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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.

  • SC Heerenveen 12 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
#6 Position #5
21 Points 23
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
24 Scored 24
16 Conceded 16
+8 GD +8
1.75 PPG 1.92
50% Win % 58%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SC Heerenveen launch into their encounter with AZ.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Lucas Woudenberg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Jan Paul van Hecke. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 29' What composure from Teun Koopmeiners! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 34' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 39' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' What a strike from Lucas Woudenberg! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Another substitution for SC Heerenveen to replace Oliver Batista-Meier by Ibrahim Dresevic on 46 minute.
  • 47' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jesper Karlsson on 47.
  • 52' Joey Veerman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 57' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 62' Netherlands international Bruno Martins Indi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Rami Hajal comes on to replace Benjamin Nygren.
  • 72' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 78' AZ ring the changes. Jesper Karlsson has done his job and it is now time for Tijjani Reijnders to step up.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 315 games and scored 593 goals.
  • 88' Zakaria Aboukhlal, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Troy Parrott 5
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Dani de Wit 4
Mexx Meerdink 3
Sven Mijnans 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Albert Gudmundsson 2
Luuk Brouwers 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
1.47 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 AZ xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or AZ 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen34% Draw27% AZ39%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
62%
Draw or AZ
66%
SC Heerenveen or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen27% Draw44% AZ29%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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