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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
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
25% Clean Sheets
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' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against Heracles Almelo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Anas Ouahim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' 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' Fresh legs for AZ! Sam Beukema comes on to replace Pantelis Chatzidiakos.
  • 25' Tijani Reijnders is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The 32-year-old Sinan Bakis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Magnificent from Nikolai Laursen! That is 10 goals in 17 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's shape.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Vangelis Pavlidis gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Heracles Almelo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' The travelling Heracles Almelo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Emil Hansson is replacing Bilal Basacikoglu for the Heracles Almelo side.
  • 65' AZ have won 597 goals from 316 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Orestis Kiomourtzoglou on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heracles Almelo will be frustrated.
  • 68' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Sinan Bakis comes on to replace Adrian Szoke.
  • 73' Elias Sierra gets the nod from Heracles Almelo. He replaces Anas Ouahim and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Vangelis Pavlidis makes way for Zakaria Aboukhlal at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 80' Mats Knoester, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Hakon Evjen as he leaves the pitch. Aslak Fonn Witry steps in for AZ.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Heracles Almelo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Heracles Almelo will have plenty to reflect on. AZ were simply the better side today.

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.