AZ Alkmaar vs Athletic Club: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on October 1, 2015 at 05:00 PM (UTC)AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
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What was the result of AZ Alkmaar vs Athletic Club?
AZ Alkmaar won 2-1 on October 1, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 55′M. HenriksenAZ Alkmaar
- 65′Eneko Bóveda AltubeAZ Alkmaar (o.g.)
- 75′AdurizAthletic Club
Official lineup for AZ Alkmaar vs Athletic Club
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AZ Alkmaar
- 18V. Janssen
- 19D. dos Santos
- 8J. van Overeem
- 10M. Henriksen
- 11M. Tankovic
- 17B. Rienstra
- 2M. Johansson
- 3J. Gouweleeuw
- 14Jop van der Linden
- 24R. Haps
- 16Gino Coutinho
Athletic Club
- 9Kike Sola
- 21Borja Viguera Manzanares
- 5Eraso
- 8Iturraspe
- 17Mikel Rico
- 18Carlos Gurpegi Nausia
- 23Ager Aketxe
- 2Eneko Bóveda Altube
- 4Aymeric Laporte
- 30Lekue
- 13Iago Herrerín
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AZ Alkmaar have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Athletic Club have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2015 | Heracles(home) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Groningen(away) | 0-2 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 17, 2015 | FK Partizan(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 12, 2015 | De Graafschap(away) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 30, 2015 | Roda(home) | 0-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2015 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Villarreal(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Sep 17, 2015 | FC Augsburg(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 13, 2015 | Getafe(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
AZ Alkmaar score 1.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | 1.8 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
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