AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen

4 - 1
🕒 Thu, 22 May 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals
Eredivisie Table
AZ Alkmaar 5 · Heerenveen 9
Referee Stats
19 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 63%
Draws 11%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Heerenveen controlled possession (57%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 20
Avg: 1.95 / 1.05

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 2-1-15

Goals For / Against

13 / 46
Avg: 0.72 / 2.56

Points

7
Avg: 0.39

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
0.39
1.95
GF
0.72
1.05
GA
2.56
58%
O2.5
67%
63%
BTTS
50%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th
Heerenveen rank9th
AZ Alkmaar points63
Heerenveen points43
AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 63 pts · GD +25
15 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 58 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Heerenveen: #9 · 43 pts · GD -18
35 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W D W D
Points11/15
Weighted index82
Goals12-5
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 L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-13
Record0-0-5
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 2.558%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home95%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home32%
Heerenveen score away50%
Heerenveen clean sheet away0%

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 home1.95 vs 1.69
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.05 vs 1.28
Heerenveen score away0.72 vs 1.28
Heerenveen concede away2.56 vs 1.69
AZ Alkmaar score 15% above league average, while Heerenveen score 43% below league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are 51% above 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
8
2
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
1
5
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
420
555
Passes Accurate
336
468
Passes %
80%
84%

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