Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AZ
9 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 19:00 UTC AFAS Stadion 16,608 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sven Mijnans 5' 1–0
1–1 19' Luuk Brouwers
Troy Parrott 23' 2–1
Troy Parrott 48' 3–1
Troy Parrott 50' 4–1
Troy Parrott 56' 5–1
Ibrahim Sadiq 72' 6–1
Mexx Meerdink 75' 7–1
Kristijan Belic 82' 8–1
Zico Buurmeester 85' 9–1
Y 80' Daniel Karlsbakk

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 Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Richard Brondijk
  • Assistant 2 Erik Koopman
10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 1 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
2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-01-28 SC Heerenveen 2–2 AZ 2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2023-04-01 AZ 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep SC Heerenveen H 9–1 W
30 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 3–0 W
25 Aug FC Groningen A 0–0 D
17 Aug NEC H 1–0 W
10 Aug Almere City FC A 1–0 W
19 May FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep AZ A 1–9 L
31 Aug NAC Breda H 4–0 W
17 Aug FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
19 May Sparta Rotterdam A 1–2 L
12 May SBV Vitesse H 1–3 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' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and SC Heerenveen is underway.
  • 5' What a moment for Sven Mijnans! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Denzel Hall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 19' Luuk Brouwers adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' What a moment for Troy Parrott! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Jordy Clasie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 34 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 46 minute. Espen van Ee leaves to be changed by Levi Smans.
  • 48' GOAL! Troy Parrott fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 50' What a strike from Troy Parrott! The score is 4-1.
  • 55' Espen van Ee has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 56' The Ireland forward Troy Parrott breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 5-1!
  • 61' It’s high time Maarten Martens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Oliver Braude is withdrawn and Denzel Hall gets his opportunity.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Che Nunnely. He replaces Ilias Sebaoui on 70 minute.
  • 71' Daniel Karlsbakk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ion Nicolaescu on 71 minute.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Sadiq — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' It is a substitution in AZ team. Ibrahim Sadiq is replaced by Jayden Addai on 74 minute.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mexx Meerdink makes it 7-1.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Karlsbakk.
  • 80' Another change for AZ made on 80 minute. Ruben van Bommel leaves to be changed by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Kristijan Belic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Zico Buurmeester makes it 9-1.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AZ take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin van Persie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Troy Parrott 5
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Dani de Wit 4
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Mexx Meerdink 3
Sven Mijnans 3
Michel Vlap 2
Tijani Reijnders 2

Head to Head

2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-01-28 SC Heerenveen 2–2 AZ 2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2023-04-01 AZ 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ

AZ Form

2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen W 2024-08-30 RKC Waalwijk 0–3 AZ W 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2024-08-17 AZ 1–0 NEC W 2024-08-10 Almere City FC 0–1 AZ W 2024-05-19 AZ 3–3 FC Utrecht D

SC Heerenveen Form

2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen L 2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda W 2024-08-17 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen L 2024-05-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 SC Heerenveen L 2024-05-12 SC Heerenveen 1–3 SBV Vitesse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.09 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + AZ to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ72% Draw16% SC Heerenveen12%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
28%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ57% Draw32% SC Heerenveen11%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 9–1 not predicted
9 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
7.3%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
5 – 1
3.8%
5 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 20% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 18% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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