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Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen
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AZ Alkmaar
🕒 Thu, 19 May 2022 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals
Eredivisie Table
Heerenveen 8 · AZ Alkmaar 5
Referee Stats
Jeroen Manschot
25 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 28%
Draws 20%
Away wins 52%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-12).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28
Avg: 1.44 / 1.56

Points

24
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 29
Avg: 1.63 / 1.53

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.33
PPG
1.32
1.44
GF
1.63
1.56
GA
1.53
61%
O2.5
74%
61%
BTTS
79%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th
AZ Alkmaar rank5th
Heerenveen points44
AZ Alkmaar points67
Heerenveen: #8 · 44 pts · GD -14
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 67 pts · GD +25
14 pts off the top 2. 28 pts above the play-off edge. 63 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals14-7
Record4-1-0
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.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

L L D D L
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals7-10
Record0-2-3
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.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.556%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.574%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home72%
Heerenveen clean sheet at home17%
AZ Alkmaar score away79%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first0%
Heerenveen win after scoring first0%
AZ Alkmaar score first0%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.44 vs 1.60
Heerenveen concede at home1.56 vs 1.29
AZ Alkmaar score away1.63 vs 1.29
AZ Alkmaar concede away1.53 vs 1.60
Heerenveen score 10% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 26% above league average.
Defensive side: Heerenveen are 20% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

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

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
12
12
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
7
7
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
6
7
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
484
584
Passes Accurate
407
507
Passes %
84%
87%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins16
Over 2.5 Goals20 (83.3%)
BTTS18 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals10 (83.3%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 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