Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Heerenveen 8 · AZ Alkmaar 7
Referee Stats
20 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24
Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3
AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25
Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

21
Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

5

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

1.76
PPG
1.24
1.94
GF
1.12
1.41
GA
1.47
71%
O2.5
53%
76%
BTTS
53%
41%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th
AZ Alkmaar rank7th
Heerenveen points51
AZ Alkmaar points52
Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4
14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index78
Goals11-3
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

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals2-8
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 2.571%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%
Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%
AZ Alkmaar score away76%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%
Heerenveen win after scoring first57%
AZ Alkmaar score first35%
AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · AZ Alkmaar 33%
Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80
Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38
AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38
AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80
Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.
Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
31-45 1

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
38'
38' Goal · 1-0
D. Vente
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brouwers
40'
40' Goal · 2-0
J. van Overeem
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Braude
46'
46' I. Sadiq
1st substitution · For: W. Bouziane
46'
46' Weslley Patati
2nd substitution · For: M. Šín
54'
54' S. Kersten
65'
65' M. de Wit
3rd substitution · For: M. Chávez
71'
71' M. Dekker
4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik
75'
75' Goal · 2-1
T. Parrott
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Bouziane
79'
79' Goal · 3-1
L. Brouwers
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Trenskow
80'
80' J. Trenskow
1st substitution · For: E. Gürbüz
81'
81' R. Meerveld
2nd substitution · For: N. Hopland
83'
83' P. Koopmeiners
5th substitution · For: D. Kwakman
86'
86' D. Vente
3rd substitution · For: V. Sejk

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heerenveen beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 on Sunday, 23 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: Heerenveen took the lead at 38' when D. Vente scored, with the assist credited to L. Brouwers, making the score 1-0. Heerenveen extended the lead at 40' when J. van Overeem scored, with the assist credited to O. Braude, making the score 2-0.

Second half: AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Sadiq replacing W. Bouziane. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Weslley Patati replacing M. Šín. S. Kersten received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 54'. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. de Wit replacing M. Chávez. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Dekker replacing L. Zeefuik. AZ Alkmaar reduced the deficit at 75' when T. Parrott scored, with the assist credited to W. Bouziane, making the score 2-1. Heerenveen extended the lead at 79' when L. Brouwers scored, with the assist credited to J. Trenskow, making the score 3-1. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 80', with J. Trenskow replacing E. Gürbüz. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 81', with R. Meerveld replacing N. Hopland. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 83', with P. Koopmeiners replacing D. Kwakman. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 86', with D. Vente replacing V. Sejk.

Heerenveen used 3 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. Heerenveen got 1 yellow card.

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