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AZ vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
2 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
Y 68' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee Martijn Vos
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2021-09-19 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ 2021-05-16 AZ 5–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ 2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Heracles Almelo H 2–1 W
13 Feb Go Ahead Eagles A 4–1 W
05 Feb PSV A 2–1 W
22 Jan SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 0–0 D
16 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
21 Dec FC Groningen H 1–0 W
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb AZ A 1–2 L
11 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–0 W
06 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
23 Jan Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D
15 Jan NEC A 0–0 D
22 Dec SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 1–1 D

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' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against Heracles Almelo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Bilal Basacikoglu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Jesper Karlsson, a Sweden forward, has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Jordy Clasie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Heracles Almelo tonight.
  • 22' AZ make a change. Pantelis Chatzidiakos trudges off to be replaced by Sam Beukema on 22 minutes.
  • 25' The Tijani Reijnders breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 1-0!
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' The Denmark Nikolai Laursen breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
  • 47' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 48' A goal from the Greece international Vangelis Pavlidis! He fires home on 48 to make it 2-1!
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Heracles Almelo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Bilal Basacikoglu makes way for Emil Hansson at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 65' Heracles Almelo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou is booked for Heracles Almelo — Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Heracles Almelo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 72' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 72 minute. Adrian Szoke leaves to be changed by Sinan Bakis.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Anas Ouahim as he leaves the pitch. Elias Sierra steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 75' A tactical swap from AZ — Zakaria Aboukhlal on, Vangelis Pavlidis off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' A change in the AZ ranks — Hakon Evjen exits the field as Aslak Fonn Witry enters on 83.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2021-09-19 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ 2021-05-16 AZ 5–0 Heracles Almelo 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ 2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo

AZ Form

2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo W 2022-02-13 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 AZ W 2022-02-05 PSV 1–2 AZ W 2022-01-22 AZ 0–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden D 2022-01-16 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ W 2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen W

Heracles Almelo Form

2022-02-19 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo L 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht W 2022-02-06 AFC Ajax 3–0 Heracles Almelo L 2022-01-23 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D 2022-01-15 NEC 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2021-12-22 Heracles Almelo 1–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ58% Draw25% Heracles Almelo17%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
82%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
42%
AZ or Heracles Almelo
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ38% Draw47% Heracles Almelo15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.