AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar

2 - 1

Heerenveen

🕒 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 5 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Marc Nagtegaal

8 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	13%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (24-12).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (58%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

44 / 21

Avg: 2.32 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

14 / 26

Avg: 0.78 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

2.21

PPG

1.11

2.32

0.78

1.11

1.44

76%

O2.5

41%

71%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank5th

Heerenveen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar points61

Heerenveen points41

AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 61 pts · GD +20

20 pts off the top 2. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 41 pts · GD -13

40 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

L D W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals8-8

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.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-9

Record1-2-2

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%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 41%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home82%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home18%

Heerenveen score away71%

Heerenveen clean sheet away29%

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 1.57

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.11 vs 1.29

Heerenveen score away0.78 vs 1.29

Heerenveen concede away1.44 vs 1.57

AZ Alkmaar score 48% above league average, while Heerenveen score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 14% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are 8% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

547

399

Passes Accurate

454

313

Passes %

83%

78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	24
Home Wins	16
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	20 (83.3%)
BTTS	18 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	12
Home Wins	9
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (83.3%)
BTTS	9 (75.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

12 Apr 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3 - 0 23 Nov 2025 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 1

2024-2025 Season

22 May 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 4 - 1 02 Mar 2025 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 1 14 Sep 2024 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 9 - 1

2023-2024 Season

28 Jan 2024 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 2 21 Oct 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3 - 0

2022-2023 Season

01 Apr 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 1 - 1 14 Jan 2023 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2

2021-2022 Season

22 May 2022 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 2 - 0 19 May 2022 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 2 23 Apr 2022 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 2 - 1 29 Aug 2021 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3

2020-2021 Season

14 Feb 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3 - 1 08 Nov 2020 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3

2019-2020 Season

25 Jan 2020 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

27 Jan 2019 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2 28 Oct 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 2 - 3

2017-2018 Season

23 Dec 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3 - 1 29 Oct 2017 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2016-2017 Season

12 Feb 2017 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 07 Aug 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 2 - 2

2015-2016 Season

10 Apr 2016 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 4 - 2 21 Nov 2015 AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 3 - 1