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SC Heerenveen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
SC Heerenveen
1 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 14:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Timo Letschert

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 Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Sjoerd Nanninga
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Robin Vereijken

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
2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ 2021-02-14 AZ 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ 2020-01-25 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AZ 2019-10-19 AZ 2–4 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug AZ H 1–3 L
21 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
13 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–0 W
16 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
13 May FC Emmen A 1–3 L
08 May FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug SC Heerenveen A 3–1 W
26 Aug Celtic FC H 2–1 W
18 Aug Celtic FC A 0–2 L
14 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 0–1 L
16 May Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
13 May FC Groningen A 0–0 D

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' The ball is rolling at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen are looking to make home advantage count against AZ.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' Henk Veerman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 12' GOAL! Henk Veerman fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aslak Fonn Witry suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' SC Heerenveen have won 382 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Timo Letschert is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesper Karlsson, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Aslak Fonn Witry is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Nygren. He replaces Filip Stevanovic on 57 minute.
  • 62' Filip Stevanovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Albert Gudmundsson gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' The AZ bench stirs into life. Vangelis Pavlidis is withdrawn and Hakon Evjen gets his opportunity.
  • 76' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Arjen van der Heide on, Rodney Kongolo off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Timo Letschert has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 329 appearances.
  • 85' Jordy Clasie gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Jesper Karlsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Dani de Wit gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • Another three points for AZ.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

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

2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ 2021-02-14 AZ 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ 2020-01-25 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AZ 2019-10-19 AZ 2–4 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ L 2021-08-21 SC Heerenveen 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-08-13 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-05-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-05-13 FC Emmen 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-05-08 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Utrecht D

AZ Form

2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ W 2021-08-26 AZ 2–1 Celtic FC W 2021-08-18 Celtic FC 2–0 AZ L 2021-08-14 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 AZ L 2021-05-16 AZ 5–0 Heracles Almelo W 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 AZ xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or AZ 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen32% Draw26% AZ42%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
59%
Draw or AZ
68%
SC Heerenveen or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen26% Draw43% AZ31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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