AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar

3 - 1

Heerenveen

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Paulus van Boekel 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 3 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Paulus van Boekel

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	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (63%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-4

Goals For / Against

40 / 23

Avg: 2.35 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 31

Avg: 1.56 / 1.72

Points

Avg: 1.28

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

2.06

PPG

1.28

2.35

1.56

1.35

1.72

76%

O2.5

76%

53%

BTTS

76%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd

Heerenveen rank8th

AZ Alkmaar points71

Heerenveen points46

AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34

8 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 46 pts · GD -5

33 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals17-9

Record4-0-1

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 W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

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%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home82%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%

Heerenveen score away88%

Heerenveen clean sheet away18%

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 home2.35 vs 1.72

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.35 vs 1.42

Heerenveen score away1.56 vs 1.42

Heerenveen concede away1.72 vs 1.72

AZ Alkmaar score 37% above league average, while Heerenveen score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 4% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

568

325

Passes Accurate

465

216

Passes %

82%

66%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	25
Home Wins	17
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	21 (84.0%)
BTTS	19 (76.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

06 Sep 2026 Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 3

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