Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar result

Full-time · Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar

UEFA Europa League · Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:00 BST · Stadium of Light

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 16:53 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar — Sunderland won this UEFA Europa League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.24 at Unibet

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.7% of 5142 landed (95% range 76.5–78.8%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat AZ Alkmaar 1–0 at Stadium of Light in the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday 16 September.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée (66’ pen).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Enzo Le Fée’s goal on 66 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sunderland 2.90, AZ Alkmaar 1.49, from 20 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Jeremie Pignard, France showed five yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sunderland: Trai Hume (22’), O. Alderete (30’) and N. Mukiele (72’); AZ Alkmaar: Ayoub Oufkir (38’) and Weslley Patati (64’).

What it changes

Sunderland have scored four goals, the 37th-fewest (shared) of the 76 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Sunderland have conceded four goals, the 16th-fewest (shared) of the 76 clubs.

AZ Alkmaar have scored seven goals, the 16th-most (shared) of the 76 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). AZ Alkmaar have conceded four goals, the 16th-fewest (shared) of the 76 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) 11.4, Jari De Busser (AZ Alkmaar) 4.9 and N. Mukiele (Sunderland) 4.0 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sunderland or AZ Alkmaar (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.7% of the time in the last 90 days (3993 of 5142).

Next up

Sunderland next host Chelsea on 8 November 2026.

AZ Alkmaar next host Groningen on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Sunderland v Chelsea, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for AZ Alkmaar: AZ Alkmaar v Groningen, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar · UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: Jeremie Pignard, France
Model coverage: 182 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Sunderland 2W 1D 2L · AZ Alkmaar 5W 0D 0L

Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar (UEFA Europa League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 182 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 2.75

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

4.5 / 7.25

Corners

against 4.63 / 4.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7.13

Shots on target

against 2.38 / 4 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 0.75

Cards

against 2.75 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

182

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 12 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	AZ Alkmaar for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	2.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.13 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	18.13 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jeremie Pignard, France.

Sunderland

Sunderland Goalkeeper

Sunderland — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Roefs	4	90360 min	51.3 /90	51.3 /90	00 /90
M. Ellborg	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	2.1 4/3
M. Ellborg n 5	90	2.2 3/3

Sunderland Defensive

Sunderland — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Meunier	5	69345 min	20.5 /90	41 /90	00 /90	71.8 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
Dan Ballard	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	338.3 /90	61.5 /90	20.5 /90
Reinildo	4	90360 min	82 /90	82 /90	10.3 /90	246 /90	82 /90	20.5 /90
T. Hume	4	72286 min	154.7 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	299.1 /90	51.6 /90	00 /90
N. Mukiele	3	90270 min	93 /90	20.7 /90	31 /90	217 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90
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Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Meunier n 5	69	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0	—
W. Isidor n 8	30.8	1.5 3/1	2.9 5/2	—
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	1.6 6/3	1.3 6/2	—
Reinildo n 8	87.8	1.4 5/4	0.9 5/2	L. Schouten
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0.9 5/1	1.9 7/4	P. Koopmeiners
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Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Meunier n 5	69	0.5 1/1
W. Isidor n 8	30.8	0.7 2/0
Reinildo n 8	87.8	2.1 8/4
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.4 6/3
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	1.4 7/2
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Sunderland Attacking

Sunderland — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
W. Isidor	5	35174 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	84.1 /90	21 /90	00 /90	21 /90
B. Brobbey	4	78311 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /90	00 /90
G. Xhaka	4	90360 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	102.5 /90	30.8 /90
E. Le Fée	4	87349 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	102.6 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	51.3 /90
N. Sadiki	4	86344 min	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	41 /90
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Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Meunier n 5	69	1 4/0	1 4/0
W. Isidor n 8	30.8	3.7 5/3	1.1 3/0
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Meunier n 5	69	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
W. Isidor n 8	30.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Reinildo n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar Goalkeeper

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Jari De Busser	5	90450 min	81.6 /90	51 /90	00 /90

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jari De Busser n 5	90	1.6 3/1

AZ Alkmaar Defensive

AZ Alkmaar — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Schouten	5	90450 min	112.2 /90	20.4 /90	51 /90	255 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90
W. Goes	5	90450 min	91.8 /90	102 /90	30.6 /90	193.8 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90
E. Dijkstra	5	82411 min	51.1 /90	51.1 /90	00 /90	132.8 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90
M. Chávez	5	76381 min	81.9 /90	20.5 /90	10.2 /90	174 /90	51.2 /90	10.2 /90
M. de Wit	2	3162 min	22.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90	34.4 /90	22.9 /90	00 /90
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AZ Alkmaar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Goes n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.5 2/2	—
L. Schouten n 5	90	0.8 2/2	0.6 3/0	Reinildo
Jari De Busser n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
P. Koopmeiners n 8	81.9	1.5 5/4	1 4/1	G. Xhaka
R. Daal n 8	82.4	0.7 4/1	1.8 5/3	—
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AZ Alkmaar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Schouten n 5	90	2.2 4/3
W. Goes n 8	90	1.6 8/4
P. Koopmeiners n 8	81.9	3.2 8/7
R. Daal n 8	82.4	1.1 5/2
Mexx Meerdink n 8	75.4	0.4 2/1
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AZ Alkmaar Attacking

AZ Alkmaar — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Mexx Meerdink	5	83413 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	143.1 /90	61.3 /90	20.4 /90	30.7 /90
J. Hornkamp	1	4545 min	24 /90	00 /90	510 /90	510 /90	00 /90	00 /90
T. Parrott	1	3333 min	00 /90	00 /90	12.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
P. Koopmeiners	5	89445 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	71.4 /90	40.8 /90	102 /90	10.2 /90
R. Daal	5	85424 min	40.8 /90	00 /90	81.7 /90	81.7 /90	112.3 /90	143 /90
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AZ Alkmaar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Schouten n 5	90	0.8 4/0	0.2 1/0
W. Goes n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Jari De Busser n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Koopmeiners n 8	81.9	1.4 5/4	1 5/2
R. Daal n 8	82.4	1.4 6/2	1.2 5/2
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AZ Alkmaar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for AZ Alkmaar before kick-off, to 12 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Schouten n 5	90	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
W. Goes n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Jari De Busser n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Koopmeiners n 8	81.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Daal n 8	82.4	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		AZ Alkmaar
45%	Possession	55%
2.90	Expected goals (xG)	1.49
20	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	2
11	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	6
15	Shots inside the box	7
12	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
382	Passes	493
78%	Pass accuracy	82%

Sunderland Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
N. Mukiele	90	0	4	0	4	1	Y	6.5
Reinildo	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
G. Xhaka	90	0	2	0	2	2	0	6.9
N. Sadiki	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
E. Le Fée	90	1	4	2	4	2	0	7.8
K. Danso	84	0	3	1	0	2	0	6.8
T. Hume	67	0	4	1	0	1	Y	6.1
M. Fofana	67	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
W. Isidor	67	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
O. Alderete	52	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2
Dan Ballard	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
T. Meunier	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Angulo	23	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.4
B. Brobbey	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Rigg	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

AZ Alkmaar Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jari De Busser	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
E. Dijkstra	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
W. Goes	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
M. Chávez	90	0	0	1	3	0	5.8
P. Koopmeiners	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Daal	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.2
L. Schouten	83	0	0	1	1	0	7
Mexx Meerdink	83	3	1	1	1	0	6.5
J. Clasie	76	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
K. Smit	59	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Oufkir	45	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
Weslley Patati	45	2	0	0	0	Y	5.9
V. Byskov	31	3	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Kwakman	14	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
C. Stengs	7	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Hornkamp	7	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandLWDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

AZ AlkmaarWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Sunderland#11 pos7 pts4 pl0 GD

AZ Alkmaar#14 pos6 pts4 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1

AZ Alkmaar scored1.75

Sunderland conceded1

AZ Alkmaar conceded1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar was Home or Away (best price 1.24 at Unibet).
What is the recent form of Sunderland and AZ Alkmaar?: Recent form — Sunderland 2W 1D 2L; AZ Alkmaar 5W 0D 0L.

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