Mexican left-back Mateo Chávez looks to keep his starting spot when AZ Alkmaar host SC Telstar in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The 22-year-old completed 90 minutes in AZ’s Europa League opener at Sunderland on September 16, settling concerns after an injury scare five days earlier. Kickoff at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar is set for 2:30 PM local time.
How to Watch
Match: AZ Alkmaar vs SC Telstar
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie, Round 7
Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Kickoff: 8:30 AM ET | 7:30 AM CT | 5:30 AM PT
TV Channel: No U.S. television broadcast has been confirmed for this match
Online Live Stream: No confirmed U.S. streaming listing at the time of writing
A current match-specific U.S. broadcast listing for this game could not be confirmed at the time of writing. Eredivisie matches in the United States have aired on ESPN’s streaming platform, so the ESPN app is worth checking closer to kickoff. Confirm availability on matchday, as broadcast listings can change.
Chávez’s Last Week
AZ Alkmaar played one competitive first-team match in the seven days before Sunday’s game: the Europa League league-phase opener at Sunderland on September 16. AZ lost 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, with Enzo Le Fée converting a second-half penalty for the only goal. Chávez started at left-back and played the full 90 minutes without scoring, assisting, or being booked, according to the match lineups and event log.
His complete match was the best possible answer to the injury scare from September 11, when he went up for an aerial challenge and landed awkwardly late in the 1-1 league draw with Willem II, forcing him off with AZ’s substitutions used up. Playing the full match in England five days later showed there was no lasting issue.
The Sunderland performance capped a strong start to the season for the Mexican defender. In the 2026-27 Eredivisie, Chávez has started all six league matches, scoring once and assisting three times in 471 minutes, with an average FotMob rating of 7.73.
Brief Match Preview
AZ sit second in the Eredivisie with 16 points from six matches (five wins and one draw), level on points with leaders PSV Eindhoven but behind on goal difference. A win over Telstar would keep the pressure on PSV, who visit FC Twente at the same time, and could lift AZ to first place if the leaders drop points.
Telstar are 13th with five points from six matches (one win, two draws, three losses) and have scored a league-low five goals. They have failed to score in three of their last four league matches, and their only two goals in that stretch both came from penalties in a 2-2 draw with Cambuur.
Chávez is projected to start at left-back again, in a back four with Elijah Dijkstra, Wouter Goes, and Lewis Schouten, according to Sports Mole’s match preview. AZ remain without Denso Kasius (groin) and Stije Resink (knee) for this one, while Kees Smit is back in contention after returning against Sunderland. Keep an eye on striker Mexx Meerdink, who has four direct goal involvements in six league matches this season.
A home win would keep AZ within touching distance of top spot at worst, and the Mexican left-back will aim to build on a season that has already made him one of the Eredivisie’s most productive defenders.
