Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AZ
2 – 0
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 29 Sep 2019 · 14:45 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 12' Robin Propper
Owen Wijndal 45' Y
Fredrik Midtsjo 56' Y
Y 56' Tim Breukers
Y 68' Alexander Merkel

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .

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 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
1
4
AZ 13 games · Avg 3.2 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-04-23 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2018-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AZ and Heracles Almelo get this one started.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It looks surprising Heracles Almelo does not make any changes. Mats Knoester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Robin Propper is booked for Heracles Almelo — Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 28' Fresh legs for AZ! Calvin Stengs comes on to replace Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 33' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zakaria Aboukhlal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Teun Koopmeiners has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fredrik Midtsjo.
  • 61' Oussama Idrissi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexander Merkel on 68.
  • 73' The Heracles Almelo bench stirs into life. Silvester van der Water is withdrawn and Dabney dos Santos gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 74 minute. Mauro Junior leaves to be changed by Jeremy Cijntje.
  • 76' Yukinari Sugawara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Myron Boadu on 76 minute.
  • 81' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' AZ make a change. Oussama Idrissi trudges off to be replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 88' What composure from Calvin Stengs! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • Full Time. AZ beats Heracles Almelo

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Myron Boadu 4
Jizz Hornkamp 3
Tijani Reijnders 3
Calvin Stengs 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Teun Koopmeiners 2
Jesper Karlsson 2
Delano Burgzorg 2

Head to Head

2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-04-23 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2018-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ

AZ Form

2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo W 2019-09-26 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–3 AZ W 2019-09-22 ADO Den Haag 0–1 AZ W 2019-09-19 FK Partizan Beograd 2–2 AZ D 2019-09-14 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2019-09-01 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ L

Heracles Almelo Form

2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo L 2019-09-20 FC Twente '65 2–3 Heracles Almelo W 2019-09-15 Heracles Almelo 4–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2019-08-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2019-08-18 Heracles Almelo 0–2 PSV L

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

✓ Correct
AZ54% Draw24% Heracles Almelo22%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
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

✓ Correct
AZ38% Draw44% Heracles Almelo18%
Actual: 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.