AZ Alkmaar host PSV for another absorbing Eredivisie game here at AFAS Stadion.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
A good away victory last time out for Alkmaar, who won 3-1 against SC Heerenveen (placed 5th). Attacking player Vangelis Pavlidis bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.43 out of 10. Pavlidis scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Alkmaar had a Europa League home game versus Celtic which ended with a victory 2-1.PSV form and stats
Only one away game in the Eredivisie so far for PSV and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 6 draws and 3 losses from 17 travels.
Bruma, Cody Gakpo, André Ramalho and Eran Zahavi scored in PSV's previous match, the home game against FC Groningen that ended 5-2. Midfielder Cody Gakpo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.93. Gakpo scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times. As you can tell from the result, the match against FC Groningen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Benfica in the Champions League.PSV have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Alkmaar, zero draws and six wins for PSV. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Zahavi 2 goals |  C. Madueke 2 goals |  A. Tué Na Bangna 2 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
PSV missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 9.7 |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19 | 19.7 |
| 4.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| AZ Alkmaar | Last season | PSV | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 75 | 39 | Scored | S | 35 | 74 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 68% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 62% | ||
| 47% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 41% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 62% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 35% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 3% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 15.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ajax | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Willem II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | NEC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Fortuna Sittard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Twente | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 88 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 71 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Heracles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -28 | 31 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 30 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -48 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -47 | 22 |