AZ Alkmaar 4-3 Vitesse: result and report

Eredivisie · Wednesday 18 April 2018

Result

AZ Alkmaar 4-3 Vitesse

Eredivisie · Wednesday 18 April 2018, 16:30 UTC · half-time 3-2

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AZ Alkmaar 4-3 Vitesse: match report

AZ Alkmaar won against Vitesse 4-3 in Eredivisie on Wednesday 18 April 2018. It was 3-2 at half-time.

Wout Weghorst opened the scoring in the 7th minute. AZ Alkmaar's goals came from Wout Weghorst (7'), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (12'), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (45+1') and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (53'). Vitesse scored through Bryan Linssen (22'), T. Matavž (40') and Mason Mount (66').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game AZ Alkmaar were 3rd on 65 points from 31 and Vitesse 7th on 45 points from 31. AZ Alkmaar went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Vitesse 5th with 61.

AZ Alkmaar lined up in a 4-3-3 and Vitesse in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Alireza Jahanbakhsh of AZ Alkmaar (10.0), ahead of Wout Weghorst (8.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 AZ Alkmaar wins, 1 draw and 2 for Vitesse.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Wout WeghorstAZ Alkmaar · 1-0
  • 12'Goal · Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar · 2-0
  • 22'Goal · Bryan LinssenVitesse · 2-1
  • 40'Goal · T. MatavžVitesse · 2-2
  • 45+1'Goal · Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar · 3-2
  • 53'Goal · Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar · 4-2
  • 66'Goal · Mason MountVitesse · 4-3

Head-to-head

7 meetings: AZ Alkmaar 4, draws 1, Vitesse 2.

Team news

AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-3-3)

Marco Bizot, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Mats Seuntjens, Ricardo van Rhijn, Owen Wijndal, Fredrik Midtsjø, Teun Koopmeiners, Guus Til, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Wout Weghorst, Oussama Idrissi

Vitesse line-up (4-3-3)

Jeroen Houwen, Matt Miazga, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Alexander Büttner, Guram Kashia, T. Serero, Mason Mount, Navarone Foor, Roy Beerens, Tim Matavz, Bryan Linssen