Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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.

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 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
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
#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' KICK OFF: AZ gets underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Vangelis Pavlidis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 11' Henk Veerman has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
  • 12' Henk Veerman adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 14' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 19' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' Poor challenge from Timo Letschert. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' Tijani Reijnders is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 48' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' What an equalizer from Aslak Fonn Witry!
  • 55' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Filip Stevanovic is withdrawn and Benjamin Nygren gets his opportunity.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' Albert Gudmundsson is replacing Zakaria Aboukhlal for the AZ side.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 73' Fresh legs for AZ! Hakon Evjen comes on to replace Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 76' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Rodney Kongolo departs to be replaced by Arjen van der Heide.
  • 81' The 37-year-old Siem de Jong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' A tactical swap from AZ — Jordy Clasie on, Jesper Karlsson off on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dani de Wit makes it 2-3.
  • SC Heerenveen will have plenty to reflect on. AZ were simply the better side today.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Troy Parrott 5
Dani de Wit 4
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Mexx Meerdink 3
Sven Mijnans 3
Zico Buurmeester 2
Calvin Stengs 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
1.09 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen24% Draw26% AZ50%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
50%
Draw or AZ
76%
SC Heerenveen or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen18% Draw44% AZ38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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