AZ vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .
- AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
- Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Luca Cantineau
- Referee Terry Hoekstra
- Referee Jermaine Lapar
- Referee Sam Droge
4 games this season
🟨 1.8/game
⚽ 5.8 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Heracles Almelo | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Sep | ADO Den Haag | A | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Sep | FK Partizan Beograd | A | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Sep | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 5–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | SBV Vitesse | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | AZ | A | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Sep | FC Twente '65 | A | 3–2 | W |
| 15 Sep | Willem II Tilburg | H | 4–1 | W |
| 31 Aug | FC Groningen | A | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Aug | SBV Vitesse | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Aug | PSV | H | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
54%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AZ
| Mexx Meerdink | 6 G | 3 A |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 5 G | 1 A |
| Ayoub Oufkir | 3 G | |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 2 G | |
| Calvin Stengs | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and Heracles Almelo is underway.
- 5' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 12' Poor challenge from Robin Propper. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Janis Blaswich is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 27' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 28' The crowd applauds Albert Gudmundsson as he leaves the pitch. Calvin Stengs steps in for AZ.
- 33' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 43' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 45' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Owen Wijndal will be fuming at that decision.
- 50' Silvester van der Water is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
- 55' Brilliant from the ! Teun Koopmeiners makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 55.
- 56' Fredrik Midtsjo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
- 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 68' Controversy at the stadium! Alexander Merkel argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 73' Heracles Almelo make a change. Silvester van der Water trudges off to be replaced by Dabney dos Santos on 73 minutes.
- 74' Heracles Almelo make a change. Mauro Junior trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Cijntje on 74 minutes.
- 76' Yukinari Sugawara gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Myron Boadu and will look to change the dynamic.
- 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeremy Cijntje suffering a number of foals already.
- 82' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Aboukhlal is hanging Oussama Idrissi on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' A quiet spell here at . Heracles Almelo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 88' Calvin Stengs has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. AZ take all three points.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 1
- 3
- 15
- 30
- 2
- 8
- 6
- 11
-
9
Myron Boadu ↓ Yukinari Sugawara 76'
- 10
Bench
- 4
- 29
- 5
-
7
Calvin Stengs ↑ 28'
- 24
- 14
- 22
- 16
- 20
-
26
Yukinari Sugawara ↑ 76'
-
17
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 82'
Coach
Arne Slot
Heracles Almelo Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Mauro Junior ↓ Jeremy Cijntje 74'
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 11
- 52
- 25
- 3
- 13
- 22
Bench
- 16
- 6
- 34
- 27
-
24
Dabney dos Santos ↑ 73'
- 26
- 19
- 8
-
7
Jeremy Cijntje ↑ 74'
Coach
Frank Wormuth
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Myron Boadu | 4 |
| Tijani Reijnders | 3 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 2 |
| Calvin Stengs | 2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 2 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1
Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
79%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
46%
AZ or Heracles Almelo
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | Heracles Almelo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 16% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 22% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.