AZ vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- SC Heerenveen 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
- Assistant 2 Yorick Weterings
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 7.3 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | SC Heerenveen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | Fortuna Sittard | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | FC Groningen | A | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Mar | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | PSV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Mar | FC Utrecht | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr | AZ | A | 0–3 | L |
| 05 Apr | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Mar | NEC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar | Telstar 1963 | H | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | SBV Excelsior | A | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Feb | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (17 games)
82%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
43%
Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
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' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against SC Heerenveen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 7' Goal! Sven Mijnans scores his 35 goal in 237 matches.
- 8' Sven Mijnans with the second goal in the match!
- 13' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 18' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Wouter Goes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' Ro-Zangelo Daal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 308 appearances.
- 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 376 games and scored 368 goals.
- 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Veldman will be considering his options from the bench.
- 42' Oliver Braude picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 46' Dylan Vente gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Lasse Nordas and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' That is a card for AZ. Mees De Wit will be fuming at that decision.
- 60' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luuk Brouwers, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 70' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 71' Troy Parrott does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
- 75' Mateo Chavez is replacing Mees De Wit for the AZ side.
- 76' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Luuk Brouwers on, Ringo Meerveld off on 76 minutes.
- 80' Maas Willemsen makes way for Hristiyan Petrov at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
- 83' Another change for AZ made on 83 minute. Troy Parrott leaves to be changed by Mexx Meerdink.
- 88' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AZ to claim maximum points.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
8
Jordy Clasie ↓ Kasper Boogaard 46'
- 10
-
9
Troy Parrott ↓ Mexx Meerdink 83'
- 17
-
34
Mees De Wit ↓ Mateo Chavez 75'
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 26
- 22
- 27
Bench
- 41
- 12
- 11
- 2
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↑ 83'
-
7
Weslley Patati ↑ 75'
- 23
- 24
- 18
-
33
Matej Sin ↑ 83'
-
15
Mateo Chavez ↑ 75'
-
20
Kasper Boogaard ↑ 46'
Coach
Leeroy Echteld
SC Heerenveen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 4
-
10
Ringo Meerveld ↓ Luuk Brouwers 76'
-
7
Maxence Rivera ↓ Luca Oyen 80'
- 19
- 3
- 22
-
18
Lasse Nordas ↓ Dylan Vente 46'
- 45
- 20
- 16
Bench
-
9
Dylan Vente ↑ 46'
-
11
Luca Oyen ↑ 80'
-
8
Luuk Brouwers ↑ 76'
- 31
-
15
Mats Egbring ↑ 76'
- 35
- 17
- 50
-
28
Hristiyan Petrov ↑ 80'
- 30
- 38
- 36
Coach
Robin Veldman
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Troy Parrott | 5 |
| Dani de Wit | 4 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 3 |
| Mexx Meerdink | 3 |
| Sven Mijnans | 3 |
| Henk Veerman | 2 |
| Zico Buurmeester | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.46
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for:
AZ to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
84%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
36%
AZ or SC Heerenveen
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | SC Heerenveen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 21% | 51% |
| -1.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| -1 | 49% | 22% | 29% |
| -0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

