AZ Key Passes Stats 2026/2027

AZ Key Passes Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

AZ are averaging 13.2 key passes per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 19.9 total key passes on average. That puts them 5th of 18 for chances created per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find every AZ player's key-pass rate and create-shots hit percentage, the upcoming fixture against Ararat, and a full match-by-match log.

AZ Key Passes Questions

What counts as a created shot in the Player to Create Shots market?

A key pass or an assist. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who attempts a shot without scoring; if that teammate scores, the pass is recorded as an assist instead. Bookmakers settle create-shots lines on Opta data as the sum of both, so every chance created counts once.

Does this table include assists in the key pass numbers?

No - the table shows key passes only. Because a create-shots line settles on key passes plus assists, a AZ player's true market number is equal to or higher than what you see here. The hit rates are a conservative floor for the create-shots market.

Which bookmakers offer the create shots market?

Bet365 lists it as Player To Create Shots in its bet builder, and Sky Bet and Paddy Power carry the same market family in theirs. Lines and player coverage vary by fixture - creative midfielders and attacking full-backs are priced most often.

How does Super Sub affect create shots settlement?

At Sky Bet and Paddy Power, if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line and the substitute's chances created count towards your bet. Bet365 instead runs Sub On Play On - a player who enters as a substitute has his own bet stand, with his output counting from the moment he comes on.

Which AZ players create the most shots?

Ro-Zangelo Daal leads with 21 key passes across 10 qualifying appearances (2.1/g, 70% hit rate). The table ranks every AZ player by key passes per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes) with hit rates at the 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines and six-game form.

Where do these key passes stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 AZ fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Bookmakers settle the create-shots market on Opta's count, which can differ by the odd marginal touch, so always treat the bookmaker's feed as final for settlement.

What is the create shots market?

Player to Create Shots is a bet builder market where you back a player to set up a number of shots for his teammates - typically 1+, 2+ or 3+ across the 90 minutes. Bookmakers settle it on Opta data as the cumulative total of a player's key passes plus his assists. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who then attempts a shot without scoring; if the teammate scores, that pass upgrades from a key pass to an assist. Both count towards a create-shots line, so the market is effectively a bet on chances created. One honest note on this table: it shows key passes only. A player's create-shots number at the bookmaker is his key passes PLUS his assists, so for AZ players who register assists the table slightly understates the market line. Treat the hit rates here as a conservative floor - a player hitting 2+ key passes regularly clears a 2+ create-shots line at least as often.

Bet365 player to create shots

Bet365 lists the market as Player To Create Shots inside its bet builder, usually at 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines for the creative midfielders and full-backs in each side. Bet365's player markets run Sub On Play On rules: if your player comes on as a substitute, his bet stands and his output from the moment he enters counts in full. Use the Lineup only toggle above the table to focus the AZ numbers on players expected to start.

Sky Bet create shots

Sky Bet carries create shots selections in its bet builder and applies its Super Sub rule to player markets: if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line, and the substitute's key passes and assists count towards your bet. That makes team-level creativity - how many chances AZ generate as a side - matter as much as the individual you pick, because the line survives a substitution.

Paddy Power create shots

Paddy Power offers the same create-shots market family in its bet builder, also with Super Sub settlement - a replaced starter's line is continued by the player who comes on for him. As with any player market, settlement follows the bookmaker's official data feed (Opta), so a marginal touch that our data logs as a key pass will almost always match, but the bookmaker's count is the one that settles the bet.

How to use this table for create shots bets

Start with the hit percentage at your line: step the table between 1+, 2+ and 3+ key passes and read how often each AZ player has cleared that number per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes). The Match grid view shows the raw counts game by game - green cells mark matches where the player hit the active line - and the form dots track his last six. The Super Sub toggle folds substitutes' key passes into each starter's fixture cells, mirroring how Sky Bet and Paddy Power settle. It also points at a structural edge: books price a starter's line on his per-90 output, while Super Sub rules quietly add his replacement's output on top - so at those books, lines on players in high-rotation positions are slightly better than they look. Pair the hit rates with the chances created per game number and the over/under dials below before building the leg.

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AZ player key passes rates

Player	Position	Apps	Key passes	Per game	1+ hit rate
Kees Smit	midfielder	5	10	2	100%
Seiya Maikuma	defender	2	2	1	100%
Weslley Patati	attacker	7	10	1.43	86%
Peer Koopmeiners	midfielder	10	18	1.8	80%
Mateo Chávez	defender	9	14	1.56	78%
Ro-Zangelo Daal	attacker	10	21	2.1	70%
C. Stengs	midfielder	9	14	1.56	67%
Elijah Dijkstra	defender	9	6	0.67	67%
Mexx Meerdink	attacker	9	5	0.56	56%
Wouter Goes	defender	10	5	0.5	50%
Dave Kwakman	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Valdemar Byskov	midfielder	6	6	1	50%
Ayoub Oufkir	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Bendegúz Kovács	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Denso Kasius	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Jordy Clasie	midfielder	7	4	0.57	43%
Lewis Schouten	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Jari De Busser	goalkeeper	10	1	0.1	10%
Mees de Wit	defender	3	0	0	0%
Jizz Hornkamp	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Wesley Hoedt	defender	1	0	0	0%

AZ key passes match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team key passes	Opposition key passes	Match total	Top player
18 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur	Away	2-2	6	9	15	Peer Koopmeiners (3)
15 Oct 2026	Europa League	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Home	2-1	10	6	16	Valdemar Byskov (3)
10 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	Away	2-0	10	9	19	Weslley Patati (2)
20 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Telstar	Home	1-0	16	1	17	Jizz Hornkamp (3)
16 Sep 2026	Europa League	Sunderland	Away	1-0	6	13	19	Wouter Goes (1)
11 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Home	1-1	21	5	26	Ro-Zangelo Daal (8)
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	SC Heerenveen	Away	2-3	12	10	22	Jordy Clasie (2)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	Home	5-2	15	5	20	Peer Koopmeiners (4)
22 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	Away	0-2	19	2	21	C. Stengs (5)
15 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Away	1-4	17	7	24	Ro-Zangelo Daal (4)

AZ key passes 2026/2027: last 10 games

Key passes for per game: 13.2
Key passes against per game: 6.7
Match total key passes per game: 19.9
Games: 10
League rank for match key passes: 17 of 18

AZ Key passes for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	15.5	100%	100%	75%	75%	75%
Away	6	11.67	67%	67%	50%	33%	33%
Overall	10	13.2	80%	80%	60%	50%	50%

AZ Key passes against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	4.25	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	8.33	83%	67%	17%	17%	0%
Overall	10	6.7	50%	40%	10%	10%	0%

AZ Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %
Home	4	19.75	100%	75%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	20	100%	83%	83%	50%	17%
Overall	10	19.9	100%	80%	70%	40%	20%

AZ Team key passes 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes / match	13.2	15.5	11.67
Key passes over 6.5	80%	100%	67%
Key passes over 8.5	80%	100%	67%
Key passes over 10.5	60%	75%	50%
Key passes over 12.5	50%	75%	33%
Key passes over 14.5	50%	75%	33%

AZ Key passes against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Key passes against	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes against / match	6.7	4.25	8.33
Key passes against over 6.5	50%	0%	83%
Key passes against over 8.5	40%	0%	67%
Key passes against over 10.5	10%	0%	17%
Key passes against over 12.5	10%	0%	17%
Key passes against over 14.5	0%	0%	0%

AZ Match key passes 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Match key passes / match	19.9	19.75	20
Match key passes over 14.5	100%	100%	100%
Match key passes over 16.5	80%	75%	83%
Match key passes over 18.5	70%	50%	83%
Match key passes over 20.5	40%	25%	50%
Match key passes over 22.5	20%	25%	17%

AZ key passes match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Oct	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur (A)	2-2	6	9	15	-
15 Oct	Europa League	Be'er Sheva (H)	2-1	10	6	16	-
10 Oct	Eredivisie	Feyenoord (A)	2-0	10	9	19	-
20 Sep	Eredivisie	Telstar (H)	1-0	16	1	17	-
16 Sep	Europa League	Sunderland (A)	1-0	6	13	19	-
11 Sep	Eredivisie	Willem II (H)	1-1	21	5	26	-
6 Sep	Eredivisie	Heerenveen (A)	2-3	12	10	22	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (H)	5-2	15	5	20	-
22 Aug	Eredivisie	Fortuna (A)	0-2	19	2	21	-
15 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (A)	1-4	17	7	24	-

Eredivisie key passes table 2026/2027: every team's key passes per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
1	Sparta Rotterdam	9	12.22	13.22	25.44	89%
2	Feyenoord	9	17	8.11	25.11	89%
3	Go Ahead Eagles	9	11.56	13.11	24.67	100%
4	FC Twente	9	16.78	7.67	24.44	89%
5	Ajax	9	17.44	6.89	24.33	67%
6	Willem II	9	8	15.89	23.89	89%
7	SC Heerenveen	9	12.56	11.22	23.78	78%
8	PEC Zwolle	9	8.33	15.33	23.67	89%
9	FC Groningen	9	11.11	11.78	22.89	78%
10	FC Utrecht	9	9.22	13.22	22.44	89%
11	ADO Den Haag	9	9	13.22	22.22	67%
12	Telstar	9	8.11	14	22.11	44%
13	PSV	9	14.22	7.67	21.89	67%
14	Fortuna Sittard	9	7	14.89	21.89	78%
15	SC Cambuur	9	9	12.22	21.22	67%
16	NEC Nijmegen	9	12.22	8.56	20.78	67%
17	AZ	9	13.89	6.22	20.11	67%
18	Excelsior	9	7.67	12.11	19.78	44%

AZ key passes against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Vs top six	14	9.57	9.43	19	64%
Vs top half	20	10.35	9.4	19.75	70%
Vs bottom half	23	13.7	7.78	21.48	57%
Vs bottom six	16	13.56	7.63	21.19	50%

AZ key passes per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	9	13.89	6.22	20.11	67%
Europa League	2026/2027	2	8	9.5	17.5	50%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	11.68	9.15	20.82	62%
Europa Conference League	2025/2026	18	12.33	7.5	19.83	44%
Eredivisie	2024/2025	36	11.28	6.72	18	44%
Europa League	2024/2025	12	9	10.08	19.08	33%

AZ next three opponents: key passes per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their key passes for	Their key passes against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Thu 22 Oct 16:45	Ararat (away)	23.33	8	15.33	26	7.5	18.5
Sun 25 Oct 19:00	FC Twente (home)	24.44	16.78	7.67	25	15	10
Sat 31 Oct 20:00	Ajax (away)	24.33	17.44	6.89	26.2	19.4	6.8

AZ players with the most games of 1+ key passes 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Peer Koopmeiners	midfielder	9	11	82%
2	Mateo Chávez	defender	8	11	73%
3	Ro-Zangelo Daal	attacker	8	11	73%
4	Elijah Dijkstra	defender	7	10	70%
5	Kees Smit	midfielder	6	6	100%

AZ players with the most games of 2+ key passes 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kees Smit	midfielder	5	6	83%
2	Peer Koopmeiners	midfielder	5	11	45%
3	Ro-Zangelo Daal	attacker	5	11	45%
4	Weslley Patati	attacker	4	10	40%
5	Mateo Chávez	defender	4	11	36%

AZ players with the most games of 3+ key passes 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mateo Chávez	defender	3	11	27%
2	Peer Koopmeiners	midfielder	3	11	27%
3	Ro-Zangelo Daal	attacker	3	11	27%
4	Kees Smit	midfielder	2	6	33%
5	C. Stengs	midfielder	2	11	18%

Ararat key passes match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
15 Oct	Europa League	Jagiellonia (A)	3-1	9	9	18	-
16 Sep	Europa League	Sparta Praha (H)	1-4	12	18	30	-
27 Aug	Europa League	U Craiova (H)	1-0	3	19	22	-