Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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

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
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Heracles Almelo welcome AZ for this crunch clash at .
  • 2' What a strike from Myron Boadu! The score is 0-1.
  • 7' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 12' Lerin Duarte has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' Brilliant from the ! Mohammed Osman makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 21.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Guus Til.
  • 28' Heracles Almelo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 33' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heracles Almelo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Janis Blaswich made 233 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Myron Boadu was booked on 46.
  • 46' Another substitution for AZ to replace Mats Seuntjens by Dorin Rotariu on 46 minute.
  • 50' GOAL! Kristoffer Peterson fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Albert Gudmundsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ron Vlaar at the 59 minute mark.
  • 60' GOAL! Lerin Duarte scores on 60. Assisted by Wout Droste
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Bjorn Maars Johnsen. He replaces Oussama Idrissi on 63 minute.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. Heracles Almelo in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 70' A moment of madness from Alexander Merkel on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heracles Almelo will be frustrated.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Heracles Almelo ring the changes. Adrian Dalmau has done his job and it is now time for Silvester van der Water to step up.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Heracles Almelo! Yoell van Nieff comes on to replace Alexander Merkel.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bjorn Maars Johnsen makes it 3-2.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bart van Hintum.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Lerin Duarte is replaced by Stephen Sama on 86 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Silvester van der Water. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AZ.

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.