Heracles Almelo vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Heracles Almelo vs AZ — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.
- Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
- Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
6 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | AZ | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Apr | RKC Waalwijk | A | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Mar | FC Twente '65 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | SC Heerenveen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Mar | Fortuna Sittard | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Mar | PEC Zwolle | H | 4–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Apr | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Mar | NEC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 16 Mar | AFC Ajax | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Mar | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
54%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
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' KICK OFF: Heracles Almelo gets underway.
- 5' Ivan Mesik, a Slovakia , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' AZ have won 582 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' It looks surprising Heracles Almelo does not make any changes. Zico Buurmeester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' A moment of madness from Thomas Bruns on 17 minutes earns him a card. Heracles Almelo will be frustrated.
- 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Denso Kasius is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
- 27' Mario Engels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 32' Damon Mirani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 37' Heracles Almelo currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 42' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Sven Mijnans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandre Penetra at the 46 minute mark.
- 47' The Netherlands Jizz Hornkamp breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 1-0!
- 52' 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.
- 57' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 62' Suf Podgoreanu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 65' Seiya Maikuma gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Denso Kasius and will look to change the dynamic.
- 70' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 72' Another change for AZ made on 72 minute. Ruben van Bommel leaves to be changed by Mayckel Lahdo.
- 73' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Mexx Meerdink departs to be replaced by Ernest Poku.
- 77' The crowd applauds Jizz Hornkamp as he leaves the pitch. Luka Kulenovic steps in for Heracles Almelo.
- 81' Fresh legs for AZ! Jayden Addai comes on to replace Ibrahim Sadiq.
- 83' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns is replaced by Jordy Bruijn.
- 84' It’s a booking for Heracles Almelo player. Jordy Bruijn gets a card.
- 89' Heracles Almelo make a change. Sem Scheperman trudges off to be replaced by Daniel van Kaam on 89 minutes.
- With this win, Heracles Almelo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Heracles Almelo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
17
Thomas Bruns ↓ Jordy Bruijn 83'
-
8
Mario Engels ↓ Juho Talvitie 83'
-
9
Jizz Hornkamp ↓ Luka Kulenovic 77'
- 14
- 24
- 4
- 1
- 29
- 3
- 32
- 39
Bench
-
26
Daniel van Kaam ↑ 89'
-
5
Jordy Bruijn ↑ 83'
- 21
- 18
-
13
Jan Zamburek ↑ 77'
- 7
- 2
- 16
- 22
-
23
Juho Talvitie ↑ 83'
-
19
Luka Kulenovic ↑ 77'
- 36
Coach
Erwin van de Looi
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↓ Jayden Addai 81'
- 6
- 28
- 34
- 5
-
30
Denso Kasius ↓ Seiya Maikuma 65'
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↓ Ernest Poku 73'
- 1
- 7
- 26
Bench
- 41
- 12
-
10
Sven Mijnans ↑ 46'
-
16
Seiya Maikuma ↑ 65'
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↑ 72'
-
21
Ernest Poku ↑ 73'
- 22
-
17
Jayden Addai ↑ 81'
- 43
- 48
Coach
Maarten Martens
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Myron Boadu | 4 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 3 |
| Tijani Reijnders | 3 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 2 |
| Calvin Stengs | 2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 2 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 2 |
Head to Head
Heracles Almelo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61
Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Heracles Almelo win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Heracles Almelo or Draw
78%
Draw or AZ
48%
Heracles Almelo or AZ
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo
| Handicap | Heracles Almelo covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 23% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.