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AZ Alkmaar
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Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 27
Apr 23, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Heerenveen

AZ
2 - 1
Heerenveen

Karlsson (44'), Reijnders (87')
Clasie (13')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Sarr (7')
Zaal (84'), Mulder (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 2-0 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 22 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Heerenveen

Heerenveen are the more in-form side coming into this one, but AZ boast the superior team on paper, and we fancy them to get the job done, albeit by only a narrow margin. 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 63.32%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Heerenveen had a probability of 15.19%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.06%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.2%), while for a Heerenveen win it was 0-1 (5.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeerenveen
63.32%21.5%15.19%
Both teams to score 47.11%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.93%49.07%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.86%71.15%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.13%14.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.79%43.21%
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.34%44.66%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.34%80.66%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 63.31%
    Heerenveen 15.19%
    Draw 21.5%
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeerenveen
1-0 @ 12.65%
2-0 @ 12.06%
2-1 @ 9.72%
3-0 @ 7.66%
3-1 @ 6.18%
4-0 @ 3.65%
4-1 @ 2.94%
3-2 @ 2.49%
5-0 @ 1.39%
4-2 @ 1.19%
5-1 @ 1.12%
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 63.31%
1-1 @ 10.2%
0-0 @ 6.64%
2-2 @ 3.92%
Other @ 0.74%
Total : 21.5%
0-1 @ 5.35%
1-2 @ 4.11%
0-2 @ 2.16%
1-3 @ 1.11%
2-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 1.41%
Total : 15.19%

How you voted: AZ vs Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar
Draw
Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar
57.9%
Draw
36.8%
Heerenveen
5.3%
19
Head to Head
Aug 29, 2021 3.45pm
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
Jan 25, 2020 5.30pm
Heerenveen
1-2
AZ
Ejuke (69')
Veerman (28')
De Wit (35'), Boadu (72')
Koopmeiners (76')
Oct 19, 2019 5.30pm
AZ
2-4
Heerenveen
Vlaar (31'), Stengs (48')
De Wit (81'), Hatzidiakos (88')
Botman (7'), Kongolo (36'), Odgaard (45'), Koopmeiners (63' og.)
Floranus (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax27214257203767
2PSV EindhovenPSV27184578324658
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2715754839952
4Feyenoord26148457312650
5FC Twente27137753391446
6AZ AlkmaarAZ26136745291645
7Go Ahead Eagles2713594943644
8Groningen2688102534-932
9Fortuna SittardSittard2795133246-1432
10Heracles27710103548-1331
11Heerenveen2787123248-1631
12NECNijmegen2786134040030
13NAC BredaNAC Breda2786132945-1630
14PEC Zwolle2778123241-929
15Sparta RotterdamSparta27610112835-728
16Willem II2766152844-1624
17Almere CityAlmere City2746171850-3218
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2645173254-2217


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