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Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
Apr 3, 2024 at 5.45pm UK
Polman Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Heracles
5 - 0
AZ

De Keersmaecker (19'), Hornkamp (38' pen., 40' pen.), Sankoh (90', 90+4')
De Keersmaecker (15'), Hoogma (34')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Belic (45')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: FC Twente 1-0 Heracles
Sunday, March 31 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 2-0 Vitesse
Saturday, March 30 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heracles 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

Despite their poor run of form, Heracles have been showing the credentials to get something out of this contest. Nevertheless, AZ are also playing with the belief to edge a tight contest, and we expect that to materialise here. 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 57.41%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 21.13%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.7%) and 0-1 (8.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.87%), while for a Heracles win it was 2-1 (5.6%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.

Result
HeraclesDrawAZ Alkmaar
21.13% (0.264 0.26) 21.45% (-0.139 -0.14) 57.41% (-0.126 -0.13)
Both teams to score 58.68% (0.901 0.9)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.65% (0.997 1)39.34% (-0.998 -1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.32% (1.035 1.04)61.68% (-1.034 -1.03)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.86% (0.816 0.82)32.14% (-0.817 -0.82)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.38% (0.917 0.92)68.62% (-0.91800000000001 -0.92)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.48% (0.291 0.29)13.52% (-0.29 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.42% (0.575 0.57)40.58% (-0.576 -0.58)
Score Analysis
    Heracles 21.13%
    AZ Alkmaar 57.41%
    Draw 21.45%
HeraclesDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 5.6% (0.051 0.05)
1-0 @ 4.93% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-0 @ 2.8% (-0.004 -0)
3-1 @ 2.12% (0.066 0.07)
3-2 @ 2.12% (0.087 0.09)
3-0 @ 1.06% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 21.13%
1-1 @ 9.87% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-2 @ 5.6% (0.109 0.11)
0-0 @ 4.35% (-0.206 -0.21)
3-3 @ 1.41% (0.072 0.07)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 21.45%
1-2 @ 9.87% (-0.026 -0.03)
0-2 @ 8.7% (-0.22 -0.22)
0-1 @ 8.7% (-0.315 -0.32)
1-3 @ 6.59% (0.052 0.05)
0-3 @ 5.8% (-0.084000000000001 -0.08)
2-3 @ 3.74% (0.112 0.11)
1-4 @ 3.29% (0.061 0.06)
0-4 @ 2.9% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.87% (0.076 0.08)
1-5 @ 1.32% (0.038 0.04)
0-5 @ 1.16% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 57.41%

How you voted: Heracles vs AZ

Heracles
19.6%
Draw
8.7%
AZ Alkmaar
71.7%
46
Head to Head
Sep 28, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 3
AZ
1-1
Heracles
Pavlidis (13')
Sadiq (87')
Ouahim (53')
De Keersmaecker (56'), Bakboord (82'), Vejinovic (89')
Feb 19, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 20
AZ
2-1
Heracles
Reijnders (25'), Pavlidis (48')
Sep 19, 2021 3.45pm
Gameweek 5
Heracles
3-2
AZ
Sierhuis (45+1'), Burgzorg (72'), Vloet (90+3')
Vloet (49'), Quagliata (50'), Burgzorg (50')
Gudmundsson (19'), Reijnders (89')
Midtsjo (90+2')
Clasie (45')
May 16, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 34
AZ
5-0
Heracles
Boadu (41', 74'), Karlsson (50', 57'), Wijndal (87')
Leeuwin (80'), Bizot (90')

Fadiga (58'), Knoester (76')
Nov 29, 2020 3.45pm
Gameweek 10
Heracles
1-2
AZ
Schoofs (75')
Bakis (69'), Quagliata (86')
Koopmeiners (41' pen.), Boadu (44')
De Wit (66')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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