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20 February 2016 at 17:30

41
Full Time
Eredivisie · Season 2015
Referee: Kevin Blom

Match Summary

AZ Alkmaar defeated Groningen 4:1. The match was played in Eredivisie 2015. Goals were scored by V. Janssen 24′, R. Vlaar 34′, R. Haps 49′, M. de Leeuw 51′ (pen.), M. Henriksen 71′. 5 yellow cards were shown. AZ Alkmaar had 45% possession while Groningen held 55%. AZ Alkmaar had 19 shots (6 on target) compared to 7 (5 on target) for Groningen. AZ Alkmaar made 3 substitutions, Groningen made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between AZ Alkmaar and Groningen — 5 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
Kick Off
R. Vlaar

assist: M. Henriksen

34′
Half Time
46′
Jesper DrostA. Sørloth
R. Haps

assist: D. dos Santos

49′
51′
M. de Leeuw

Penalty

Mattias Johansson52′
J. van OvereemC. Ortiz
68′
72′
S. TibblingA. Rusnák
73′Juninho Bacuna
V. JanssenR. Mühren
76′
M. JohanssonD. Luckassen
79′
79′
J. BacunaK. Veendorp
83′Oussama Idrissi
Full Time

Match Statistics

AZ Alkmaar had 45% possession against Groningen's 55%. AZ Alkmaar registered 19 shots (6 on target) while Groningen managed 7 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 12–0. Fouls committed: 16–11.

6Shots on Goal5
7Shots off Goal2
19Total Shots7
6Blocked Shots0
15Shots insidebox3
4Shots outsidebox4
16Fouls11
12Corner Kicks0
7Offsides3
45%Ball Possession55%
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves2
366Total passes461
267Passes accurate349
73%Passes %76%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, AZ Alkmaar have recorded 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Groningen show 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

AZ Alkmaar

LWWWLW

Groningen

WDWLLL

Head to Head

AZ Alkmaar and Groningen have met 2 times — AZ Alkmaar won 1, Groningen won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. A combined 8 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.00 per match (4 for the home side, 4 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–1 in 2025.

1

AZ Alkmaar

0

Drawn

1

Groningen

Goals: 4Goals: 4

Recent Meetings (2)

22 Mar 2026Groningen3 – 0AZ Alkmaar
10 Aug 2025AZ Alkmaar4 – 1Groningen

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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