Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Heracles Almelo and AZ is underway.
  • 2' Brilliant from the ! Myron Boadu makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
  • 7' The 29-year-old Pantelis Chatzidiakos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 12' It’s a booking for Heracles Almelo player. Lerin Duarte gets a Yellow card.
  • 17' Heracles Almelo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' What a strike from Mohammed Osman! The score is 1-1.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Guus Til.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maximilian Rossmann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Heracles Almelo is showing some good football. However, Heracles Almelo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Brandley Kuwas, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Myron Boadu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' It is a substitution in AZ team. Mats Seuntjens is replaced by Dorin Rotariu on 46 minute.
  • 50' A goal from the Sweden international Kristoffer Peterson! He fires home on 50 to make it 2-1!
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heracles Almelo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Time for substitution for AZ. Ron Vlaar is replaced by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 60' Goal! Lerin Duarte scores his 8 goal in 233 matches.
  • 63' Another substitution for AZ to replace Oussama Idrissi by Bjorn Maars Johnsen on 63 minute.
  • 68' Wout Droste has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Alexander Merkel is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Adrian Dalmau departs to be replaced by Silvester van der Water.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 84 minute. Alexander Merkel leaves to be changed by Yoell van Nieff.
  • 85' What composure from Bjorn Maars Johnsen! The Norway international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 86' Heracles Almelo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 86' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Lerin Duarte exits the field as Stephen Sama enters on 86.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Silvester van der Water.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Heracles Almelo players.

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.