Wednesday , 30 September 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.

Match Details

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

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

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
#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)

AZ
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)

AZ
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' The ball is rolling at AFAS Stadion. AZ are looking to make home advantage count against SC Heerenveen.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 11' Magnificent from Vangelis Pavlidis! That is 129 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' Patrik Walemark picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' 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.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 29' Poland international Pawel Bochniewicz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pelle van Amersfoort, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' What a moment for Vangelis Pavlidis! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' The travelling SC Heerenveen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' AZ make a change. Myron van Brederode trudges off to be replaced by Ernest Poku on 65 minutes.
  • 70' David Wolfe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 71' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Pelle van Amersfoort is replaced by Daniel Karlsbakk on 71 minute.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Vangelis Pavlidis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' The AZ bench stirs into life. Vangelis Pavlidis is withdrawn and Jens Odgaard gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Syb Van Ottele is replacing Pawel Bochniewicz for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 83' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Pawel Bochniewicz departs to be replaced by Syb Van Ottele.
  • 88' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Full Time. AZ beats SC Heerenveen

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
Sven Mijnans 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Mexx Meerdink 3
Henk Veerman 2
Zico Buurmeester 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
4 / 4
2.35 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ74% Draw18% SC Heerenveen8%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
92%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
26%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ54% Draw39% SC Heerenveen7%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.6%
1 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
3.9%
5 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 22% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 23% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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