AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia

AZ Alkmaar

4 - 1

Levski Sofia

🕒 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Damian Sylwestrzak 🔁 Playoff round 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Playoff round

Conference League Table

AZ Alkmaar 1 · Levski Sofia 77

Referee Stats

Damian Sylwestrzak

2 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (13-7).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-0

Goals For / Against

23 / 4

Avg: 2.56 / 0.44

Points

Avg: 2.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Levski Sofia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 4

Avg: 1.50 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.56

PPG

1.50

2.56

1.50

0.44

2.00

67%

O2.5

50%

33%

BTTS

50%

78%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank1st

Levski Sofia rank77th

AZ Alkmaar points35

Levski Sofia points6

AZ Alkmaar: #1 · 35 pts · GD +18

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Levski Sofia: #77 · 6 pts · GD -2

26 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D W W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-3

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Levski Sofia last 5 away

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals3-4

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 0%

Levski Sofia trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home89%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home67%

Levski Sofia score away100%

Levski Sofia clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first78%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first100%

Levski Sofia score first50%

Levski Sofia win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 100% · Levski Sofia 0%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 27.1' · Levski Sofia 40.0'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.56 vs 1.62

AZ Alkmaar concede at home0.44 vs 1.09

Levski Sofia score away1.50 vs 1.09

Levski Sofia concede away2.00 vs 1.62

AZ Alkmaar score 58% above league average, while Levski Sofia score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 59% below league average at home, and Levski Sofia are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Levski Sofia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

461

528

Passes Accurate

402

453

Passes %

87%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Sadiq

Normal Goal

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Meerdink

Normal Goal · Assist: M. de Wit

9' J. Clasie

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

I. Sadiq

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Meerdink

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Clasie

1st substitution · For: D. Kwakman

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Everton Bala

Normal Goal · Assist: Maicon

60'

60' B. Rupanov

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Smit

2nd substitution · For: S. Mijnans

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ I. Sadiq

3rd substitution · For: I. Jensen

66'

66' A. Mitkov

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Petkov

1st substitution · For: M. Soula

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. Rupanov

2nd substitution · For: M. Sangaré

69'

69' M. Sangaré

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Kirilov

3rd substitution · For: Rildo

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Everton Bala

4th substitution · For: K. Fabien

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Meerdink

4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Daal

5th substitution · For: Z. Buurmeester

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Maicon

5th substitution · For: Fábio Lima

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

L. Zeefuik

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Jensen

AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Levski Sofia 4-1 on Thursday, 28 August 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Damian Sylwestrzak. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took an early lead at 3' when I. Sadiq scored, making the score 1-0. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 6' when M. Meerdink scored, with the assist credited to M. de Wit, making the score 2-0. J. Clasie received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 9'. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 45' when I. Sadiq scored, with the assist credited to M. Meerdink, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Levski Sofia made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Clasie replacing D. Kwakman. Levski Sofia reduced the deficit at 47' when Everton Bala scored, with the assist credited to Maicon, making the score 3-1. B. Rupanov received a yellow card for Levski Sofia at 60'. Levski Sofia made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Smit replacing S. Mijnans. Levski Sofia made their 3rd substitution at 63', with I. Sadiq replacing I. Jensen. A. Mitkov received a yellow card for Levski Sofia at 66'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Petkov replacing M. Soula. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 66', with B. Rupanov replacing M. Sangaré. M. Sangaré received a yellow card for Levski Sofia at 69'. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 77', with R. Kirilov replacing Rildo. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 77', with Everton Bala replacing K. Fabien. Levski Sofia made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Meerdink replacing L. Zeefuik. Levski Sofia made their 5th substitution at 77', with R. Daal replacing Z. Buurmeester. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 84', with Maicon replacing Fábio Lima. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 86' when L. Zeefuik scored, with the assist credited to I. Jensen, making the score 4-1.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while Levski Sofia used 5 substitutions. AZ Alkmaar got 1 yellow card, while Levski Sofia got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (13-7).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

28 Aug 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Levski Sofia 4 - 1 21 Aug 2025 Levski Sofia vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2