📊 Form Guide

AZ

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AZ are hoping to win again after their last result, a 4-1 Eredivisie - Europa Play-offs victory versus SC Heerenveen.

In that game, AZ managed 43% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For AZ, the scorers were Mexx Meerdink (3', 21', 45') and Penetra (66'). At the other end, Heerenveen had 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Ion Nicolăescu (74') was the scorer for SC Heerenveen.

Matches featuring AZ have usually been lively ones of late with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 15 of those belonging to AZ.

FC Twente

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FC Twente go into this match after a 3-2 Eredivisie - Europa Play-offs win with the defeat of NEC in their previous game.

In that game, FC Twente had 42% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. For FC Twente, the scorers were Michal Sadílek (16'), Sem Steijn (62') and Younes Taha (94'). For their opponents, NEC Nijmegen had 26 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Kodai Sano (47') and Vito van Crooij (55') scored for NEC. The match was eventually decided in extra time and won by FC Twente.

Proving their involvement in fruitful encounters, goals have been scored 20 times in the last 6 games in which FC Twente have taken to the field, yielding a mean average of 3.33 goals each meeting. Opposing teams have managed 10 of these goals. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, however.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 11/09/2022 tells us that AZ have won 3 of these games and FC Twente 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.

An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 of them for AZ and 8 being from De Tukkers. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league match featuring the two was Eredivisie match day 33 on 14/05/2025 which ended up with the score at FC Twente 2-3 AZ.

In that game, FC Twente managed 51% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (13') and Michel Vlap (23').

At the other end, AZ had 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. Ruben van Bommel (3'), Sven Mijnans (45') and Denso Kasius (71') scored.

The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout.

📋 Team News: AZ

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the AZ boss Maarten Martens to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Jayden Addai (unknown injury) won’t play.

In all likelihood, AZ may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this one and select Rome Owusu-Oduro, Seiya Maikuma, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, David Moeller Wolfe, Peer Koopmeiners, Kees Smit, Ernest Poku, Sven Mijnans, Ruben van Bommel and Mexx Meerdink.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Twente

It’s our belief that De Tukkers seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, settling for Przemyslaw Tyton, Bart van Rooij, Mees Hilgers, Max Bruns, Bas Kuipers, Mathias Kjoeloe, Michal Sadilek, Younes Taha, Sem Steijn, Michel Vlap and R. van Wolfswinkel.

💭 Prediction

It looks to us that AZ will most probably be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

Conversely, FC Twente may well find it hard getting goals although we do see them hitting back at some stage here, too.

Our tip is for a fairly comfortable 3-1 margin for AZ when all’s said and done.

Victor Martins, 15:00 25/05/2025