FC Utrecht v AZ Alkmaar | Lineball

Game Day My Hub Predict Stats Competitions

Daily Dozen Favourites Sign in Search teams, players, stats/

Times are Sydney time. Scores, fixtures and team lists from official league and public sports feeds.

Game Day My Hub Predict Stats Competitions

Search teams, competitions, players, stats and news

Try

AFL ladder Next Swans game Most tries NRL 2026 When did the Swans last beat the Hawks Geelong v Collingwood Live now Most sixes in the BBL Biggest comeback AFL 2026

Ask it like a fan: a team, a player, “Cats v Pies”, “NRL ladder”, or a stats question like “who's made the most ducks”. Every stat we hold is in the Stats Centre.

FC Utrecht v AZ Alkmaar | Lineball

Full time

1–4

Events Teams News Watch Details Form

Match events

FC UtrechtAZ Alkmaar

1st half

Yellow cardArtem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23'
45'+1'0–1
GoalGoal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 1. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Half-time0–1

2nd half

SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Utrecht. Matisse Didden replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
45'
Yellow cardFerdinand Pohl (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46'
47'0–2
GoalGoal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 2. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kees Smit.
49'0–3
GoalGoal! FC Utrecht 0, AZ 3. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.

VSCompare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict→

News and reaction

Match reportGoalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. scores twice to secure dramatic comeback point in EredivisieGoalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr, was on the scoresheet not once, but twice for Telstar in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday.ESPN · 7 Sept (opens in a new tab)

Match reportMan United loan teen striker Chido Obi to Dutch side Willem IIManchester United striker Chido Obi has joined Dutch side Willem II on a season-long loan dealESPN · 3 Sept (opens in a new tab)

Match reportWeekend predictions: Pressure on Man United, Carrick already? Wrexham to beat Birmingham?

Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Sunday 16 August 2026
Started: 2:45 am Sydney time
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Competition: Eredivisie
Officials: Danny Makkelie (Referee)
Crowd: 22,738

Form and ladder

FC UtrechtAZ Alkmaar

14thLadder5th

3W 3D 6LRecord7W 2D 3L

LLDWWLast 5WLLDL

Team lists

FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht

1Vasilios BarkasG
44Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
2Siebe HoremansCD-R
92Arthur ZagreLB
23Niklas VesterlundRB
20Dani de WitAM
6Guus OfferhausLM
53

Updated 11 Nov, 9:10 am

Yellow cardGuus Offerhaus (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

54'

SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Utrecht. Kevin Paredes replaces Dani de Wit because of an injury.

55'

56'

Yellow cardWeslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

GoalGoal! FC Utrecht 1, AZ 3. Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross following a corner.

62'1–3

SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Ferdinand Pohl.

62'

SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Utrecht. Davy van den Berg replaces Yoann Cathline.

62'

66'

SubstitutionSubstitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Weslley Patati.

Yellow cardArthur Zagré (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

69'

SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Utrecht. Neville Ogidi Nwankwo replaces Arthur Zagré.

80'

80'

SubstitutionSubstitution, AZ. Rion Ichihara replaces Kees Smit.

81'

SubstitutionSubstitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.

84'1–4

GoalGoal! FC Utrecht 1, AZ 4. Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Chávez following a fast break.

85'

SubstitutionSubstitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Peer Koopmeiners.

89'

Yellow cardMateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Full-time1–4

Late August is no time to hit the panic button, but another loss against a promotion side may well send Manchester United into crisis. PLUS: We head to Germany for the start of the Bundesliga, and…

ESPN · 28 Aug (opens in a new tab)

InterviewSoccer's best 2026-27 kits: The most stylish jerseys you probably missedWhile the world's top clubs release their new kits on a wave of hype, there are many more who release absolutely banging jerseys that deserve to be seen.ESPN · 4d ago (opens in a new tab)

InterviewRicardo Pepi's injury in PSV match a concern for USMNTPSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi had to be substituted because of injury in the club's match on Sunday, giving the U.S. men's national team a possible selection headache.ESPN · 20 Sept (opens in a new tab)

InterviewAjax's Thilo Kehrer using his success to help Burundi's childrenThilo Kehrer may have joined Ajax Amsterdam on loan from AS Monaco, but his mission away from football remains unchanged -- he is aiming to leverage his success in football to help children in…ESPN · 11 Sept (opens in a new tab)

RM

18

Artem StepanovF

10

Yoann CathlineAM-L

11

Ángel AlarcónAM-R

Bench

25Michael BrouwerSUB
21Neville NwankwoSUB
14Zidane IqbalSUB
30Kevin ParedesSUB
8Joris van OvereemSUB
3Matisse DiddenSUB
33Kevin GadellaaSUB
47Emmanuel OwenSUB
34Davy van den BergSUB
9David MinSUB
32Per KloosterboerSUB
15Adrian BlakeSUB

AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar

28Jari De BusserG
16Lewis SchoutenCD-L
3Wouter GoesCD-R
5Mateo ChávezLB
22Elijah DijkstraRB
10Kees SmitAM
6Peer KoopmeinersLM
21Dave KwakmanRM
35Mexx MeerdinkF
11Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L
7Weslley PatatiAM-R

Bench

12Hobie VerhulstSUB
75Hessel De WitSUB
23Billy Van DuijlSUB
1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroSUB
24Ayoub OufkirSUB
18Rion IchiharaSUB
34Mees De WitSUB
45Bendegúz KovácsSUB
2Seiya MaikumaSUB
27

SUB

33MSMatej SinSUB

14

Calvin StengsSUB