AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles

AZ Alkmaar

5 - 0

Heracles

🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 3 · Heracles 10

Referee Stats

Edwin Van de Graaf

9 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	56%
Draws	44%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (25-4).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (13-1 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

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-10

Goals For / Against

21 / 39

Avg: 1.24 / 2.29

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

0.65

2.35

1.24

1.35

2.29

76%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd

Heracles rank10th

AZ Alkmaar points71

Heracles points42

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.

Heracles: #10 · 42 pts · GD -14

37 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-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.

Heracles last 5 away

W D L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-5

Record2-2-1

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%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home82%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%

Heracles score away71%

Heracles clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Heracles score first0%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Heracles 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.35 vs 1.72

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.35 vs 1.42

Heracles score away1.24 vs 1.42

Heracles concede away2.29 vs 1.72

AZ Alkmaar score 37% above league average, while Heracles score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 4% below league average at home, and Heracles are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

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

Heracles 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

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

387

Passes Accurate

364

270

Passes %

77%

70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	13
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	15 (83.3%)
BTTS	11 (61.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	8
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (77.8%)
BTTS	5 (55.6%)

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

2025-2026 Season

15 Mar 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 4 - 0 14 Sep 2025 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

13 Apr 2025 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 0 01 Dec 2024 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

03 Apr 2024 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 5 - 0 28 Sep 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 1 - 1

2021-2022 Season

19 Feb 2022 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 2 - 1 19 Sep 2021 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 2

2020-2021 Season

16 May 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 5 - 0 29 Nov 2020 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

23 Apr 2019 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 2 - 1 02 Sep 2018 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 2

2017-2018 Season

13 Apr 2018 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 09 Dec 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 5 - 0

2016-2017 Season

14 Apr 2017 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 27 Nov 2016 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 5 - 1

2015-2016 Season

13 Feb 2016 Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 3 - 6 26 Sep 2015 AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 3 - 1