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Heerenveen
Eredivisie | 1st Leg
May 19, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen
3 - 2
AZ

van Hooijdonk (58'), Sarr (90'), Halilovic (90+4')
van Hooijdonk (4'), van Ewijk (20'), Haye (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Evjen (59'), Pavlidis (65')
Karlsson (79')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Heerenveen

Last Six:
Last Game: AZ 2-0 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 22 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

Last Six:
Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 2-2 AZ Alkmaar

 AZ have had no problems finding the net despite their dip in form, while there have been goals aplenty in recent games involving Heerenveen, so an entertaining contest is expected at the Abe Lenstra Stadion. However, with little to separate these two teams, a score draw could be on the cards, keeping the tie nicely poised heading into Sunday's second leg. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 45.32%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 30.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.7%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 2-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
30.44% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01) 24.23%45.32% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Both teams to score 58.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.19% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)43.81% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.8% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)66.2% (0.0039999999999907 0)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.71% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)27.28% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.28% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)62.72% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.51% (0.0010000000000048 0)19.49% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.64% (0.0020000000000024 0)51.36% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 30.45%
    AZ Alkmaar 45.32%
    Draw 24.23%
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 7.34% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-0 @ 6.91%
2-0 @ 4.49% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 3.18% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.6% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 1.94% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.03% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 30.45%
1-1 @ 11.29%
2-2 @ 6%
0-0 @ 5.32% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.23%
1-2 @ 9.24% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 8.7% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 7.11% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-3 @ 5.03%
0-3 @ 3.88% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 3.27%
1-4 @ 2.06%
0-4 @ 1.58%
2-4 @ 1.34%
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 45.32%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs AZ

Heerenveen
29.4%
Draw
29.4%
AZ Alkmaar
41.2%
34
Head to Head
Apr 23, 2022 5.45pm
AZ
2-1
Heerenveen
Karlsson (44'), Reijnders (87')
Clasie (13')
Sarr (7')
Zaal (84'), Mulder (85')
Aug 29, 2021 3.45pm
Heerenveen
1-3
AZ
Veerman (11')
Pavlidis (14'), Fonn Witry (50'), De Wit (88')
Letschert (38')
Feb 14, 2021 11.15am
AZ
3-1
Heerenveen
Stengs (20'), Koopmeiners (47' pen.), Gudmundsson (81')
Hatzidiakos (60')
Schone (54')
Paul van Hecke (46'), Kongolo (87')
Nov 8, 2020 3.45pm
Heerenveen
0-3
AZ

Paul van Hecke (28')
Koopmeiners (29' pen.), Woudenberg (41' og.), Karlsson (47')
Jan 25, 2020 5.30pm
Heerenveen
1-2
AZ
Ejuke (69')
Veerman (28')
De Wit (35'), Boadu (72')
Koopmeiners (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446
> Eredivisie Full Table


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