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Eredivisie | Gameweek 16
Jan 14, 2023 at 5.45pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen
0 - 2
AZ

FT(HT: 0-1)
de Wit (33'), Reijnders (46')
Sugawara (54'), Reijnders (59'), Karlsson (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 0-0 Heerenveen
Saturday, January 7 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 1-1 Vitesse
Saturday, January 7 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 0-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar's away record speaks for itself, so it is difficult to imagine that they will not get a positive result here. The hosts will put up a decent fight, but we expect the away side to prevail with all three points on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 39.59%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 34.47% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.57%) and 0-2 (6.69%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-0 (8.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for AZ Alkmaar in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for AZ Alkmaar.

Result
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
34.47% (-1.041 -1.04) 25.94% (-0.07 -0.07) 39.59% (1.117 1.12)
Both teams to score 54.21% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.9% (0.175 0.18)50.1% (-0.17100000000001 -0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.93% (0.155 0.16)72.07% (-0.15000000000001 -0.15)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.19% (-0.544 -0.54)27.81% (0.549 0.55)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.6% (-0.703 -0.7)63.4% (0.707 0.71)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.1% (0.682 0.68)24.9% (-0.677 -0.68)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.48% (0.935 0.94)59.52% (-0.93 -0.93)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 34.47%
    AZ Alkmaar 39.59%
    Draw 25.94%
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 8.86% (-0.2 -0.2)
2-1 @ 7.88% (-0.145 -0.15)
2-0 @ 5.67% (-0.218 -0.22)
3-1 @ 3.36% (-0.115 -0.12)
3-0 @ 2.42% (-0.132 -0.13)
3-2 @ 2.34% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-1 @ 1.08% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 34.47%
1-1 @ 12.32% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 6.93% (-0.048 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.48% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.08% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.94%
0-1 @ 9.63% (0.121 0.12)
1-2 @ 8.57% (0.141 0.14)
0-2 @ 6.69% (0.211 0.21)
1-3 @ 3.97% (0.141 0.14)
0-3 @ 3.1% (0.156 0.16)
2-3 @ 2.54% (0.052 0.05)
1-4 @ 1.38% (0.075 0.08)
0-4 @ 1.08% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 39.59%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs AZ

Heerenveen
24.0%
Draw
16.0%
AZ Alkmaar
60.0%
25
Head to Head
May 22, 2022 1.30pm
AZ
2-0
Heerenveen
De Wit (5'), Aboukhlal (88')
Pavlidis (24'), Milos (41'), Martins Indi (45+1'), Aboukhlal (89')
May 19, 2022 5.45pm
Heerenveen
3-2
AZ
Van Hooijdonk (58'), Sarr (90'), Halilovic (90+4')
van Hooijdonk (4'), van Ewijk (20'), Haye (68')
Evjen (59'), Pavlidis (65')
Karlsson (79')
Apr 23, 2022 5.45pm
AZ
2-1
Heerenveen
Karlsson (44'), Reijnders (87')
Clasie (13')
Sarr (7')
Zaal (84'), Mulder (85')
Aug 29, 2021 3.45pm
Feb 14, 2021 11.15am
AZ
3-1
Heerenveen
Stengs (20'), Koopmeiners (47' pen.), Gudmundsson (81')
Hatzidiakos (60')
Schone (54')
Paul van Hecke (46'), Kongolo (87')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
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14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
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