ALKMAAR, Netherlands (Interstat) — AZ will host Telstar on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in an Eredivisie match at AFAS Stadion. AZ enters the contest with a 5-0-1 record across all competitions, while Telstar is 1-3-3.

AZ’s most recent result was a 1-1 home draw with Willem II on Sept. 11. Mateo Chávez played 90 minutes in that match. Elijah Dijkstra also played 90 minutes, and Calvin Stengs played 64. Chávez, a player to watch for AZ, also played 46 minutes in a 3-2 win at Heerenveen on Sept. 6 and 83 minutes with one goal in a 5-2 win over Go Ahead on Aug. 29. AZ’s other results this season, in reverse date order, include a 3-2 win at Heerenveen on Sept. 6, a 5-2 win at home over Go Ahead on Aug. 29, a 2-0 win at Sittard on Aug. 22, a 4-1 win at Utrecht on Aug. 15 and a 2-0 win over Den Haag on Aug. 8.

Telstar’s most recent result was a 0-0 draw at Heerenveen. Nökkvi Þórisson played 69 minutes, while Nils Rossen and Patrick Brouwer each played 90. Jelani Seedorf, a player to watch for Telstar, played 21 minutes in that match. He also played 29 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Twente, 30 minutes in a 2-2 draw with Cambuur and 65 minutes in a 4-0 loss to Ajax. Telstar’s other results this season, in reverse date order, include a 1-0 loss at Twente on Sept. 9, a 2-2 draw at home with Cambuur on Sept. 6, a 4-0 loss to Ajax on Aug. 30, a 3-1 loss to Jong Sparta on Aug. 14 and a 2-1 win at NEC on Aug. 8.

The match is part of the Dutch Eredivisie schedule. After Sunday, AZ is scheduled to visit Feyenoord on Oct. 10, visit Cambuur on Oct. 18, host Twente on Oct. 25 and visit Ajax on Oct. 31. Telstar is set to host Den Haag on Oct. 11, host Feyenoord on Oct. 17, visit Go Ahead on Oct. 23 and host Utrecht on Nov. 1. AZ also is scheduled to visit Jong Sparta on Nov. 21, visit Sparta on Nov. 22, visit Zwolle on Nov. 28 and host PSV on Dec. 5. Telstar also is scheduled to host Zwolle on Nov. 21, visit Excelsior on Nov. 28, host Groningen on Dec. 4 and visit PSV on Dec. 12.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of AZ 2, Telstar 0. Interstat’s ELO system gives AZ an 80.3 percent probability to win.