AZ vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

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SC Heerenveen

Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 14:45 UTC AFAS Stadion 18,554 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sven Mijnans 7' 1–0

Sven Mijnans 8' 2–0

Troy Parrott 71' 3–0

Y 42' Oliver Braude

Mees De Wit 55' Y

Overview

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AZ vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
SC Heerenveen 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marc Nagtegaal
Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
Assistant 2 Yorick Weterings

3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 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

AZ 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals SC Heerenveen

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-12 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2025-11-23 SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ 2025-03-02 SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ 2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-01-28 SC Heerenveen 2–2 AZ

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	SC Heerenveen	H	3–0	W
04 Apr	Fortuna Sittard	H	2–0	W
22 Mar	FC Groningen	A	0–3	L
15 Mar	Heracles Almelo	H	4–0	W
07 Mar	PSV	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	FC Utrecht	A	0–2	L

SC Heerenveen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	AZ	A	0–3	L
05 Apr	Heracles Almelo	H	4–1	W
22 Mar	NEC	A	2–2	D
14 Mar	Telstar 1963	H	3–0	W
07 Mar	SBV Excelsior	A	2–1	W
28 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

AZ		SC Heerenveen
#1	Position	#10
19	Points	9
7	Played	7
6 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 2
18	Scored	11
6	Conceded	9
+12	GD	+2
2.71	PPG	1.29
86%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SC Heerenveen

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

SC Heerenveen

Jacob Trenskow	3 G	1 A
Maxence Rivera	2 G	1 A
Luca Oyen	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against SC Heerenveen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
7' Goal! Sven Mijnans scores his 35 goal in 237 matches.
8' Sven Mijnans with the second goal in the match!
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Wouter Goes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' Ro-Zangelo Daal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 308 appearances.
28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 376 games and scored 368 goals.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Veldman will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Oliver Braude picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Dylan Vente gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Lasse Nordas and will look to change the dynamic.
51' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' That is a card for AZ. Mees De Wit will be fuming at that decision.
60' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luuk Brouwers, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
70' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
71' Troy Parrott does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
75' Mateo Chavez is replacing Mees De Wit for the AZ side.
76' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Luuk Brouwers on, Ringo Meerveld off on 76 minutes.
80' Maas Willemsen makes way for Hristiyan Petrov at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
83' Another change for AZ made on 83 minute. Troy Parrott leaves to be changed by Mexx Meerdink.
88' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leeroy Echteld

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Joris van Overeem
4
Sam Kersten
10
Ringo Meerveld ↓ Luuk Brouwers 76'
7
Maxence Rivera ↓ Luca Oyen 80'
19
Vasilios Zagaritis ↓ Mats Egbring 76'
3
Maas Willemsen ↓ Hristiyan Petrov 80'
22
Bernt Klaverboer
18
Lasse Nordas ↓ Dylan Vente 46'
45
Oliver Braude
20
Jacob Trenskow
16
Marcus Linday

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	5
Troy Parrott	5
Dani de Wit	4
Teun Koopmeiners	3
Mexx Meerdink	3
Sven Mijnans	3
Zico Buurmeester	2
Calvin Stengs	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.46 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.88 SC Heerenveen xG

I would bet for: AZ to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AZ64% Draw20% SC Heerenveen16%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw

84%

Draw or SC Heerenveen

36%

AZ or SC Heerenveen

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ52% Draw37% SC Heerenveen11%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

3 – 2

3.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	21%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	22%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

AZ vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

SC Heerenveen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet