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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

We said: Heracles 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

Given AZ's recent dismal streak at an important period of the season, Heracles will fancy their chances of maximum points. However, we are backing the visitors to finally get back on track, potentially through a late goal. 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 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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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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