AZ Alkmaar vs FC Groningen

Scottish Cup

AZ Alkmaar

7-2-3

4-3

Final

FC Groningen

4-3-5

AFAS Stadion

Match pulse

AZAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTGRO

58%Possession42%

19Shots9

5On target5

7Corners0

2Saves1

11Fouls13

58'Marco RenteGRO61'Pelle ClementGRO85'Etienne VaessenGRO88'Etienne VaessenGRO90'+5'Peer KoopmeinersAZ90'+10'Hans HateboerGRO

Team	1H	2H	T
AZ	1	3	4
GRO	1	2	3

Who won: AZ Alkmaar 4-3

AZ Alkmaar beat FC Groningen 4-3 on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at AFAS Stadion. Goals for AZ Alkmaar: Mexx Meerdink (9', 90'+1' pen), Ayoub Oufkir (61') and Mateo Chávez (76'). Goals for FC Groningen: Jacob Ondrejka (2'), Brynjólfur Willumsson (47') and Thom Van Bergen (54').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

AZGRO

11Fouls13

1Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards2

2Offsides1

7Corner Kicks0

2Saves1

58.2Possession41.8

19SHOTS9

5ON GOAL5

0.3On Target %0.6

0Penalty Goals0

2Penalty Kicks Taken0

402Accurate Passes256

487Passes354

0.8Pass Completion %0.7

3Accurate Crosses1

15Crosses5

0.2Cross %0.2

68Long Balls73

30Accurate Long Balls23

0.4Long Balls %0.3

3Blocked Shots0

7Effective Tackles7

11Tackles10

0.6Tackle %0.7

13Interceptions10

26Effective Clearances34

26Clearances34

Player of the game

Mexx Meerdink

AZ · 2 G, 1 A

9.1

Deserved to win

75%

AZ · 3.40 xG

16%

Draw

GRO · 1.85 xG

AZ Alkmaar created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, AZ 4, Groningen 3.
Second Half ends, AZ 4, Groningen 3.
90'+10'
Red card
Hans Hateboer (Groningen) is shown the red card.
H. Hateboer
90'+10'
Handball
Handball by Hans Hateboer (Groningen).
90'+9'
Foul
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (AZ).
90'+9'AZ
Free kick won
Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Chávez
Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Mateo Chávez.
M. De Wit
90'+6'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Nils Eggens (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
N. Eggens
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Ayoub Oufkir (AZ).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Pelle Clement (Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Yellow card
Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
P. Koopmeiners
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Calvin Stengs (AZ).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Wouter Prins (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
GOAL90'+1'
Goal! Penalty
M. Meerdink
Goal! AZ 4, Groningen 3. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
AZ 4 - 3 GRO
90'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Willumsson
Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
N. Eggens
90'
Sub
Subbed on for T. de Jonge
Substitution, Groningen. Lovro Stubljar replaces Tika de Jonge.
L. Štubljar
88'
Red card
Second yellow card to Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).
E. Vaessen
85'
Yellow card
Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
E. Vaessen
85'GRO
Foul
Penalty AZ. Ayoub Oufkir draws a foul in the penalty area.
85'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) after a foul in the penalty area.
85'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen). Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
A. Oufkir
84'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Dijkstra
Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
D. Kasius
84'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Daal
Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
C. Stengs