AZ Alkmaar 1-3 N.E.C. Nijmegen
Updated
N.E.C. Nijmegen won: AZ Alkmaar 1-3 N.E.C. Nijmegen in the Eredivisie (Round 21) on Sat, 31 Jan 2026 at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar. AZ Alkmaar goals: Troy Parrott 40'. N.E.C. Nijmegen goals: Tjaronn Chery 10', Basar Onal 12', Kodai Sano 52'. Expected goals: 1.42-1.22. Possession: 48-52. Player of the match: Kodai Sano (8.8).
Match report
N.E.C. Nijmegen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1
N.E.C. Nijmegen saw off AZ Alkmaar 3-1 away from home at AFAS Stadion on Saturday 31 January in Eredivisie.
Tjaronn Chery put N.E.C. Nijmegen ahead on 10' (0-1), Basar Onal made it 0-2 on 12', Troy Parrott pulled one back for AZ Alkmaar on 40' (1-2) and Kodai Sano made it 1-3 on 52'.
AZ Alkmaar had 48% of the ball, shots were 11-19 (2-8 on target) and expected goals finished 1.42-1.22.
Kodai Sano (NEC Nijmegen) was player of the match with an 8.8 rating.
Attendance: 19,391. Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük.
Match stats
| AZ Alkmaar | N.E.C. Nijmegen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 48 | 52 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.42 | 1.22 |
| Total shots | 11 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 8 |
| Touches in opposition box | 17 | 35 |
| Big chances | 3 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 278 (71%) | 299 (72%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 3 | 3 |
| Total shots | 11 | 19 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 8 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 10 |
Lineups
AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3): Jeroen Zoet, Alexandre Penetra, Wouter Goes, Maxim Dekker, Mees de Wit, Kasper Boogaard, Peer Koopmeiners, Matej Sin, Isak Steiner Jensen, Troy Parrott, Ro-Zangelo Daal
N.E.C. Nijmegen (3-4-2-1): Gonzalo Crettaz, Eliazer Dasa, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Deveron Fonville, Sami Ouaissa, Darko Nejasmic, Kodai Sano, Basar Onal, Tjaronn Chery, Noe Lebreton, Bryan Linssen
Key events
- 6' · Yellow card · Noe Lebreton (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 10' · Goal · Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 12' · Goal · Basar Onal (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 40' · Goal · Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar)
- 52' · Goal · Kodai Sano (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 65' · Substitution · Ibrahim Sadiq for Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ Alkmaar)
- 65' · Substitution · Seiya Maikuma for Maxim Dekker (AZ Alkmaar)
- 65' · Substitution · Ayoub Oufkir for Isak Steiner Jensen (AZ Alkmaar)
- 65' · Substitution · Jizz Hornkamp for Matej Sin (AZ Alkmaar)
- 71' · Yellow card · Mees de Wit (AZ Alkmaar)
- 75' · Substitution · Brayann Pereira for Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 76' · Substitution · Philippe Sandler for Noe Lebreton (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 76' · Substitution · Dirk Proper for Bryan Linssen (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 77' · Yellow card · Kodai Sano (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 82' · Substitution · Virgil Misidjan for Basar Onal (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
- 83' · Substitution · Mateo Chavez for Kasper Boogaard (AZ Alkmaar)
- 90'+1 · Substitution · Youssef El Kachati for Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C. Nijmegen)
All-time head-to-head
48 league meetings since 1996: AZ Alkmaar 19, draws 18, N.E.C. Nijmegen 11.
Questions
Who won AZ Alkmaar vs N.E.C. Nijmegen?
N.E.C. Nijmegen won, 1-3 (Eredivisie) on Sat, 31 Jan 2026.
When and where is AZ Alkmaar vs N.E.C. Nijmegen?
Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 15:30 UTC at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Eredivisie.
What is the head-to-head record between AZ Alkmaar and N.E.C. Nijmegen?
In 48 league meetings since 1996: AZ Alkmaar 19 wins, 18 draws, N.E.C. Nijmegen 11 wins (goals 74-50).