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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
19:00
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
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FC Twente

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

AZ Alkmaar host FC Twente at AFAS Stadion on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC, in the Eredivisie (round 10). Prediction markets make AZ Alkmaar the favourite at 43%, with the draw at 25% (Polymarket). AZ Alkmaar have had 7 days of rest since playing Cambuur (Eredivisie); FC Twente have had 7 after facing FC Utrecht and travel about 148 km. AZ Alkmaar are without 3 players (Kees Smit, Stije Resink, Jizz Hornkamp); FC Twente are missing 4 (Filip Thorvaldsen, Lars Unnerstall, Max Bruns and others). Alex Bos is the referee, averaging 3.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1. The forecast at kick-off is 13°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

AZ Alkmaar 43%Draw 25%FC Twente 32%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1

Coach: Leeroy Echteld

  1. 28 Jari De Busser GK
  2. 22 Elijah Dijkstra DEF
  3. 3 Wouter Goes DEF
  4. 4 Lewis Schouten DEF
  5. 5 Mateo Chávez DEF
  6. 8 Jordy Clasie MID
  7. 6 Peer Koopmeiners MID
  8. 24 Ayoub Oufkir FWD
  9. 14 Calvin Stengs FWD
  10. 11 Ro-Zangelo Daal FWD
  11. 9 Mexx Meerdink FWD

Bench

  • 1 Rome Owusu-Oduro GK
  • 30 Denso Kasius DEF
  • 34 Mees de Wit DEF
  • 31 Rion Ichihara DEF
  • 2 Seiya Maikuma DEF
  • 29 Wesley Hoedt DEF
  • 21 Dave Kwakman MID
  • 17 Valdemar Byskov MID
  • 18 Bendegúz Kovács FWD
  • 54 Jerolldino Bergraaf FWD
  • 27 Wassim Bouziane FWD
  • 7 Weslley Pinto FWD

FC Twente 4-2-3-1

Coach: John van den Brom

  1. 16 Joël Drommel GK
  2. 28 Bart van Rooij DEF
  3. 3 Robin Pröpper DEF
  4. 4 Ruud Nijstad DEF
  5. 29 Aske Adelgaard DEF
  6. 6 Ramiz Zerrouki MID
  7. 8 Daouda Weidmann MID
  8. 11 Daan Rots FWD
  9. 14 Kristian Hlynsson MID
  10. 27 Sondre Ørjasæter FWD
  11. 9 Wout Weghorst FWD

Bench

  • 22 Remko Pasveer GK
  • 31 Yannick Gerritsen GK
  • 39 Jip Meilink DEF
  • 24 Krzysztof Kurowski DEF
  • 2 Michał Rosiak DEF
  • 18 Jordy Bawuah MID
  • 20 Thomas van den Belt MID
  • 10 Younes Taha MID
  • 17 Filip Thorvaldsen FWD
  • 25 Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink FWD
  • 7 Marko Pjaca FWD

Injuries and suspensions

AZ Alkmaar

  • Kees Smit injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Stije Resink injury, back Early January 2027
  • Jizz Hornkamp injury, back Day to day

FC Twente

  • Filip Thorvaldsen injury, back Early November 2026
  • Lars Unnerstall injury, back Day to day
  • Max Bruns injury, back Early November 2026
  • Stav Lemkin injury, back Day to day
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 3 May 2026: AZ Alkmaar 2-2 FC Twente
  • Tuesday 3 February 2026: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 FC Twente
  • Sunday 30 November 2025: FC Twente 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
  • Sunday 25 May 2025: AZ Alkmaar 3-2 FC Twente
  • Wednesday 14 May 2025: FC Twente 2-3 AZ Alkmaar