Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie 28 Sep 2025, 10:15
Nijmegen
Nijmegen
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
🏟 Goffertstadion Round 7

Match report

Nijmegen edged past AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 28 September 2025.

AZ Alkmaar dominated possession with 67% of the ball, while Nijmegen had 14 shots to AZ Alkmaar's 7.

J. Clasie was sent off in the 85th minute.

The match was played at Goffertstadion.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 14 - 7 On target 4 - 2 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 14 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Dirk Proper
Nijmegen · 1 goal
8 Başar Önal 1 goal
8 Ahmetcan Kaplan captained the side
8 Thomas Ouwejan captained the side
7 Ibrahim Sadiq 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 8–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 1–2 4–2
Attacks 65–51 49–37
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
3 Substitution 5
114 Attacks 88
45 Dangerous Attacks 21
6 On Target 3
9 Off Target 4
33% Ball Possession 67%
14 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 16
5 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 2
323 Passes Total 424
238 Passes Accurate 320
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nijmegen · 3-1-4-2
1 G. Crettaz
2 B. Pereira 4 A. Kaplan 5 T. Ouwejan
6 D. Nejašmić
25 S. Ouaissa 71 D. Proper 23 K. Sano 11 B. Önal
30 B. Linssen 18 K. Ogawa
AZ Alkmaar · 4-3-3
1 R. Owusu-Oduro
30 D. Kasius 3 W. Goes 5 A. Penetra 34 M. Wit
6 P. Koopmeiners 8 J. Clasie 10 S. Mijnans
11 I. Sadiq 35 M. Meerdink 27 R. Daal
Nijmegen
Coach
Dick Schreuder
Substitutes
  • 24 Deveron Fonville
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 7 Virgil Misidjan
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen
  • 33 Yousri Sbai
  • 39 Merijn van de Wiel
  • 21 Rober González
  • 20 Noe Lebreton
  • 32 Vito van Crooij
  • 8 Argyrios Darelas
  • 35 Sam de Laat
  • 9 Kento Shiogai
AZ Alkmaar
Coach
Maarten Martens
Substitutes
  • 21 Dave Kwakman
  • 17 Isak Steiner Jensen
  • 15 Mateo Chávez
  • 25 Lequincio Zeefuik
  • 33 Matěj Šín
  • 41 Jeroen Zoet
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 4 Maxim Dekker
  • 22 Elijah Dijkstra
  • 7 Weslley Patati
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Jensen ↓ R. Daal AZ Alkmaar
  • 46' ↑ D. Kwakman ↓ P. Koopmeiners AZ Alkmaar
  • 58' ↑ D. Fonville ↓ T. Ouwejan Nijmegen
  • 64' ↑ M. Chavez Garcia ↓ M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 74' ↑ L. Zeefuik ↓ M. Meerdink AZ Alkmaar
  • 81' ↑ V. Misidjan ↓ B. Onal Nijmegen
  • 81' ↑ Y. El Kachati ↓ K. Ogawa Nijmegen
  • 82' ↑ M. Sin ↓ W. Goes AZ Alkmaar
Cards
  • 85' J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
  • 12' M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 29' W. Goes AZ Alkmaar
  • 44' P. Koopmeiners AZ Alkmaar
  • 51' M. Meerdink AZ Alkmaar
  • 69' J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
  • 71' A. Kaplan Nijmegen
  • 85' J. Clasie AZ Alkmaar
Head-to-head
Nijmegen 3 4 draws 4 AZ Alkmaar
2026-04-19 AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen 0 - 0
2026-01-31 AZ Alkmaar vs Nijmegen 1 - 3
2025-09-28 Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1
2025-03-29 NEC vs AZ 3 - 3
2024-08-17 AZ vs NEC 1 - 0
2024-04-28 NEC vs AZ 0 - 3
Recent form
Nijmegen D D D D D
AZ Alkmaar D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar?
Nijmegen won 2-1 against AZ Alkmaar on 28 September 2025.
Who won Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar?
Nijmegen won the match 2-1.
Where was Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar played?
The match was played at Goffertstadion.
Who had more possession in Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar?
AZ Alkmaar had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.