Match Report
AZ went into the game 19th in the table on 11 points; Elfsborg sat 26th on 10 — a 1-point gap. Elfsborg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 18th in the league over the last five rounds against 26th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: AZ 1.63 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Elfsborg 1.13 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.42.
Momentum sat with AZ, winners of their last three. From the last five rounds, AZ held 13 points of 15 and Elfsborg 6.
The venue was AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar, with room for 17,023 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
AZ: Ruben van Bommel (50'), Ruben van Bommel (44'), Troy Parrott (74') · Elfsborg: Simon Hedlund (53'), Timothy Ouma (23')