Eredivisie: Two contenders who have done fine up to now. Get to know AZ - Vitesse with this comprehensive preview!
- AZ have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Eredivisie
AZ are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 5th place whatever happens now. Vitesse are staying put at 6th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
It's no vacation for neither AZ nor Vitesse as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
AZ form and stats
36 points is a decent return from 17 Eredivisie games here at AFAS Stadion for AZ. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.
The followers are hoping that AZ will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Vitesse. Midfield player Clasie got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Clasie scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 61 total).
Ahead of that match, AZ won a home game hosting SC Heerenveen (2-0).The AZ manager Jansen has got the team scoring with 36 from 17 home games in the league. On the other hand, AZ have conceded 20 goals.
Vitesse form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, Vitesse have produced an overall stat of 9-3-5 so far.
Impressive finishing from Openda and Buitink secured the home win 2-1 against AZ in their previous game. The attacker Buitink got a match rating of 7.22 in that game. Buitink scored one goal.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against FC Utrecht (after extra-time).Vitesse are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 17 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Vitesse have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Vitesse - AZ 2-1 was the score in these teams' previous h2h game, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four AZ victories, three draws and three Vitesse wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 19 goals |   V. Pavlidis 17 goals |  J. Karlsson 15 goals |
AZ missing players
Vitesse missing players
| AZ | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 69 | 38 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 23 | 48 |
| 49 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | 55 |
| 95% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 84% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| 73% | 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 46% | 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | 27% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| 73% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | 24% |
| 19% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 28% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13.4 | 13.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 30% | 27% |
| 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
- AZ have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Eredivisie
| 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 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 79 | 83 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 44 | 81 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 42 | 71 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 68 |
| 5 | AZ | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 61 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -9 | 51 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 41 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -17 | 39 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -11 | 38 |
| 11 | NEC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -14 | 38 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -14 | 36 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 36 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 35 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 67 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 36 | -31 | 35 |
| 16 | Heracles | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 28 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -25 | 33 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -26 | 27 |
