About Match
AZ Alkmaar go into the game 1st in the table on 19 points; Excelsior sit 7th on 11 — an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: AZ Alkmaar 2.57 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Excelsior 2.14 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.9. A win would lift Excelsior to 14 points and up to 5th (other results unchanged).
Across 22 recorded meetings, AZ Alkmaar have 9 wins to Excelsior's 5, with 8 draws, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 68%.
AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar stages the fixture, a ground that holds 19,500.