Match Report
AZ W went into the game 3rd in the table on 12 points; Utrecht W sat 10th on 1 — an 11-point gap. Per game in the league, AZ W were scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.6, Utrecht W 0.8 and 2, against a competition average of 1.86 goals per team per game.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — AZ W 2, draws 7, Utrecht W 1, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 10% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 90%.
AFAS Trainingscomplex, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. With 6 matches recorded and 0.3 yellow cards per game, M. Velde was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, AZ W led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
AZ W: Angel Harting (40')
Key stats
Possession: AZ W 61% · Utrecht W 39% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 10-5