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Heracles Almelo vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Heracles Almelo
1 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 29 Nov 2020 · 15:45 UTC Erve Asito HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 66' Dani de Wit
Sinan Bakis 69' Y
Giacomo Quagliata 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs AZ — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Jermaine Lapar
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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
2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ 2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-04-23 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2018-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov AZ H 1–2 L
22 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
07 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–3 L
01 Nov FC Utrecht H 4–1 W
25 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
17 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Nov FC Emmen H 1–0 W
08 Nov SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W
05 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
01 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W

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 game is set. Heracles Almelo kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arne Slot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' AZ have won 566 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Marco Bizot has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Erve Asito. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' Teun Koopmeiners makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and AZ are in front.
  • 44' Myron Boadu adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Tim Breukers is replaced by Lucas Schoofs on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Delano Burgzorg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasper Lunding on 57 minute.
  • 62' Luca de la Torre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 341 appearances.
  • 64' A tactical swap from AZ — Yukinari Sugawara on, Jonas Svensson off on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Dani de Wit argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 68' Zakaria Aboukhlal gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Jesper Karlsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Sinan Bakis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' Jeremy Cijntje is ready to make an impact after coming on for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Lucas Schoofs has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Marco Rente. He replaces Robin Propper on 75 minute.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fredrik Midtsjo made 300 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Giacomo Quagliata. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Myron Boadu makes way for Albert Gudmundsson at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • Another three points for AZ.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Myron Boadu 4
Tijani Reijnders 3
Jizz Hornkamp 3
Calvin Stengs 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Teun Koopmeiners 2
Jesper Karlsson 2
Delano Burgzorg 2

Head to Head

2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ 2019-09-29 AZ 2–0 Heracles Almelo 2019-04-23 AZ 2–1 Heracles Almelo 2018-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ L 2020-11-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-01 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht W 2020-10-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2020-10-17 Heracles Almelo 0–1 RKC Waalwijk L

AZ Form

2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ W 2020-11-26 AZ 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-11-22 AZ 1–0 FC Emmen W 2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ W 2020-11-05 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 AZ L 2020-11-01 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 AZ xG
I would bet for: Heracles Almelo or AZ 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo31% Draw28% AZ41%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
59%
Draw or AZ
69%
Heracles Almelo or AZ
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo24% Draw47% AZ29%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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