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Heracles Almelo vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Heracles Almelo
3 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Lerin Duarte 12' Y
Y 23' Guus Til
Y 46' Myron Boadu
Alexander Merkel 70' Y
Bart van Hintum 86' Y
Silvester van der Water 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs AZ — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Christian Mulder
  • Referee Sjoerd Nanninga

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 6
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 SBV Excelsior 2 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Go Ahead Eagles 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 2 1
14 PEC Zwolle 2 1
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
8
Heracles Almelo 13 games · Avg 3.2 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep AZ H 3–2 W
26 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 0–5 L
18 Aug ADO Den Haag H 4–2 W
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
12 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Heracles Almelo A 2–3 L
26 Aug SBV Vitesse H 0–0 D
19 Aug FC Emmen A 4–1 W
12 Aug NAC Breda H 5–0 W
02 Aug Qairat Almaty FK H 2–1 W
26 Jul Qairat Almaty FK A 0–2 L

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Heracles Almelo to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' What a strike from Myron Boadu! The score is 0-1.
  • 7' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 12' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' Heracles Almelo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 21' Mohammed Osman does the damage! The net is bulging and Heracles Almelo surge ahead!
  • 23' Poor challenge from Guus Til. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' Adrian Dalmau needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heracles Almelo and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' Netherlands international Marco Bizot has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Myron Boadu is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 46' Dorin Rotariu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mats Seuntjens at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Kristoffer Peterson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' Heracles Almelo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 59' The AZ bench stirs into life. Ron Vlaar is withdrawn and Albert Gudmundsson gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Lerin Duarte makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Heracles Almelo are in front.
  • 63' AZ make a change. Oussama Idrissi trudges off to be replaced by Bjorn Maars Johnsen on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heracles Almelo and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Merkel.
  • 75' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' The whistle greets Adrian Dalmau as he departs to be replaced by Silvester van der Water.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Alexander Merkel is replaced by Yoell van Nieff.
  • 85' Bjorn Maars Johnsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 86' Bart van Hintum catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Lerin Duarte is replaced by Stephen Sama.
  • 90' Silvester van der Water picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • It finishes all square. Heracles Almelo and AZ share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo47% Draw23% AZ30%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
70%
Draw or AZ
53%
Heracles Almelo or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo34% Draw40% AZ26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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