Go Ahead Eagles Hold AZ to Goalless Stalemate in Deventer

Go Ahead Eagles and AZ cancelled each other out in a 0–0 draw on Eredivisie matchday 31, as both sides were forced to settle for a point in Deventer.

The match, played on 23 April 2026, produced no goals and few major flashpoints, with the key incidents largely limited to bookings and tactical changes. Detailed data on clear chances and saves is unavailable, but the scoreline underlines a tightly contested encounter in the regular season run-in.

Eredivisie FINISHED

2026-04-23 16:45

Go Ahead Eagles

0 - 0

AZ

Matchday 31 REGULAR_SEASON

Go Ahead Eagles picked up the first caution of the evening when Melle Meulensteen was shown a yellow card in the 15th minute. The hosts’ defensive discipline remained under scrutiny after the break, with Julius Dirksen also going into the referee’s book in the 66th minute.

Both coaches turned to their benches around the hour mark to try to tilt the game. AZ made a double substitution on 63 minutes, bringing on Denso Kasius for Mateo Chávez and Kees Smit for Matěj Šín. Go Ahead Eagles responded almost immediately, with a 64th-minute attacking reshuffle as Finn Stokkers replaced Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson and Thibo Baeten came on for Søren Tengstedt.

The pattern continued into the final quarter of an hour. For the hosts, Alfons Sampsted made way for Dean James in the 74th minute, while AZ introduced Bendegúz Kovács for Mexx Meerdink and Ro-Zangelo Daal for Weslley Patati at the same time. Late changes saw Wouter Goes replace Rion Ichihara for AZ on 86 minutes, and Go Ahead Eagles send on Oskar Sivertsen and Kenzo Goudmijn in the 89th minute for Jakob Breum and Victor Edvardsen respectively.

AZ’s Kasius received the visitors’ only yellow card in the 80th minute, underscoring an otherwise controlled defensive display from both teams. With neither attack able to find a way through, the draw leaves each side with a point as the Eredivisie season approaches its conclusion.

More match information and context can be found on Ballaxy’s match centre and the Eredivisie league page.

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Eredivisie Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	PSV	32	25	3	4	92	43	49	78	D W W W
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	32	18	7	7	67	43	24	61	W W D D
3	NEC	32	15	11	6	74	50	24	56	D D D W
4	AFC Ajax	32	14	13	5	61	39	22	55	D W W L
5	FC Twente '65	32	14	13	5	54	35	19	55	D D W W
6	AZ	32	14	8	10	54	47	7	50	D D W W
7	SC Heerenveen	32	14	8	10	57	51	6	50	W W L W
8	FC Utrecht	32	13	8	11	51	41	10	47	W L W L
9	Sparta Rotterdam	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17	43	D L L D
10	FC Groningen	32	12	6	14	45	43	2	42	L L D W
11	Go Ahead Eagles	32	8	14	10	52	47	5	38	D D D W
12	PEC Zwolle	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24	37	W L D L
13	Fortuna Sittard	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13	36	L L D L
14	SBV Excelsior	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14	34	W W D L
15	Telstar 1963	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10	31	D W L L
16	FC Volendam	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19	31	L W L D
17	NAC Breda	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25	25	L L D D
18	Heracles Almelo	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46	19	L L L L