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AZ vs SC Heerenveen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
2 – 3
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 26' Y
Teun Koopmeiners 68' Y
Teun Koopmeiners 69' Y
Y 69' Ben Rienstra
Y 69' Yuki Kobayashi
Y 76' Sheral Floranus

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Van der Eijk
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

10
2
4
AZ 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-28 AZ 2–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
20 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
07 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
30 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
23 Sep FC Groningen A 3–1 W
16 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct AZ A 3–2 W
20 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–4 L
06 Oct VBV De Graafschap A 5–0 W
29 Sep ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D
22 Sep SBV Excelsior A 3–3 D
16 Sep Heracles Almelo H 3–5 L

Season Stats

AZ SC Heerenveen
#1 Position #11
6 Points 3
2 Played 1
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 1
1 Conceded 0
+5 GD +1
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). SC Heerenveen are 11th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting SC Heerenveen for another epic battle.
  • 5' Pantelis Chatzidiakos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' GOAL! Thomas Ouwejan scores on 16.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and SC Heerenveen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 30' Michel Vlap makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and SC Heerenveen are in front.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' The 30-year-old Pelle van Amersfoort has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' AZ 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.
  • 55' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The Netherlands Michel Vlap breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-2!
  • 61' Adam Maher is replacing Fredrik Midtsjo for the AZ side.
  • 65' The whistle greets Arber Zeneli as he departs to be replaced by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 68' Teun Koopmeiners catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Teun Koopmeiners is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 69.
  • 69' Another substitution for AZ to replace Pantelis Hatzidiakos by Marko Vejinovic on 69 minute.
  • 74' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sheral Floranus.
  • 79' Albert Gudmundsson adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Sam Lammers gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Pelle van Amersfoort. He replaces Michel Vlap on 85 minute.
  • 87' Yuki Kobayashi makes way for Jizz Hornkamp at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SC Heerenveen take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Olde Riekerink

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ24% Draw28% SC Heerenveen48%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
52%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
76%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ16% Draw46% SC Heerenveen38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
11.3%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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