AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen

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🕒 Sun, 22 May 2022 13:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals
Eredivisie Table
AZ Alkmaar 5 · Heerenveen 8
Referee Stats
29 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 52%
Draws 17%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (64%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

44 / 21
Avg: 2.32 / 1.11

Points

42
Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 26
Avg: 0.78 / 1.44

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.21
PPG
1.11
2.32
GF
0.78
1.11
GA
1.44
74%
O2.5
39%
68%
BTTS
50%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th
Heerenveen rank8th
AZ Alkmaar points67
Heerenveen points44
AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 67 pts · GD +25
14 pts off the top 2. 28 pts above the play-off edge. 63 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Heerenveen: #8 · 44 pts · GD -14
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L D W
Points10/15
Weighted index71
Goals13-7
Record3-1-1
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 L W L D
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals4-11
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 37%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home84%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home21%
Heerenveen score away67%
Heerenveen clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%
Heerenveen score first0%
Heerenveen win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Heerenveen 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.32 vs 1.60
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.11 vs 1.29
Heerenveen score away0.78 vs 1.29
Heerenveen concede away1.44 vs 1.60
AZ Alkmaar score 45% above league average, while Heerenveen score 40% below league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 15% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are 10% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
1
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
6
5
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
12
5
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
624
335
Passes Accurate
555
257
Passes %
89%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins16
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals20 (83.3%)
BTTS18 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins9
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals10 (83.3%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen Head-to-Head History by Season