Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar

Heracles

1 - 2

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Erve Asito 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Heracles 18 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Bas Nijhuis

13 matches · 3.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.69
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	54%
Draws	15%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Heracles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 36

Avg: 1.35 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

0.88

PPG

1.24

1.35

1.12

2.12

1.47

65%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

24%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Heracles rank18th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Heracles points19

AZ Alkmaar points52

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

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

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.

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

Heracles last 5 home

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

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.

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.

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

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

Heracles score at home59%

Heracles clean sheet at home12%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Heracles score first24%

Heracles win after scoring first75%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heracles 22% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: Heracles 21.0' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Heracles score at home1.35 vs 1.80

Heracles concede at home2.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

Heracles score 25% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Heracles are 54% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Heracles goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

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9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Alexandre Penetra

Normal Goal

11'

11' Alexandre Penetra

28'

28' D. Kasius

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Mirani

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Limbombe

61'

61' M. de Wit

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Daal

1st substitution · For: I. Sadiq

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Weslley Patati

2nd substitution · For: I. Jensen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Y. Borges Sanches

1st substitution · For: M. Engels

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Bruns

2nd substitution · For: T. van Gilst

74'

74' A. Hrustić

74'

74' J. Clasie

77' ⚽

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77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Meerdink

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Smit

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Mijnans

3rd substitution · For: M. Šín

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Hrustić

3rd substitution · For: J. Žambůrek

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Limbombe

4th substitution · For: L. Kulenović

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. van der Kust

5th substitution · For: W. Ould-Chikh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Meerdink

4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ K. Smit

5th substitution · For: P. Koopmeiners

90+1'

90+1' L. Zeefuik

Heracles vs AZ Alkmaar 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Heracles 2-1 on Sunday, 14 September 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Bas Nijhuis. It was played at Erve Asito.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took an early lead at 9' when Alexandre Penetra scored, making the score 0-1. Alexandre Penetra received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 11'. D. Kasius received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 28'. Heracles leveled the score at 29' when D. Mirani scored, with the assist credited to B. Limbombe, making the score 1-1.

Second half: M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 61'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 69', with R. Daal replacing I. Sadiq. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Weslley Patati replacing I. Jensen. Heracles made their 1st substitution at 70', with Y. Borges Sanches replacing M. Engels. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 70', with T. Bruns replacing T. van Gilst. A. Hrustić received a yellow card for Heracles at 74'. J. Clasie received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 74'. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 77' when M. Meerdink scored, with the assist credited to K. Smit, making the score 1-2. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Mijnans replacing M. Šín. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Hrustić replacing J. Žambůrek. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 83', with B. Limbombe replacing L. Kulenović. Heracles made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. van der Kust replacing W. Ould-Chikh. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Meerdink replacing L. Zeefuik. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 85', with K. Smit replacing P. Koopmeiners. L. Zeefuik received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 90+1'.

Heracles used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. Heracles got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 5 yellow cards.