AZ Alkmaar vs Zenit: result 3-2 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on December 8, 2016 at 06:00 PM (UTC)AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
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What was the result of AZ Alkmaar vs Zenit?
AZ Alkmaar won 3-2 on December 8, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 7′B. RienstraAZ Alkmaar
- 43′R. HapsAZ Alkmaar
- 58′GiulianoZenit
- 68′M. TankovicAZ Alkmaar
- 80′S. WuytensZenit (o.g.)
Official lineup for AZ Alkmaar vs Zenit
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1- 9W. Weghorst
- 21R. Mühren
- 11M. Tankovic
- 20M. Seuntjens
- 18I. Bel Hassani
- 6B. Rienstra
- 30S. Wuytens
- 23D. Luckassen
- 5R. Haps
- 2M. Johansson
- 1S. Rochet
Zenit
4-3-3- 77L. Đorđević
- 22A. Dzyuba
- 29R. Mak
- 7Giuliano
- 28A. Witsel
- 81Y. Zhirkov
- 21Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 3I. Novoseltsev
- 6N. Lombaerts
- 2A. Anyukov
- 1Y. Lodygin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AZ Alkmaar have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Zenit have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2016 | Excelsior(away) | 3-3 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Heracles(home) | 5-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Dundalk(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 20, 2016 | Roda(away) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 6, 2016 | Ajax(home) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2016 | FC Rostov(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 30, 2016 | FC UFA(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2016 | FC Krasnodar(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 20, 2016 | Krylia Sovetov(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 AZ Alkmaar wins, 0 draws, 1 Zenit win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2016 | Zenit 5-0 AZ Alkmaar | UEFA Europa League |
How many goals should we expect?
AZ Alkmaar score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Zenit score 2.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Zenit | 2.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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