AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar

3 - 0

Heerenveen

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 7 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Marc Nagtegaal

23 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.74
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.39
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	52%
Draws	17%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (22-7).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (58%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (10-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26

Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.24

2.29

1.41

1.53

1.71

76%

O2.5

71%

76%

BTTS

53%

76%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Heerenveen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar points52

Heerenveen points51

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 29%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

Heerenveen score away71%

Heerenveen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · Heerenveen 44%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · Heerenveen 25.1'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38

Heerenveen score away1.41 vs 1.38

Heerenveen concede away1.71 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while Heerenveen score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Heerenveen are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 12

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

538

392

Passes Accurate

460

318

Passes %

86%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal · Assist: M. de Wit

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ VAR

Alexandre Penetra

Goal Disallowed - offside

42'

42' O. Braude

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Clasie

1st substitution · For: K. Boogaard

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Nordås

1st substitution · For: D. Vente

55'

55' M. de Wit

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

T. Parrott

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Smit

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. de Wit

2nd substitution · For: M. Chávez

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Daal

3rd substitution · For: Weslley Patati

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ V. Zagaritis

2nd substitution · For: M. Egbring

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Meerveld

3rd substitution · For: L. Brouwers

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Rivera

4th substitution · For: L. Oyen

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Willemsen

5th substitution · For: H. Petrov

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Parrott

4th substitution · For: M. Meerdink

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Smit

5th substitution · For: M. Šín

AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Heerenveen 3-0 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took an early lead at 7' when S. Mijnans scored, with the assist credited to M. de Wit, making the score 1-0. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 8' when S. Mijnans scored, making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 21' for AZ Alkmaar (Goal Disallowed - offside). O. Braude received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 42'.

Second half: AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Clasie replacing K. Boogaard. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Nordås replacing D. Vente. M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 55'. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 71' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to K. Smit, making the score 4-0. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. de Wit replacing M. Chávez. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 75', with R. Daal replacing Weslley Patati. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 76', with V. Zagaritis replacing M. Egbring. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 76', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Brouwers. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Rivera replacing L. Oyen. Heerenveen made their 5th substitution at 80', with M. Willemsen replacing H. Petrov. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 83', with T. Parrott replacing M. Meerdink. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Smit replacing M. Šín.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while Heerenveen used 5 substitutions. AZ Alkmaar got 1 yellow card, while Heerenveen got 1 yellow card.