AZ II vs Utrecht II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AZ II played Utrecht II in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 12 December 2025. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

AZ II: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Utrecht II: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

AZ II scores 1.53 and concedes 1.89 goals per match. Utrecht II scores 1.47 and concedes 1.74. League average: 3.23 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AZ II 53%, Utrecht II 63%. Over 2.5: AZ II 63%, Utrecht II 63%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Utrecht II has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.46. AZ II: 12.2 shots per match, Utrecht II: 13.8.

Match halves

AZ II: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79. Utrecht II: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

AZ II: 16-30 (7 goals). Utrecht II: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.23 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
AZ IIUtrecht II
16Shots15
AZ IIUtrecht II
6Shots on target9
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.92xG1.85
AZ IIUtrecht II
4Corners4
AZ IIUtrecht II
68Dangerous attacks38
AZ IIUtrecht II
13Fouls12
AZ IIUtrecht II
0Cards4
AZ IIUtrecht II

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.53Goals scored / match1.47
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.89Goals conceded / match1.74
AZ IIUtrecht II
55%Average possession46%
AZ IIUtrecht II
4.63Shots on target / match5.11
AZ IIUtrecht II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.16Shots per match13.84
AZ IIUtrecht II
4.63Shots on target5.11
AZ IIUtrecht II
12.6%Shot conversion10.6%
AZ IIUtrecht II
55%Possession46%
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.46xG for1.55
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.39xG against1.52
AZ IIUtrecht II

Shooting quality

AZ II: BalancedUtrecht II: Balanced
AZ IIUtrecht II
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Utrecht II is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - AZ II · 1.4 pts / match - Utrecht II

AZ II
LWLLW
Season result split
32% W11% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-11
1.05 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-7
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Utrecht II
LDWWL
Season result split
32% W26% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-8
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-5
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Utrecht II is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.89 goals / match - AZ II · 1.74 goals / match - Utrecht II

AZ II scoring profile: strong

AZ II scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Utrecht II keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 matches).

Utrecht II scoring profile: very strong

Utrecht II scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while AZ II keeps a clean sheet in 16% (3 of 19 matches).

29Goals scored (season)28
AZ IIUtrecht II
36Goals conceded (season)33
AZ IIUtrecht II
3.42Average goals in match3.21
AZ IIUtrecht II
8Goals scored (last 5)11
AZ IIUtrecht II
10Goals conceded (last 5)11
AZ IIUtrecht II

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal74%
AZ IIUtrecht II
47%2 goals47%
AZ IIUtrecht II
32%3 goals21%
AZ IIUtrecht II
11%4 goals5%
AZ IIUtrecht II

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal79%
AZ IIUtrecht II
53%2 goals58%
AZ IIUtrecht II
32%3 goals26%
AZ IIUtrecht II
21%4 goals11%
AZ IIUtrecht II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

42%BTTS at half-time21%
AZ IIUtrecht II
5%BTTS in both halves16%
AZ IIUtrecht II
37%Scored in both halves32%
AZ IIUtrecht II

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
AZ IIUtrecht II
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
AZ IIUtrecht II
60%BTTS - last 5100%
AZ IIUtrecht II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
AZ IIUtrecht II
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
AZ IIUtrecht II
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
AZ IIUtrecht II

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
AZ IIUtrecht II
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
AZ IIUtrecht II
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
AZ IIUtrecht II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Utrecht II is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - AZ II · 1.16 pts / match - Utrecht II

AZ II - half-time state
21% leading32% draw47% trailing
Utrecht II - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.16
AZ IIUtrecht II
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.47
AZ IIUtrecht II
0.95Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.68Average goals (1st half)1.16
AZ IIUtrecht II
26%Clean sheet before half-time53%
AZ IIUtrecht II
42%No goal before half-time58%
AZ IIUtrecht II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.32
AZ IIUtrecht II
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)1
AZ IIUtrecht II
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
AZ IIUtrecht II
1.74Average goals (2nd half)2.05
AZ IIUtrecht II
53%Clean sheet after half-time26%
AZ IIUtrecht II
58%No goal after half-time37%
AZ IIUtrecht II

AZ II - second-half results

26% W32% D42% L
18
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Utrecht II - second-half results

26% W53% D21% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AZ II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Utrecht II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.61.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.43.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AZ II
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
7
5
16-30
3
6
31-45
7
5
46-60
3
6
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Utrecht II
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
1
6
16-30
4
1
31-45
8
6
46-60
7
9
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.31
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AZ II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Utrecht II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eerste Divisie).

Teams vs league

AZ IILigaUtrecht II
Average goals in match 3.423.23 3.21
Both teams scored 53%61% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%63% 63%
Clean sheets 16%22% 21%
Goal before half-time 89%77% 68%
Goal after half-time 74%85% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.23
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Utrecht IIGoalSil van der Wegen
  2. Utrecht IIYellow cardEmirhan Demircan
  3. Utrecht IIGoalEmirhan Demircan
  4. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Neal Roëll ViereckOff: Jaygo van Ommeren
  5. AZ IISubstitutionOn: Anthony Kevin SmitsOff: Jasper Hartog
  6. Utrecht IIYellow cardNeal Roëll Viereck
  7. AZ IISubstitutionOn: Hessel de WitOff: Andrea Natali
  8. Utrecht IIGoalEmirhan DemircanAssist: Rafik el Arguioui
  9. Utrecht IIYellow cardNoa Dundas
  10. AZ IISubstitutionOn: Yoël van den BanOff: Matěj Šín
  11. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Bjorn MenzoOff: Markus Gustav Jensen
  12. Utrecht IIYellow cardRafik el Arguioui
  13. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Jessey SneijderOff: Rafik el Arguioui
  14. AZ IISubstitutionOn: Sem DekkersOff: Elijah Dijkstra

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Kevin PutsMatches officiated: 19
3.32Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins16%Draws37%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: AZ II 0 - 1 - 0 Utrecht II. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FC Utrecht II
0 : 0
Alkmaar Zaanstreek II

FAQ

What was the result of AZ II vs Utrecht II?

The Eerste Divisie match finished AZ II 1:4 Utrecht II. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AZ II vs Utrecht II?

AZ II score 1.53 goals per game on average and Utrecht II 1.47. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.23 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 53% of AZ II's matches and 63% of Utrecht II's.

What form are AZ II and Utrecht II in?

Over the last 5 games AZ II have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Utrecht II 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AZ II vs Utrecht II?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.