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In week 23 of the 2025-2026 Eredivisie, Excelsior face AZ on 2026-02-14 (kick-off 17:45 GMT) at Stadion Woudestein.
Over the past 3 outings, Referee E. Blank has shown 2-3 yellows and 0 reds, and 24 fouls each fixture.
Looking back over duel, R. den Uil has no wins versus Leeroy Echteld, who has no wins, with 1 draw.
A view of the standings shows Excelsior in 12th spot with 26 points and AZ in 7th on 33 points.
Excelsior reports 1 missing player: N. Naujoks (Injury) whereas AZ report 7 missing players: J. Clasie (Ankle Injury), D. Kasius (Injury), P. Koopmeiners (Yellow Cards), S. Mijnans (Injury), S. Maikuma (Injury), M. Meerdink (Groin Injury), K. Smit (Inactive).
Our forecast has Excelsior in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with AZ set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
Mixed fortunes: Excelsior prevailed 2-0 against NAC Breda, whereas AZ were held to a 1-1 draw vs. Ajax.
Excelsior (1-4-0) and AZ (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
AZ hold the upper hand H2H: of 25 meetings, they've triumphed 11 times, conceded 5 times and shared 9 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: AZ to win 2-1, despite Excelsior's 4-2-5 home form - AZ's strong 5-1-5 record away with 2.00 goals/game does the trick.
Excelsior is going head to head with AZ Alkmaar on 14/2/2026 17:45 GMT at Stadion Woudestein for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Excelsior v AZ Alkmaar H2H statistics!