AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles

AZ Alkmaar

4 - 0

Heracles

🕒 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Hensgens 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 7 · Heracles 18

Referee Stats

Robin Hensgens

15 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.33
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	27%
Draws	33%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (15-6).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26

Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-15

Goals For / Against

12 / 49

Avg: 0.71 / 2.88

Points

Avg: 0.24

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

1.82

PPG

0.24

2.29

0.71

1.53

2.88

76%

O2.5

76%

BTTS

47%

76%

Score 1st

12%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Heracles rank18th

AZ Alkmaar points52

Heracles points19

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

46 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

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

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-5

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.

Heracles last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-16

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 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 29%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

Heracles score away47%

Heracles clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%

Heracles score first12%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · Heracles 14%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · Heracles 27.0'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38

Heracles score away0.71 vs 1.38

Heracles concede away2.88 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while Heracles score 49% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Heracles are 60% 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)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 12

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

Heracles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 7

0-15 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

425

396

Passes Accurate

343

308

Passes %

81%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Parrott

Normal Goal · Assist: M. de Wit

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ VAR

J. Wieckhoff

Goal Disallowed - offside

32' ↑↓

↑↓

32' ⇄ R. Daal

1st substitution · For: I. Jensen

43'

43' J. Wieckhoff

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Parrott

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Wieckhoff

1st substitution · For: M. Benita

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Bozinovski

2nd substitution · For: S. Scheperman

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ N. Ünüvar

3rd substitution · For: T. van Gilst

56'

56' L. Zeefuik

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. Dijkstra

2nd substitution · For: D. Kasius

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Weslley Patati

3rd substitution · For: I. Sadiq

70'

70' S. Scheperman

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Žambůrek

4th substitution · For: T. Bruns

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. de Wit

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Parrott

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Parrott

4th substitution · For: M. Meerdink

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ P. Koopmeiners

5th substitution · For: K. Boogaard

82'

82' D. Mirani

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

I. Jensen

Normal Goal

AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Heracles 4-0 on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Robin Hensgens. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took an early lead at 5' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to M. de Wit, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 20' for Heracles (Goal Disallowed - offside). AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 32', with R. Daal replacing I. Jensen. J. Wieckhoff received a yellow card for Heracles at 43'. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 45+1' when S. Mijnans scored, with the assist credited to T. Parrott, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Heracles made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Wieckhoff replacing M. Benita. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Bozinovski replacing S. Scheperman. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 56', with N. Ünüvar replacing T. van Gilst. L. Zeefuik received a yellow card for Heracles at 56'. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 60', with E. Dijkstra replacing D. Kasius. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 60', with Weslley Patati replacing I. Sadiq. S. Scheperman received a yellow card for Heracles at 70'. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 71', with J. Žambůrek replacing T. Bruns. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 74' when M. de Wit scored, with the assist credited to T. Parrott, making the score 3-1. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 76', with T. Parrott replacing M. Meerdink. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 76', with P. Koopmeiners replacing K. Boogaard. D. Mirani received a yellow card for Heracles at 82'. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 84' when I. Jensen scored, making the score 4-1.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while Heracles used 4 substitutions. Heracles got 4 yellow cards.