This promises to be an action-packed encounter for AZ Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Rijeka with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
AZ Alkmaar have less rest than Rijeka in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eredivisie game only four days ago. That game was an away game at ADO Den Haag, so at least AZ Alkmaar are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Rijeka when visiting Alkmaar as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League.AZ Alkmaar are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Eredivisie games here at AFAS Stadion. Alkmaar are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of five drawn games in a row. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
An away draw last time out for Alkmaar, facing ADO Den Haag in a game that ended 2-2. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Napoli.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Alkmaar home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and two defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Eredivisie game versus RKC Waalwijk in only three days. This game is also played here at AFAS Stadion.
At AFAS Stadion, AZ Alkmaar has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka's mission in Europa League last season failed in the play-offs.No 1. HNL points yet away for Rijeka, from their first 2 matches. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 2W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Rijeka has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The manager S. Rožman was unhappy after their last game, a Europa League match played at their home ground Stadion HNK Rijeka. Rijeka suffered a 0-1 loss to Real Sociedad. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Varazdin.
Rijeka were so close to getting something from the game against Real Sociedad, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
You'll want to know how Rijeka managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The schedule is very tough for Rijeka now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. HNL game at Sibenik is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Rijeka has scored 0 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. de Wit 3 goals |   F. Andrijašević 3 goals |  Z. Aboukhlal 2 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
Rijeka missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 48 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 304 | 153 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 287 | ||
| 114 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 126 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | PSV | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Willem II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | Heracles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 5 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Gorica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 5 |