Preview

  • Week 2 of the 2026-2027 Eredivisie sees Utrecht and AZ collide on 2026-08-15 at 17:45 GMT.
  • Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 23 fouls this match from Referee D. Makkelie based on their last 10 games.
  • With the data available to us, Anthony Correia and Leeroy Echteld have not met as managers before.
  • A view of the standings shows Utrecht in 12th spot with 0 points and AZ in 4th on 3 points.
  • Utrecht report 6 missing players: O. Agougil (Injury), A. Engwanda (Hamstring Injury), V. Jensen (Knee Injury), M. Jonathans (Knee Injury), N. Ohio (Knee Injury), S. Horemans (Injury) while AZ report 5 missing players: J. Clasie (Injury), J. Hornkamp (Ankle Injury), D. Kasius (Groin Injury), A. Natali (Inactive), M. Sin (Injury).
  • We're predicting Utrecht to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and AZ are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw B. Menzo lead Utrecht with a 7.3 TheyScored rating, and R. Daal top-rating for AZ at 9.2.
  • Both teams are coming from different results: Utrecht fell 1-2 against Groningen, while AZ prevailed 2-0 over ADO Den Haag.
  • Momentum favors AZ (4-1-0) after Utrecht managed only 2-1-2 from 5 matches.
  • AZ hold the upper hand H2H: of 44 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 16 times and shared 10 draws.

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Utrecht is going head to head with AZ Alkmaar on 15/8/2026 16:45 GMT 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 Utrecht v AZ Alkmaar H2H statistics!