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Eredivisie | Gameweek 19
Jan 28, 2024 at 11.15am UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen
2 - 2
AZ

Clasie (24' og.), Brouwers (51')
van Amersfoort (8'), Brouwers (80')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pavlidis (20'), Bochniewicz (88' og.)
de Wit (23'), Mijnans (33')
Kasius (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 3-0 Heerenveen
Friday, January 19 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 2-2 PEC Zwolle
Saturday, January 20 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

If recent encounters are anything to go by, we are in for an entertaining affair here, and we expect the game to pan out that way. That said, we are also backing AZ to come out on top in the end. 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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 48.69%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 27.69% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.77%) and 2-0 (7.59%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (6.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
48.69% (-0.283 -0.28) 23.62% (0.26 0.26) 27.69% (0.026999999999997 0.03)
Both teams to score 58.75% (-0.88 -0.88)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.3% (-1.172 -1.17)42.7% (1.176 1.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.89% (-1.177 -1.18)65.1% (1.18 1.18)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.3% (-0.551 -0.55)17.7% (0.556 0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.66% (-0.968 -0.97)48.34% (0.972 0.97)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.38% (-0.584 -0.58)28.62% (0.588 0.59)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.58% (-0.739 -0.74)64.42% (0.74300000000001 0.74)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 48.69%
    AZ Alkmaar 27.69%
    Draw 23.62%
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 9.5% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-0 @ 8.77% (0.296 0.3)
2-0 @ 7.59% (0.122 0.12)
3-1 @ 5.49% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-0 @ 4.38% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.43% (-0.123 -0.12)
4-1 @ 2.38% (-0.089 -0.09)
4-0 @ 1.9% (-0.039 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.49% (-0.081 -0.08)
Other @ 3.77%
Total : 48.69%
1-1 @ 10.97% (0.2 0.2)
2-2 @ 5.94% (-0.1 -0.1)
0-0 @ 5.06% (0.26 0.26)
3-3 @ 1.43% (-0.076 -0.08)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.62%
1-2 @ 6.87% (0.011 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.34% (0.225 0.23)
0-2 @ 3.96% (0.078 0.08)
1-3 @ 2.86% (-0.043 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.48% (-0.084 -0.08)
0-3 @ 1.65% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 3.53%
Total : 27.69%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs AZ

Heerenveen
8.8%
Draw
11.8%
AZ Alkmaar
79.4%
34
Head to Head
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.)
Jan 14, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 16
Heerenveen
0-2
AZ
De Wit (33'), Reijnders (46')
May 22, 2022 1.30pm
AZ
2-0
Heerenveen
De Wit (5'), Aboukhlal (88')
Pavlidis (24'), Milos (41'), Martins Indi (45+1'), Aboukhlal (89')
May 19, 2022 5.45pm
Heerenveen
3-2
AZ
Van Hooijdonk (58'), Sarr (90'), Halilovic (90+4')
van Hooijdonk (4'), van Ewijk (20'), Haye (68')
Evjen (59'), Pavlidis (65')
Karlsson (79')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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