AZ Alkmaar 2-2 VVV-Venlo: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 17 October 2020

Result

AZ Alkmaar 2-2 VVV-Venlo

Eredivisie · Saturday 17 October 2020, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

AZ Alkmaar · VVV-Venlo · Eredivisie predictions

AZ Alkmaar 2-2 VVV-Venlo: match report

AZ Alkmaar drew with VVV-Venlo 2-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 17 October 2020. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Jesper Karlsson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. AZ Alkmaar's goals came from Jesper Karlsson (2') and C. Stengs (24'). VVV-Venlo scored through Evert Linthorst (86') and Georgios Giakoumakis (88', penalty).

Discipline: AZ Alkmaar received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; VVV-Venlo received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game AZ Alkmaar were 13th on 3 points from 3 and VVV-Venlo 10th on 4 points from 4. AZ Alkmaar went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and VVV-Venlo 17th with 23.

AZ Alkmaar lined up in a 4-3-3 and VVV-Venlo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Calvin Stengs of AZ Alkmaar (8.3), level with Jesper Karlsson (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 AZ Alkmaar win, 1 draw and 0 for VVV-Venlo.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Jesper KarlssonAZ Alkmaar · 1-0
  • 19'Yellow card · Zinédine MachachVVV-Venlo
  • 24'Goal · C. StengsAZ Alkmaar · 2-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Roy GelmiVVV-Venlo
  • 41'Red card · Jonas SvenssonAZ Alkmaar
  • 46'Yellow card · Torino HunteVVV-Venlo
  • 46'Yellow card · Torino HunteVVV-Venlo
  • 78'Yellow card · D. de WitAZ Alkmaar
  • 86'Goal · Evert LinthorstVVV-Venlo · 2-1
  • 88'Penalty goal · Georgios GiakoumakisVVV-Venlo · 2-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: AZ Alkmaar 1, draws 1, VVV-Venlo 0.

Team news

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

Hobie Verhulst, Jonas Svensson, Ramon Leeuwin, Bruno Martins Indi, Owen Wijndal, Fredrik Midtsjø, Dani de Wit, Teun Koopmeiners, Calvin Stengs, Myron Boadu, Jesper Karlsson

VVV-Venlo line-up (4-3-3)

Delano van Crooij, Tristan Dekker, Christian Kum, Arjan Swinkels, Lukas Schmitz, Zinédine Machach, Roy Gelmi, Evert Linthorst, Joshua John, Georgios Giakoumakis, Vito van Crooij