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SC Heerenveen vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SC Heerenveen
0 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 27 Jan 2019 · 15:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Adam Maher
Y 28' Jonas Svensson
Stijn Schaars 66' Y
Kik Pierie 73' Y
Nemanja Mihajlovic 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs AZ — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof

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
2
10
SC Heerenveen 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-27 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ 2018-10-28 AZ 2–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan AZ H 0–2 L
20 Jan AFC Ajax A 4–4 D
22 Dec NAC Breda A 2–4 L
16 Dec FC Utrecht H 2–3 L
08 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 5–1 W
01 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 3–1 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
19 Jan FC Utrecht H 3–0 W
22 Dec PSV A 1–3 L
15 Dec SBV Excelsior H 2–1 W
07 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
01 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen AZ
#15 Position #3
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SC Heerenveen are 15th (0 pts). AZ are 3rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. SC Heerenveen host AZ — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 13' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonas Svensson.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' SC Heerenveen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Warner Hahn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' Sheral Floranus doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Stijn Schaars. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' A tactical swap from AZ — Owen Wijndal on, Thomas Ouwejan off on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Michel Vlap departs to be replaced by Nemanja Mihajlovic.
  • 73' Kik Pierie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Stijn Schaars is replaced by Yuki Kobayashi.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oussama Idrissi makes it 1-1.
  • 83' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' Fresh legs for AZ! Albert Gudmundsson comes on to replace Calvin Stengs.
  • 88' Nemanja Mihajlovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Mats Seuntjens as he leaves the pitch. Bjorn Maars Johnsen steps in for AZ.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Olde Riekerink

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.66 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + AZ or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen25% Draw35% AZ40%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
60%
Draw or AZ
75%
SC Heerenveen or AZ
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen14% Draw59% AZ27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
0 – 1
17.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
0 – 3
3.2%
1 – 3
2.3%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 1
0.9%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 15% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 25% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
52% ✓

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