AZ vs Groningen

Eredivisie - Regular Season 21 Dec 2021, 20:00
AZ
AZ
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Groningen
Groningen
🏟 AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar) 👤 M. van den Kerkhof Round 18

Match report

AZ edged past Groningen 1-0 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 21 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

AZ dominated possession with 83% of the ball and had 15 shots to Groningen's 12.

N. Kasanwirjo was sent off in the 4th minute.

The match was played at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar), with M. van den Kerkhof in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 83% - 17% Shots 15 - 12 On target 6 - 3 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 8 - 7 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Jesper Karlsson
AZ · 1 goal
8 Bruno Martins Indi 76 passes (87% accurate)
8 Jordy Clasie 142 passes (91% accurate)
8 Tijjani Reijnders 116 passes (91% accurate)
8 Marin Sverko captained the side
First half vs second half
Groningen came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 9–9
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–2
Ball Possession 82–18 —
Corners 1–1 3–2
Attacks 102–38 85–26
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
187 Attacks 64
119 Dangerous Attacks 14
6 On Target 2
9 Off Target 8
15 Shots Total 12
6 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 6
8 Fouls 7
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 3
83% Ball Possession 17%
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 5
864 Passes Total 176
784 Passes Accurate 96
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
AZ · 4-3-3
1 P. Jensen
15 A. Witry 3 P. Chatzidiakos 4 B. Indi 5 O. Wijndal
20 J. Clasie 10 D. Wit 24 T. Reijnders
2 Y. Sugawara 28 A. Guðmundsson 11 J. Karlsson
Groningen · 4-2-3-1
1 P. Leeuwenburgh
5 M. Wierik 21 N. Kasanwirjo 3 B. Hintum 40 B. Meijer
7 T. Suslov 6 L. Duarte
19 P. Abraham 8 M. Leeuw 26 D. Kaam
9 J. Larsen
AZ
Coach
P. Jansen
Substitutes
  • 16 Beau Reus
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 31 Sam Beukema
  • 34 Zico Buurmeester
  • 14 Peer Koopmeiners
  • 18 Hakon Evjen
  • 7 Zakaria Aboukhlal
  • 36 Ernest Poku
  • 44 Yusuf Barasi
  • 23 Mohamed Taabouni
Groningen
Coach
D. Buijs
Substitutes
  • 25 Jan de Boer
  • 16 Jan Hoekstra
  • 2 Damil Dankerlui
  • 15 Yahya Kalley
  • 4 Wessel Dammers
  • 20 Marin Sverko
  • 29 Romano Postema
  • 14 Patrick Joosten
  • 27 Cyril Ngonge
Substitutions
  • 11' ↑ D. Dankerlui ↓ P. Abraham Groningen
  • 46' ↑ S. Beukema ↓ P. Hatzidiakos AZ
  • 53' ↑ Y. Barasi ↓ A. Witry AZ
  • 69' ↑ R. Postema ↓ M. de Leeuw Groningen
  • 69' ↑ W. Dammers ↓ D. van Kaam Groningen
  • 83' ↑ Z. Aboukhlal ↓ O. Wijndal AZ
  • 83' ↑ M. Šverko ↓ B. van Hintum Groningen
  • 83' ↑ C. Ngonge ↓ L. Duarte Groningen
Cards
  • 4' N. Kasanwirjo Groningen
  • 12' D. Buijs Groningen
  • 28' M. de Leeuw Groningen
  • 78' L. Duarte Groningen
  • 87' W. Dammers Groningen
Head-to-head
AZ 4 2 draws 3 Groningen
2026-03-22 Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0
2025-08-10 AZ vs Groningen 4 - 1
2025-05-11 AZ vs Groningen 3 - 0
2024-12-18 AZ Alkmaar vs Groningen 3 - 1
2024-08-25 Groningen vs AZ 0 - 0
2021-12-21 AZ vs Groningen 1 - 0
Recent form
AZ D D D D D
Groningen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in AZ vs Groningen?
AZ won 1-0 against Groningen on 21 December 2021.
Who won AZ vs Groningen?
AZ won the match 1-0.
Where was AZ vs Groningen played?
The match was played at AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar).
Who had more possession in AZ vs Groningen?
AZ had 83% of possession, compared to 17% for the other side.