Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between AZ and Excelsior, taking place on Sunday, 10 March 2024, at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.
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AZ, Recent FormAZ manager Maarten Martens will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Sparta Rotterdam. They came away from that fixture with 55% of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. By comparison, Sparta Rotterdam managed 14 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Martens will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
AZ will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
On an individual basis, Vangelis Pavlidis will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 21 goals in AZ's 24 league games this season.
Excelsior, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 5-2 away defeat by Fortuna Sittard, Excelsior manager Marinus Dijkhuizen will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. In that game they recorded 52 % of the possession, with 5 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 17 shots on goal.
Whilst they have scored a reasonable 7 goals in their last 6 games, they are struggling to pick up points due to their defence, who have shipped 17 goals in the same period. Of the 18 games they have played away from home this season, they have scored in 11 of them, but they've conceded at least one goal in 20 of their 24 games both home and away.
Excelsior will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 5 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 9 games.
Troy Parrott will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against AZ in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Excelsior.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
AZ will be confident of finding the net in this one against Roodzwarten, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 6 encounters between the two sides.
In the league, AZ has a good track record when they host Excelsior, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Excelsior 1 - 4 AZThere is only really one injury concern for the AZ manager Maarten Martens ahead of this clash, with Sem Westerveld (Meniscus) missing out, which gives Martens a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Marinus Dijkhuizen has a number of injury concerns in his Excelsior squad to contend with: Raphaël Eyongo (Ankle), Lennard Hartjes (Knee), Kik Pierie (Foot) and Serano Seymor (Unknown)
AZ Playing at home | Excelsior Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 2.6 |
| 24' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
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