Eredivisie WON 2–3
Sun, Sep 6 · 14:30 · Abe Lenstra Stadion
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Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie
Tipster's pick Heerenveen or AZ Alkmaar
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate78%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

AZ Alkmaar Form Points To Away Result

AZ Alkmaar enter this match after four consecutive wins and a strong scoring record that has produced over three goals per game on average. Their defensive setup has limited opponents effectively in recent outings, reducing the chance of a stalemate. Past meetings show AZ taking six victories in the last ten encounters with Heerenveen, often in games that opened up. Heerenveen have struggled to find the net in home matches this season while posting mixed results overall. The tendency for both sides to push forward creates space that favors a winner rather than a draw. AZ maintain better structure on the road based on their current patterns of play. Listed absences for each team leave the main attacking options largely intact for this fixture.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.6% win rate
Result
2–3 WON

Our pick “Heerenveen or AZ Alkmaar” at odds 1.22 won — final score 2–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Ro Zangelo Daal assist Wouter Goes 7'
  3. Nolhan courtens assist Dylan Vente 21'
  4. Nolhan courtens 28'
  5. Ringo Meerveld assist Dirk Proper 30'
  6. Mees de Wit ↓ Mateo Chávez 45'
  7. Calvin Stengs ↓ Weslley Pinto Batista 45'
  8. Second half
  9. Ro Zangelo Daal 54'
  10. Valdemar Byskov Andreasen ↓ Jordy Clasie 64'
  11. Luca Oyen ↓ Maxence Rivera 68'
  12. Seiya Maikuma ↓ Elijah Dijkstra 68'
  13. Roberts Uldriķis ↓ Dylan Vente 68'
  14. Mexx Meerdink assist Valdemar Byskov Andreasen 69'
  15. Levi Smans ↓ Dirk Proper 74'
  16. Ayoub Oufkir ↓ Ro Zangelo Daal 82'
  17. Ayoub Oufkir assist Mexx Meerdink 83'
  18. Hristiyan Petrov ↓ Nolhan courtens 88'
  19. Ayoub Oufkir 90+1'
This season
Heerenveen AZ Alkmaar
Over 2.5 goals 0% 50%
Clean sheet 25% 50%
Failed to score 25% 0%
Scored per game 1.3 3.3
Conceded per game 1.5 0.8
Scored home / away 0.5 / 2.0 3.5 / 3.0

Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 AZA AZ Alkmaar 4 4 0 0 12
2 PSV PSV Eindhoven 4 3 1 0 10
3 FEY Feyenoord 4 2 2 0 8
4 AJA Ajax 3 2 1 0 7
5 GOA GO Ahead Eagles 4 2 1 1 7
6 FOR Fortuna Sittard 4 2 1 1 7
7 NEC NEC Nijmegen 3 2 0 1 6
8 TWE Twente 3 2 0 1 6
9 EXC Excelsior 3 2 0 1 6
10 GRO Groningen 4 2 0 2 6
11 HEE Heerenveen 4 1 2 1 5
12 SPA Sparta Rotterdam 5 1 2 2 5
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Heerenveen WWDLD
W vs Volos NFC 3–2 Aug 1
W vs Twente 1–0 Aug 9
D @ Ajax 2–2 Aug 16
L vs PEC Zwolle 0–2 Aug 22
D @ Willem II 2–2 Aug 30
AZ Alkmaar WWWWW
W @ PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Aug 2
W vs ADO Den Haag 2–0 Aug 8
W @ Utrecht 4–1 Aug 15
W @ Fortuna Sittard 2–0 Aug 22
W vs GO Ahead Eagles 5–2 Aug 29
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Heerenveen
Scored 1.6 avg
3 1 2 0 2
Conceded 1.6 avg
2 0 2 2 2
AZ Alkmaar
Scored 3.4 avg
4 2 4 2 5
Conceded 0.6 avg
0 0 1 0 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Heerenveen
2 Draws
6 AZ Alkmaar
Apr 2026 AZ Alkmaar 3–0 Heerenveen AZ Alkmaar
Nov 2025 Heerenveen 3–1 AZ Alkmaar Heerenveen
May 2025 AZ Alkmaar 4–1 Heerenveen AZ Alkmaar
Mar 2025 Heerenveen 3–1 AZ Alkmaar Heerenveen
Sep 2024 AZ Alkmaar 9–1 Heerenveen AZ Alkmaar

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Heerenveen 4-2-3-1
  • 22 B. Klaverboer G
  • 45 O. Braude D
  • 4 S. Kersten D
  • 3 M. Willemsen D
  • 19 V. Zagaritis D
  • 36 N. Courtens M
  • 6 D. Proper M
  • 20 J. Trenskow M
  • 10 R. Meerveld M
  • 7 M. Rivera M
  • 9 D. Vente F
Bench Anass Bouziane, D. Bladi, M. Farji, H. Petrov, L. Machine, A. Noppert, L. Oyen, J. Scholten, T. Schreuder, L. Smans, R. Uldriķis

R. Veldeman

AZ Alkmaar 4-2-3-1
  • 28 J. De Busser G
  • 22 E. Dijkstra D
  • 3 W. Goes D
  • 4 L. Schouten D
  • 5 M. Chávez D
  • 8 J. Clasie M
  • 6 P. Koopmeiners M
  • 7 Weslley Patati M
  • 21 D. Kwakman M
  • 11 R. Daal M
  • 9 M. Meerdink F
Bench H. de Wit, C. Stengs, R. Owusu-Oduro, A. Oufkir, A. Natali, S. Maikuma, B. Kovacs, I. Ka, R. Ichihara, J. Hornkamp, V. Byskov, M. de Wit

L. Echteld

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Heerenveen
  • OUT M. Egbring Injury
  • OUT M. Hilgers Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Linday Inactive
  • OUT M. Egbring Injury
  • OUT M. Hilgers Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Linday Inactive
AZ Alkmaar
  • OUT D. Kasius Groin Injury
  • OUT S. Resink Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Smit Injury
  • OUT D. Kasius Groin Injury
  • OUT S. Resink Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Smit Injury