AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen

Eredivisie 31 Jan 2026, 15:30
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
1–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
🏟 AFAS Stadion 👤 S. Gozubuyuk Round 21

Match report

Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 31 January 2026.

Nijmegen had 19 shots to AZ Alkmaar's 11.

The match was played at AFAS Stadion, with S. Gozubuyuk in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Shots 11 - 19 On target 2 - 8 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Troy Parrott
AZ Alkmaar · 1 goal
8 Kodai Sano 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Başar Önal 1 goal
8 Tjaronn Chery 1 goal
7 Alexandre Penetra captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–13 4–6
Shots On Goal 1–5 1–3
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–3 2–0
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
85 Attacks 138
31 Dangerous Attacks 55
2 On Target 10
9 Off Target 10
11 Shots Total 19
2 Shots On Goal 8
4 Shots Off Goal 8
5 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 10
2 Shots Outside Box 9
14 Fouls 13
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 2
395 Passes Total 417
280 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
AZ Alkmaar · 4-3-3
41 J. Zoet
5 A. Penetra 3 W. Goes 4 M. Dekker 34 M. Wit
20 K. Boogaard 6 P. Koopmeiners 33 M. Šín
17 I. Jensen 9 T. Parrott 27 R. Daal
Nijmegen · 3-4-2-1
1 G. Crettaz
14 E. Dasa 4 A. Kaplan 24 D. Fonville
25 S. Ouaissa 6 D. Nejašmić 23 K. Sano 11 B. Önal
10 T. Chery 20 N. Lebreton
30 B. Linssen
AZ Alkmaar
Coach
Leeroy Echteld
Substitutes
  • 2 Seiya Maikuma
  • 24 Ayoub Oufkir
  • 11 Ibrahim Sadiq
  • 19 Jizz Hornkamp
  • 15 Mateo Chávez
  • 1 Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 23 Billy van Duijl
  • 22 Elijah Dijkstra
  • 56 Rio Robbemond
  • 7 Weslley Patati
Nijmegen
Coach
Dick Schreuder
Substitutes
  • 2 Brayann Pereira
  • 3 Philippe Sandler
  • 71 Dirk Proper
  • 7 Virgil Misidjan
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 31 Rijk Janse
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan
  • 15 Jetro Willems
  • 39 Kevin Kers
  • 35 Sam de Laat
  • 18 Koki Ogawa
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ S. Maikuma ↓ M. Dekker AZ Alkmaar
  • 65' ↑ I. Sadiq ↓ R. Daal AZ Alkmaar
  • 65' ↑ J. Hornkamp ↓ M. Sin AZ Alkmaar
  • 65' ↑ A. Oufkir ↓ I. Jensen AZ Alkmaar
  • 75' ↑ B. Pereira ↓ S. Ouaissa Nijmegen
  • 76' ↑ P. Sandler ↓ N. Lebreton Nijmegen
  • 76' ↑ D. Proper ↓ B. Linssen Nijmegen
  • 82' ↑ V. Misidjan ↓ B. Onal Nijmegen
  • 83' ↑ M. Chavez Garcia ↓ K. Boogaard AZ Alkmaar
  • 90+1' ↑ Y. El Kachati ↓ T. Chery Nijmegen
Cards
  • 6' N. Lebreton Nijmegen
  • 71' M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 77' K. Sano Nijmegen
Head-to-head
AZ Alkmaar 4 4 draws 3 Nijmegen
2026-04-19 AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen 0 - 0
2026-01-31 AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen 1 - 3
2025-09-28 Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1
2025-03-29 NEC vs AZ 3 - 3
2024-08-17 AZ vs NEC 1 - 0
2024-04-28 NEC vs AZ 0 - 3
Recent form
AZ Alkmaar D D D D D
Nijmegen D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen?
AZ Alkmaar lost 1-3 against Nijmegen on 31 January 2026.
Who won AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen?
Nijmegen won the match 3-1.
Where was AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen played?
The match was played at AFAS Stadion.