Conceded0% / 100%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Excelsior's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
AZ AlkmaarExcelsior
€160.4m
squad value
€16.3m
€247.3m
attack
€22.9m
€10.2m
midfield
€4.9m
€215.6m
defence
€24.0m
34
players
25
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. AZ Alkmaar carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
AZ Alkmaar
DateOpponentScoreRes
16 Aprvs Shakhtar Donetsk2-2D
19 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen5-1W
23 Apr@ GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
03 Mayvs Twente2-2D
10 May@ Feyenoord1-1D
17 Mayvs NAC Breda3-3D
08 Augvs ADO Den Haag2-0W
15 Aug@ Utrecht4-1W
22 Aug@ Fortuna Sittard2-0W
29 Augvs GO Ahead Eagles5-2W
Excelsior
DateOpponentScoreRes
20 Mar@ Heracles1-1D
04 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen0-2L
12 Apr@ PEC Zwolle2-2D
26 Aprvs Utrecht5-0W
02 May@ Groningen3-2W
10 Mayvs FC Volendam1-1D
17 May@ Sparta Rotterdam3-2W
07 Aug@ Cambuur4-0W
15 Augvs PSV Eindhoven1-2L
29 Augvs Sparta Rotterdam2-1W
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
AZ Alkmaar
Sun 06 Sep@ Heerenveen
Fri 11 Sepvs Willem II
Wed 16 Sepvs Sturm Graz
Wed 16 Sep@ Benfica
Wed 16 Sepvs Dinamo Zagreb
Wed 16 Sepvs Juventus
Wed 16 Sep@ Sunderland
Sun 20 Sepvs Telstar
Excelsior
Sat 05 Sep@ Willem II
Tue 08 Sep@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 13 Sepvs Utrecht
Sat 19 Sep@ Ajax
Sun 11 Octvs Groningen
Fri 16 Oct@ Heerenveen
Sun 25 Oct@ Fortuna Sittard
Sun 01 Novvs Twente
AZ Alkmaar stats ↗Excelsior stats ↗