Twente vs AZ Alkmaar: result 3-0 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 7, 2012 at 02:30 PM (UTC)De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
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What was the result of Twente vs AZ Alkmaar?
Twente won 3-0 on October 7, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 20′N. ChadliTwente
- 60′D. TadićTwente (pen.)
- 62′L. CastaignosTwente
Official lineup for Twente vs AZ Alkmaar
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Twente
- 10D. Tadić
- 30L. Castaignos
- 6W. Brama
- 14Willem Marco Janssen
- 22N. Chadli
- 5Robbert Schilder
- 15R. Rosales
- 17R. Bengtsson
- 19Douglas
- 20Edson René Braafheid
- 13N. Mihaylov
AZ Alkmaar
- 17J. Altidore
- 23R. Beerens
- 7J. Guðmundsson
- 8A. Maher
- 12V. Elm
- 19M. Henriksen
- 3Dirk Marcellis
- 4N. Viergever
- 5D. Gorter
- 6E. Reijnen
- 1E. Alvarado
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Twente have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; AZ Alkmaar have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2012 | Ajax(away) | 0-1 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 23, 2012 | Heerenveen(home) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 15, 2012 | Willem II(away) | 6-2 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 2, 2012 | VVV Venlo(home) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 26, 2012 | NEC Nijmegen(away) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2012 | Waalwijk(home) | 3-3 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 23, 2012 | NAC Breda(away) | 1-2 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Roda(home) | 4-0 | Eredivisie |
| Sep 2, 2012 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 1-5 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Heerenveen(home) | 0-0 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Twente win, 1 draw, 2 AZ Alkmaar wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2012 | AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Twente | Eredivisie |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Twente 2-0 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| Feb 27, 2011 | AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Twente | Eredivisie |
| Nov 20, 2010 | Twente 1-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
Twente score 1.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; AZ Alkmaar score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twente | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Twente sit 4th in Eredivisie (17 points from 8 matches) and AZ Alkmaar sit 3rd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Twente | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 17 |
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