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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 20
Feb 19, 2022 at 8pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Heracles Almelo

AZ
2 - 1
Heracles

Reijnders (25'), Pavlidis (48')
FT(HT: 1-1)

The Match

Preview

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

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Heracles

Judging by recent results, AZ are nailed on favourites to come out on top this weekend, and we expect them to live up to expectations in what should be a routine victory for the home side. 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 84.71%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 4.29%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.55%) and 1-0 (10.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.17%), while for a Heracles win it was 0-1 (1.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeracles
84.71%10.99%4.29%
Both teams to score 36.67%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.79%36.21%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.66%58.34%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.87%6.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.75%23.25%
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
39.07%60.93%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
8.88%91.12%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 84.7%
    Heracles 4.29%
    Draw 10.99%
AZ AlkmaarDrawHeracles
2-0 @ 14.56%
3-0 @ 13.55%
1-0 @ 10.43%
4-0 @ 9.46%
2-1 @ 7.22%
3-1 @ 6.72%
5-0 @ 5.29%
4-1 @ 4.69%
5-1 @ 2.62%
6-0 @ 2.46%
3-2 @ 1.66%
6-1 @ 1.22%
4-2 @ 1.16%
7-0 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.69%
Total : 84.7%
1-1 @ 5.17%
0-0 @ 3.74%
2-2 @ 1.79%
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 10.99%
0-1 @ 1.85%
1-2 @ 1.28%
Other @ 1.16%
Total : 4.29%

How you voted: AZ vs Heracles

AZ Alkmaar
Draw
Heracles
AZ Alkmaar
91.7%
Draw
8.3%
Heracles
0.0%
24
Head to Head
Sep 19, 2021 3.45pm
Gameweek 5
Heracles
3-2
AZ
Sierhuis (45+1'), Burgzorg (72'), Vloet (90+3')
Vloet (49'), Quagliata (50'), Burgzorg (50')
Gudmundsson (19'), Reijnders (89')
Midtsjo (90+2')
Clasie (45')
May 16, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 34
AZ
5-0
Heracles
Boadu (41', 74'), Karlsson (50', 57'), Wijndal (87')
Leeuwin (80'), Bizot (90')

Fadiga (58'), Knoester (76')
Nov 29, 2020 3.45pm
Gameweek 10
Heracles
1-2
AZ
Schoofs (75')
Bakis (69'), Quagliata (86')
Koopmeiners (41' pen.), Boadu (44')
De Wit (66')
Apr 11, 2020 6.45pm
Gameweek 30
Heracles
P-P
AZ
Sep 29, 2019 3.45pm
Gameweek 8
AZ
2-0
Heracles
Koopmeiners (55' pen.), Stengs (88')
Wijndal (45'), Midtsjo (56')

Propper (12'), Breukers (56'), Merkel (68')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax27214257203767
2PSV EindhovenPSV27184578324658
3Feyenoord27158461322953
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2715754839952
5AZ AlkmaarAZ27137747311646
6FC Twente27137753391446
7Go Ahead Eagles2713594943644
8Groningen2788112638-1232
9Fortuna SittardSittard2795133246-1432
10Heracles27710103548-1331
11Heerenveen2787123248-1631
12NECNijmegen2786134040030
13NAC BredaNAC Breda2786132945-1630
14PEC Zwolle2778123241-929
15Sparta RotterdamSparta27610112835-728
16Willem II2766152844-1624
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2746173456-2218
18Almere CityAlmere City2746171850-3218


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