Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
3 – 0
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Vangelis Pavlidis 11' 1–0
Vangelis Pavlidis 59' 2–0
Vangelis Pavlidis 76' 3–0
Y 12' Patrik Walemark
Riechedly Bazoer 24' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Assistant 1 Kevin Bodde
  • Assistant 2 Martijn Beijer (Netherlands)

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
2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2023-04-01 AZ 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ 2022-04-23 AZ 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W
08 Oct AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
01 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
28 Sep Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
24 Sep PEC Zwolle A 3–0 W
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct AZ A 0–3 L
07 Oct NEC H 1–1 D
30 Sep FC Twente '65 A 0–1 L
23 Sep SBV Excelsior H 0–3 L
16 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–6 L
02 Sep Go Ahead Eagles A 2–3 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' That's the starting whistle at AFAS Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AZ and SC Heerenveen.
  • 5' Mayckel Lahdo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' David Wolfe is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 12' The referee shows SC Heerenveen player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' SC Heerenveen have won 382 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Syb Van Ottele is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kees van Wonderen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 49' Oliver Braude has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 54' The travelling SC Heerenveen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' Vangelis Pavlidis doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' Australia international Maty Ryan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Ernest Poku is ready to make an impact after coming on for Myron van Brederode at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Pelle van Amersfoort is withdrawn and Daniel Karlsbakk gets his opportunity.
  • 76' What a moment for Vangelis Pavlidis! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' Fresh legs for AZ! Jens Odgaard comes on to replace Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 82' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Pawel Bochniewicz is withdrawn and Syb Van Ottele gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The whistle greets Pawel Bochniewicz as he departs to be replaced by Syb Van Ottele.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and SC Heerenveen share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Troy Parrott 5
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Dani de Wit 4
Mexx Meerdink 3
Sven Mijnans 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Albert Gudmundsson 2
Luuk Brouwers 2

Head to Head

2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2023-04-01 AZ 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ 2022-04-23 AZ 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ

AZ Form

2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen W 2023-10-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ W 2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-09-28 AZ 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2023-09-24 PEC Zwolle 0–3 AZ W 2023-09-17 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2023-10-07 SC Heerenveen 1–1 NEC D 2023-09-30 FC Twente '65 1–0 SC Heerenveen L 2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior L 2023-09-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6–1 SC Heerenveen L 2023-09-02 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ66% Draw21% SC Heerenveen13%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
87%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
34%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ46% Draw41% SC Heerenveen13%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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