Crystal Palace vs AZ Alkmaar

Crystal Palace

3 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Daniele Chiffi 🔁 League Stage - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

League Stage - 3

League Stage Table

Crystal Palace 10 · AZ Alkmaar 14

Referee Stats

Daniele Chiffi

3 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Crystal Palace outshot their opponent (21-9).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (65%).
Crystal Palace had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-1

Goals For / Against

14 / 5

Avg: 1.56 / 0.56

Points

Avg: 2.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-0-5

Goals For / Against

14 / 15

Avg: 1.56 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

2.22

PPG

1.33

1.56

0.56

1.67

67%

O2.5

100%

67%

BTTS

33%

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank10th

AZ Alkmaar rank14th

Crystal Palace points10

AZ Alkmaar points10

Crystal Palace: #10 · 10 pts · GD +5

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #14 · 10 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Crystal Palace last 5 home

D W L

Points4/9

Weighted index50

Goals5-4

Record1-1-1

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 last 5 away

W L L

Points3/9

Weighted index50

Goals4-7

Record1-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 0%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home67%

Crystal Palace clean sheet at home0%

AZ Alkmaar score away67%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first67%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first50%

AZ Alkmaar score first33%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%

Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 10.5' · AZ Alkmaar 17.0'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.56 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace concede at home0.56 vs 0.84

AZ Alkmaar score away1.56 vs 0.84

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.67 vs 1.53

Crystal Palace score 2% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 85% above league average.

Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 34% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

273

507

Passes Accurate

186

414

Passes %

68%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ VAR

I. Sarr

Penalty confirmed

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Lacroix

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Guéhi

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ VAR

M. Lacroix

Goal confirmed

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

I. Sarr

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Lacroix

52'

52' I. Sarr

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Smit

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

I. Sarr

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Mateta

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. Dijkstra

1st substitution · For: M. de Wit

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Weslley Patati

2nd substitution · For: I. Jensen

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ W. Hughes

1st substitution · For: A. Wharton

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Sarr

2nd substitution · For: D. Kamada

67'

67' I. Sadiq

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Yeremy Pino

3rd substitution · For: J. Devenny

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Parrott

3rd substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

75'

75' K. Smit

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ P. Koopmeiners

4th substitution · For: M. Dekker

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Smit

5th substitution · For: K. Boogaard

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Muñoz

4th substitution · For: N. Clyne

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Mateta

5th substitution · For: Christantus Uche

90+3'

90+3' M. Guéhi

Crystal Palace vs AZ Alkmaar 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crystal Palace beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on Thursday, 06 November 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Daniele Chiffi. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: VAR intervened at 16' for Crystal Palace (Penalty confirmed). Crystal Palace took the lead at 22' when M. Lacroix scored, with the assist credited to M. Guéhi, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 25' for Crystal Palace (Goal confirmed). Crystal Palace extended the lead at 45' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to M. Lacroix, making the score 3-0.

Second half: I. Sarr received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 52'. AZ Alkmaar reduced the deficit at 54' when S. Mijnans scored, with the assist credited to K. Smit, making the score 3-1. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 57' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to J. Mateta, making the score 4-1. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 61', with E. Dijkstra replacing M. de Wit. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Weslley Patati replacing I. Jensen. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 64', with W. Hughes replacing A. Wharton. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 65', with I. Sarr replacing D. Kamada. I. Sadiq received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 67'. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Yeremy Pino replacing J. Devenny. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 74', with T. Parrott replacing L. Zeefuik. K. Smit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 75'. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 80', with P. Koopmeiners replacing M. Dekker. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 80', with K. Smit replacing K. Boogaard. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Muñoz replacing N. Clyne. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 86', with J. Mateta replacing Christantus Uche. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 90+3'.

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards, while AZ Alkmaar got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Crystal Palace outshot their opponent (21-9).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (65%).
Crystal Palace had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

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%)

Crystal Palace vs AZ Alkmaar Head-to-Head History by Season

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