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AZ Alkmaar
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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
May 22, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion
Heerenveen

AZ
4 - 1
Heerenveen

Meerdink (3', 21', 45'), Penetra (66')
Koopmeiners (18')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Nicolaescu (74')
Kohlert (76'), Braude (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 1-1 Almere City
Sunday, May 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 2-0 Feyenoord
Sunday, May 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Heerenveen

The hosts rebuilt confidence and momentum in the final games of the regular Eredivisie campaign, and even without Parrott's attacking threat they should have the quality to get past Heerenveen and move within touching distance of a European qualifying spot with a home win on Thursday. 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 69.18%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 12.4%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.76%) and 2-1 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.75%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 0-1 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeerenveen
69.18% (7.178 7.18) 18.43% (-2.634 -2.63) 12.4% (-4.536 -4.54)
Both teams to score 49.53% (-2.808 -2.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.15% (2.237 2.24)41.85% (-2.228 -2.23)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.75% (2.216 2.22)64.25% (-2.207 -2.21)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.01% (2.683 2.68)10.99% (-2.674 -2.67)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.74% (5.609 5.61)35.26% (-5.601 -5.6)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.64% (-4.978 -4.98)44.36% (4.984 4.98)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.58% (-4.338 -4.34)80.42% (4.346 4.35)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 69.17%
    Heerenveen 12.4%
    Draw 18.43%
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeerenveen
2-0 @ 11.88% (1.23 1.23)
1-0 @ 10.76% (0.06 0.06)
2-1 @ 9.66% (-0.272 -0.27)
3-0 @ 8.75% (1.677 1.68)
3-1 @ 7.11% (0.521 0.52)
4-0 @ 4.83% (1.311 1.31)
4-1 @ 3.93% (0.647 0.65)
3-2 @ 2.89% (-0.181 -0.18)
5-0 @ 2.13% (0.732 0.73)
5-1 @ 1.73% (0.429 0.43)
4-2 @ 1.6% (0.068 0.07)
Other @ 3.9%
Total : 69.17%
1-1 @ 8.75% (-1.231 -1.23)
0-0 @ 4.88% (-0.505 -0.51)
2-2 @ 3.93% (-0.702 -0.7)
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 18.43%
0-1 @ 3.96% (-1.051 -1.05)
1-2 @ 3.56% (-1.094 -1.09)
0-2 @ 1.61% (-0.726 -0.73)
2-3 @ 1.06% (-0.374 -0.37)
1-3 @ 0.96% (-0.481 -0.48)
Other @ 1.24%
Total : 12.4%

How you voted: 5th position vs 10th ranked

5th position
89.8%
Draw
10.2%
10th ranked
0.0%
49
Head to Head
Mar 2, 2025 11.15am
Gameweek 24
Heerenveen
3-1
AZ
Lukovic (5'), Sebaoui (57'), Linday (90+4')
de Wijs (81'), Noppert (90+6')
Buurmeester (76')
Belic (34'), Smit (90+6'), Goes (90+6')
Sep 14, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 5
AZ
9-1
Heerenveen
Mijnans (4'), Parrott (23', 48', 50', 56'), Sadiq (72'), Meerdink (75'), Belic (82'), Buurmeester (85')
Brouwers (19')
Karlsbakk (80')
Jan 28, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 19
Heerenveen
2-2
AZ
Clasie (24' og.), Brouwers (51')
van Amersfoort (8'), Brouwers (80')
Pavlidis (20'), Bochniewicz (88' og.)
de Wit (23'), Mijnans (33')
Kasius (40')
Oct 21, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 9
AZ
3-0
Heerenveen
Pavlidis (11', 59', 76')
Bazoer (24')

Brouwers (11')
Apr 1, 2023 3.30pm
Gameweek 27
AZ
1-1
Heerenveen
Mous (75' og.)
rhs 2.0
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CPSV EindhovenPSV342545103396479
2Ajax34246467323578
3Feyenoord34208676383868
4FC UtrechtUtrecht341810662451764
5AZ AlkmaarAZ34169958372157
6FC Twente341591062491354
7Go Ahead Eagles34149115755251
8NECNijmegen34127155146543
9Heerenveen34127154257-1543
10PEC Zwolle341011134351-841
11Fortuna SittardSittard34118153754-1741
12Sparta RotterdamSparta34912133943-439
13Groningen34109154053-1339
14Heracles34911144263-2138
15NAC BredaNAC Breda3489173458-2433
16Willem II3468203456-2226
RRKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3467214474-3025
RAlmere CityAlmere City34410202364-4122


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