Match summary
Sunderland beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in the Europa League, League Stage.
AZ Alkmaar had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.
Enzo Le Fée (66') scored for Sunderland.
Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Match Statistics
Statistics of the Game
AZ Alkmaar
45%Ball Possession55%
20Shots Total11
5Shots On Target2
12Corners5
14Fouls13
3Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
2Saves4
383Passes495
11Shots Off Target3
104Attacks95
47Dangerous Attacks49
15Shots Inside Box8
5Shots Outside Box3
1Goals0
12Free Kicks16
4Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles11
300Accurate Passes404
25Total Crosses8
6Accurate Crosses3
9Interceptions10
57Duels Won45
3Big Chances Created3
2Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Manager: Régis Le Bris
Starting XI
Substitutes
29
48
77
Manager: Leeroy Echteld
Starting XI
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 27(78%) | 2 | 12/18 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 29(71%) | 1 | 5/13 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 50(86%) | 2 | 3/4 | ||
| 67' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 17(76%) | 1 | 3/6 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(73%) | - | - | ||
| 38' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(81%) | - | 2/3 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(81%) | 1 | 6/7 | ||
| 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(33%) | 1 | 3/8 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(85%) | 3 | 6/8 | ||
| 84' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 42(79%) | 2 | 4/9 | ||
| 52' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(86%) | 1 | 5/10 | ||
| 67' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | - | 1/3 | ||
| 23' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | - | 2/2 | ||
| 23' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(50%) | - | 3/5 | ||
| 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | 1 | 1/3 | ||
| 23' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 4(75%) | 1 | 1/3 |
Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar H2H, Form & Key Stats
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 4-5 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 15 | D1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13/15 | 15-6 |
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- W1-0 vs Fulham2026-08-30
- D1-1 @ Brentford2026-09-05
- W1-0 vs Hull City2026-09-08
- L0-2 vs Arsenal2026-09-12
- W4-1 @ FC Utrecht2026-08-15
- W2-0 @ Fortuna Sittard2026-08-22
- W5-2 vs Go Ahead Eagles2026-08-29
- W3-2 @ SC Heerenveen2026-09-06
- D1-1 vs Willem II2026-09-11
| Team | Games | Avg goals | Over 1.5 | Over 2.5 | Over 3.5 | BTTS | Clean sheets | Failed to score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 15 | 2.47 | 67% | 40% | 20% | 53% | 33% | 20% |
| AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 3.93 | 100% | 67% | 60% | 73% | 27% | 0% |
| Team | Where | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | PPG | Over 2.5 | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | Home | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-5 | 2 | 25% | 50% |
| AZ Alkmaar | Away | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15-5 | 2.33 | 50% | 33% |
| Team | Games | 1H goals | 2H goals | 2H share | 1H Over 0.5 | HT W-D-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 15 | 9-5 | 13-10 | 59% | 60% | 4-8-3 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 15-9 | 25-10 | 63% | 87% | 8-4-3 |
Europa League Standings
Europa League · 2026/2027
| # | Team | P | GD | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +8 | 9 | |||||
| ··· | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |||||
| 9 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | -1 | 6 | |||||
| ··· | ||||||||
| 36 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |||||
8 / 36Full standings →
Statistical Comparison
Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection
Poisson goal model computed from recent form (3 vs 3 matches) & H2H history
1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySunderland 31% · X · Draw 28% · AZ Alkmaar 41%
1 · Home Win
31%
X · Draw
28%
2 · Away Win
41%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.05 vs 1.27
Projected Total: 2.32
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
47%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
28% / 35%
Sunderland / AZ Alkmaar
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(13.1%)0 - 1(12.5%)1 - 0(10.3%)
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