FC Utrecht 2-0 AZ Alkmaar: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 March 2026

Result

FC Utrecht 2-0 AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 March 2026, 15:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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FC Utrecht 2-0 AZ Alkmaar: match report

FC Utrecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 1 March 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.

Yoann Cathline opened the scoring in the 9th minute. FC Utrecht's goals came from Yoann Cathline (9') and Artem Stepanov (35', penalty). AZ Alkmaar did not score.

Discipline: FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card; AZ Alkmaar received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 10th on 31 points from 24 and AZ Alkmaar 6th on 39 points from 24. FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 6th with 57 points, and AZ Alkmaar 7th with 52.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AZ Alkmaar in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Vasilios Barkas of FC Utrecht (8.2), ahead of Gjivai Zechiël (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Utrecht wins, 5 draws and 3 for AZ Alkmaar.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Yoann CathlineFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 25'Yellow card · Ayoub OufkirAZ Alkmaar
  • 33'Yellow card · Rome Jayden Owusu-OduroAZ Alkmaar
  • 35'Penalty goal · Artem StepanovFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Mike van der HoornFC Utrecht
  • 81'Yellow card · Kees SmitAZ Alkmaar

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Utrecht 2, draws 5, AZ Alkmaar 3.

Team news

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FC Utrecht line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vasilios Barkas, Matisse Didden, Mike van der Hoorn, Nick Viergever, Souffian El, Alonzo Engwanda, Gjivai Zechiël, Ángel Alarcón, Dani de Wit, Yoann Cathline, Artem Stepanov

AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Mees de Wit, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, Billy van Duijl, Kasper Boogaard, Peer Koopmeiners, Ayoub Oufkir, Sven Mijnans, Isak Jensen, Mexx Meerdink