A total of 23 sets of fixtures are finished and both AZ and Feyenoord are doing great. Game on!
- AZ have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
AZ form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at AFAS Stadion as AZ have scored 26 goals to get 26 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 8-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The AZ fans aren't used to losing league-games here at AFAS Stadion and will expect new points from this game. AZ has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
AZ's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Heracles (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Evjen got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Evjen hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that match, a win away at Go Ahead Eagles.The match schedule is unforgiving for AZ as they have a new game in only four days, a KNVB Beker match thankfully also at home. Ajax are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and AZ are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Feyenoord form and stats
Feyenoord have an excellent away record in the Eredivisie so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Vitesse game have they lost an away game, meaning Feyenoord has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Kökçü, Sinisterra and Jahanbakhsh scored in Feyenoord's previous match, the home game against SC Cambuur that ended 3-1. Sinisterra got a match rating of 9.03 in that game, top player of the team. Sinisterra scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 40 successful passes (of 47 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus RKC Waalwijk at their stadium, the result 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Feyenoord in our archives, and the results are: one win for Feyenoord, two draws and one defeat.
The Feyenoord manager Slot has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. Feyenoord are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Feyenoord - AZ 1-0. AZ-Feyenoord H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AZ three wins, Feyenoord six wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Til 13 goals |  B. Linssen 11 goals |   V. Pavlidis 10 goals |
AZ missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| AZ | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | 26 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 55 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 96% |
| 78% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 83% |
| 70% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 65% |
| 43% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 26% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 65% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 55% | 48% |
| 26% | 18% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 13% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 3.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 14.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 19 | 19.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | 34% |
| 10 | 6.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.3 | 8 |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
- AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- AZ have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie
- AZ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 65 | 57 |
| 2 | PSV | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 35 | 51 |
| 4 | AZ | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -9 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | NEC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 25 |
| 12 | Heracles | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 23 |
| 15 | Willem II | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 21 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 19 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 17 |
