Match Report
The table read 1st (AZ Alkmaar, 19 pts) against 13th (Telstar, 5 pts), 14 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: AZ Alkmaar 2.57 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Telstar 0.71 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.9.
Telstar had gone 5 games without a win. Over the last five, AZ Alkmaar had taken 10 of 15 points to Telstar's 2.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for AZ Alkmaar, 1 for Telstar and 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was AFAS Stadion, with room for 19,500 spectators. AZ Alkmaar led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
AZ Alkmaar: Mexx Meerdink (19')
Key stats
Possession: AZ Alkmaar 62% · Telstar 38% · Total shots: 17-3 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 5-2