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SC Heerenveen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
0 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 15:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+2'
Jan Paul van Hecke 28' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs AZ — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 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
2
11
SC Heerenveen 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ 2020-01-25 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AZ 2019-10-19 AZ 2–4 SC Heerenveen 2019-01-27 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ 2018-10-28 AZ 2–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov AZ H 0–3 L
01 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 4–1 W
24 Oct FC Emmen H 4–0 W
18 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–5 L
02 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
26 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
29 Oct HNK Rijeka H 4–1 W
25 Oct ADO Den Haag A 2–2 D
22 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–0 W

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen AZ
#10 Position #1
9 Points 19
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
11 Scored 18
9 Conceded 6
+2 GD +12
1.29 PPG 2.71
29% Win % 86%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
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' It’s Showtime! The match between SC Heerenveen and AZ is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The 33-year-old Fredrik Midtsjo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' SC Heerenveen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 28' Jan Paul van Hecke is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 29' Brilliant from the ! Teun Koopmeiners makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 29.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' Magnificent from Lucas Woudenberg! That is 3 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' SC Heerenveen make a change. Oliver Batista-Meier trudges off to be replaced by Ibrahim Dresevic on 46 minutes.
  • 47' What a strike from Jesper Karlsson! The score is 1-2.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Benjamin Nygren is withdrawn and Rami Hajal gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonas Svensson, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' AZ 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.
  • 78' AZ make a change. Jesper Karlsson trudges off to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders on 78 minutes.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • It finishes all square. SC Heerenveen and AZ share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Troy Parrott 5
Dani de Wit 4
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Mexx Meerdink 3
Sven Mijnans 3
Calvin Stengs 2
Michel Vlap 2

Head to Head

2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ 2020-01-25 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AZ 2019-10-19 AZ 2–4 SC Heerenveen 2019-01-27 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ 2018-10-28 AZ 2–3 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ L 2020-11-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 SC Heerenveen W 2020-10-24 SC Heerenveen 4–0 FC Emmen W 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen L 2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo W

AZ Form

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 2020-10-29 AZ 4–1 HNK Rijeka W 2020-10-25 ADO Den Haag 2–2 AZ D 2020-10-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 AZ xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen26% Draw27% AZ47%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
53%
Draw or AZ
74%
SC Heerenveen or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen18% Draw45% AZ37%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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