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Eredivisie | Gameweek 29
Apr 13, 2025 at 1.30pm UK
Erve Asito
AZ Alkmaar

Heracles
1 - 0
AZ

Hornkamp (47')
Bruns (17'), Bruijn (84')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 0-0 Heracles
Sunday, April 6 at 11.15am in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 0-1 Feyenoord
Saturday, April 5 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

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 53.43%. A win for Heracles had a probability of 24% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.82%) and 0-2 (8.25%). The likeliest Heracles win was 2-1 (6.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
HeraclesDrawAZ Alkmaar
24% (-0.295 -0.29)22.57% (-0.035 -0.04)53.43% (0.333 0.33)
Both teams to score 58.7% (-0.227 -0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.9% (-0.14 -0.14)41.1% (0.141 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.5% (-0.144 -0.14)63.5% (0.146 0.15)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.39% (-0.32000000000001 -0.32)30.61% (0.32 0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.15% (-0.379 -0.38)66.85% (0.38 0.38)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.6% (0.063999999999993 0.06)15.4% (-0.061999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.79% (0.114 0.11)44.21% (-0.114 -0.11)
Score Analysis
    Heracles 24%
    AZ Alkmaar 53.43%
    Draw 22.57%
HeraclesDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 6.18% (-0.056 -0.06)
1-0 @ 5.58% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 3.3% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-1 @ 2.44% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.28% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-0 @ 1.3% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 24%
1-1 @ 10.44%
2-2 @ 5.78% (-0.04 -0.04)
0-0 @ 4.71% (0.03 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.42% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 22.57%
1-2 @ 9.77% (0.019 0.02)
0-1 @ 8.82% (0.075999999999999 0.08)
0-2 @ 8.25% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
1-3 @ 6.09% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
0-3 @ 5.14% (0.066 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.61% (-0.017 -0.02)
1-4 @ 2.85% (0.017 0.02)
0-4 @ 2.41% (0.036 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.69% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
1-5 @ 1.07% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 3.75%
Total : 53.43%

Head to Head
Feb 27, 2025 7pm
Semi-Finals
Heracles
2-2
AZ
(Aggregate 2-2 | AZ win 4-3 on penalties)
Mirani (17'), Podgoreanu (80')
Kulenovic (30'), Mesik (43'), De Keersmaecker (73'), Engels (108'), Benita (108'), Benita (108'), Engels (115'), de Keijzer (127')
Poku (12'), Lahdo (28')
Goes (31'), Penetra (65'), de Wit (69'), Smit (115'), Smit (116'), Penetra (127')
Dec 1, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 14
AZ
1-0
Heracles
Lahdo (89')

Scheperman (75'), Hornkamp (79'), Bruns (90+3')
Apr 3, 2024 5.45pm
Gameweek 28
Heracles
5-0
AZ
De Keersmaecker (19'), Hornkamp (38' pen., 40' pen.), Sankoh (90', 90+4')
De Keersmaecker (15'), Hoogma (34')

Belic (45')
Sep 28, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 3
AZ
1-1
Heracles
Pavlidis (13')
Sadiq (87')
Ouahim (53')
De Keersmaecker (56'), Bakboord (82'), Vejinovic (89')
Feb 19, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 20
AZ
2-1
Heracles
Reijnders (25'), Pavlidis (48')
rhs 2.0


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