Low-Block Fortress
Telstar
Telstar handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 38.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 38.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 7
- Conceded
- 1
Eredivisie · Matchday 7
AZ Alkmaar
M. Meerdink 19'
1 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Telstar
Eredivisie
Matchday 7AZ Alkmaar1–0Telstar
2.35
Expected goals
0.10
19′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AA 2.35, TEL 0.10.
Match report
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Telstar
AZ Alkmaar edged out Telstar 1-0 at AFAS Stadion（Alkmaar） in Eredivisie. Meerdink opened the scoring for AZ Alkmaar on 19'.
Expected goals finished AZ Alkmaar 2.35, Telstar 0.10. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. AZ Alkmaar held 62.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Telstar graded out for low-block fortress — 38.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. Telstar graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 7 saves and 2.35 faced xg.
Ronald Koeman Jr came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.6 for Telstar across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 27 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with AZ Alkmaar conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
62%Possession38%
17Shots3
2.35xG0.10
What the numbers say
4 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
Telstar
Telstar's goalkeeper kept them in it — 7 saves against 2.35 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 7
- Faced xG
- 2.35
- Conceded
- 1
Wasteful Finishing
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.35 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.35
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.35
Box Occupation
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar kept getting bodies into the area — 76% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 13 of 17
- Share
- 76%
- xG per shot
- 0.14
Timeline
M. Meerdink — assist: V. Byskov
⚽19'
🟨41'
Gerald Alders
Foul
Half-time
K. Smit ↑ V. Byskov ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
R. Oudsten ↑ G. Alders ↓
Kees Smit · Goal cancelled
📺57'
🔄63'
E. Demircan ↑ J. Hardeveld ↓
A. Oufkir ↑ R. Daal ↓
🔄71'
J. Hornkamp ↑ M. Meerdink ↓
🔄71'
Weslley Patati ↑ C. Stengs ↓
🔄71'
🔄74'
A. Martha ↑ J. Seedorf ↓
🔄83'
P. Aning ↑ R. Mendes ↓
Wouter Goes
Foul
🟨88'
S. Maikuma ↑ E. Dijkstra ↓
🔄89'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAFAS Stadion（Alkmaar）, Alkmaar
RefereeSander van der Eijk, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished