Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 .

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • SC Heerenveen 12 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Van der Eijk
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

11
2
4
AZ 17 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
#5 Position #6
23 Points 21
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 3
24 Scored 24
16 Conceded 16
+8 GD +8
1.92 PPG 1.75
58% Win % 50%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts).

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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ 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
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AZ and SC Heerenveen has kicked off!
  • 5' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Marco Bizot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 16' Thomas Ouwejan adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 30' The Netherlands Michel Vlap breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 1-1!
  • 35' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 40' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 380 games and scored 377 goals.
  • 50' AZ have won 593 goals from 315 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Netherlands international Pelle van Amersfoort has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Michel Vlap gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Fredrik Midtsjo makes way for Adam Maher at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 65' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Arber Zeneli departs to be replaced by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 68' A moment of madness from Teun Koopmeiners on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Teun Koopmeiners will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Another substitution for AZ to replace Pantelis Hatzidiakos by Marko Vejinovic on 69 minute.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact .
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sheral Floranus.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Albert Gudmundsson makes it 2-2.
  • 84' Magnificent from Sam Lammers! That is 52 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Pelle van Amersfoort comes on to replace Michel Vlap.
  • 87' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Jizz Hornkamp on, Yuki Kobayashi off on 87 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Olde Riekerink

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.73 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AZ or SC Heerenveen 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ31% Draw24% SC Heerenveen45%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
56%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
69%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ25% Draw38% SC Heerenveen37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 19% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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