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Twente vs AZ Alkmaar – Lineups & Match Details

Twente beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0. Goals: D. Rots (75'). Twente had 51% possession against AZ Alkmaar's 49%. Shots on target: 2-1.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 14

Sunday, 30 November 2025

TwenteTwente

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar

Referee: Jeroen Manschot, Netherlands

Lineups

TwenteTwente4-2-3-1
L. Unnerstall1L. UnnerstallG
B. van Rooij28B. van RooijD
S. Lemkin23S. LemkinD
R. Propper3R. PropperD
M. Rots39M. RotsD
R. Zerrouki6R. ZerroukiM
T. van den Belt20T. van den BeltM
M. Pjaca7M. PjacaM
K. Hlynsson14K. HlynssonM
S. Orjasaeter27S. OrjasaeterM
R. van Wolfswinkel9R. van WolfswinkelF

Substitutes

21S. KarssiesG
22P. TytonG
4M. KjoloM
5B. KuipersD
10S. LammersF
11D. RotsF
12G. PeixotoD
25L. Vennegoor of HesselinkF
32A. VerschuerenM
33B. TitulaerD
43R. NijstadD
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar4-3-3
R. Owusu-Oduro1R. Owusu-OduroG
E. Dijkstra22E. DijkstraD
W. Goes3W. GoesD
Penetra5PenetraD
M. de Wit34M. de WitD
K. Smit26K. SmitM
P. Koopmeiners6P. KoopmeinersM
S. Mijnans10S. MijnansM
Weslley Patati7Weslley PatatiF
T. Parrott9T. ParrottF
I. Jensen17I. JensenF

Substitutes

12H. VerhulstG
41J. ZoetG
21D. KwakmanM
4M. DekkerD
33M. SinM
14A. NataliD
75W. BouzianeF
15M. Chavez GarciaD
25L. ZeefuikF

Match Events

46'S

M. Pjaca

Substitution 1

48'Y

W. Goes

49'Y

T. Parrott

62'Y

K. Smit

66'S

Weslley Patati

Substitution 1

69'Y

R. van Wolfswinkel

71'S

R. van Wolfswinkel

Substitution 2

75'G

D. Rots

Assist: B. van Rooij

78'S

I. Jensen

Substitution 2

78'S

W. Goes

Substitution 3

82'S

S. Ørjasæter

Substitution 3

83'S

B. van Rooij

Substitution 4

84'S

E. Dijkstra

Substitution 4

85'Y

Guilherme Martinho Peixoto

87'S

K. Hlynsson

Substitution 5

90'+9Y

R. Pröpper

90'+2Y

M. Chávez

Statistics

Twente
51%49%
AZ Alkmaar
1.04Expected Goals (xG)1.31
7Total Shots7
2Shots on Target1
2Corners3
13Fouls9
3Offsides3
79Pass Accuracy (%)81
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Twente host AZ Alkmaar on Sunday, 30 November 2025 at De Grolsch Veste. The kick-off time is 15:45 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Twente go into the match 3rd in the table; AZ Alkmaar sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Twente have taken 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. AZ Alkmaar have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 May 2025: Twente 2-3 AZ Alkmaar; 14 May 2025: Twente 2-3 AZ Alkmaar; 21 Dec 2024: Twente 0-1 AZ Alkmaar. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Twente beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0. Twente scored through D. Rots 75'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 75 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Twente held 51% of the ball against 49% for AZ Alkmaar. Shots on target finished 2-1. Expected goals read 1.04 for Twente, 1.31 for AZ Alkmaar.

Verdict

The win nudges Twente forward and leaves AZ Alkmaar with work to do. Twente sat 3rd and AZ Alkmaar 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.