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Willem II
Heerenveen
Eredivisie | 1st Leg
May 19, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Heerenveen
3 - 2
AZ

van Hooijdonk (58'), Sarr (90'), Halilovic (90+4')
van Hooijdonk (4'), van Ewijk (20'), Haye (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Evjen (59'), Pavlidis (65')
Karlsson (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 2-0 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 22 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 2-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ have had no problems finding the net despite their dip in form, while there have been goals aplenty in recent games involving Heerenveen, so an entertaining contest is expected at the Abe Lenstra Stadion. However, with little to separate these two teams, a score draw could be on the cards, keeping the tie nicely poised heading into Sunday's second leg. 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 45.32%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 30.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.7%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 2-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
30.44% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01) 24.23%45.32% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Both teams to score 58.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.19% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)43.81% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.8% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)66.2% (0.0039999999999907 0)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.71% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)27.28% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.28% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)62.72% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.51% (0.0010000000000048 0)19.49% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.64% (0.0020000000000024 0)51.36% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 30.45%
    AZ Alkmaar 45.32%
    Draw 24.23%
HeerenveenDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 7.34% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-0 @ 6.91%
2-0 @ 4.49% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 3.18% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.6% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 1.94% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.03% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 30.45%
1-1 @ 11.29%
2-2 @ 6%
0-0 @ 5.32% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.23%
1-2 @ 9.24% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 8.7% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 7.11% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-3 @ 5.03%
0-3 @ 3.88% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 3.27%
1-4 @ 2.06%
0-4 @ 1.58%
2-4 @ 1.34%
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 45.32%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs AZ

Heerenveen
29.4%
Draw
29.4%
AZ Alkmaar
41.2%
34
Head to Head
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')
Nov 8, 2020 3.45pm
Jan 25, 2020 5.30pm
Heerenveen
1-2
AZ
Ejuke (69')
Veerman (28')
De Wit (35'), Boadu (72')
Koopmeiners (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV1312014593636
2FC UtrechtUtrecht12101122121031
3Ajax1292127111629
4Feyenoord1384131131828
5FC Twente1374226121425
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1362525151020
7Go Ahead Eagles135351820-218
8Fortuna SittardSittard135261418-417
9NECNijmegen135172012816
10Willem II134451514116
11NAC BredaNAC Breda135171423-916
12Heerenveen134271326-1314
13Heracles133461425-1113
14PEC Zwolle133371424-1012
15Groningen133371224-1212
16Sparta RotterdamSparta132561320-711
17Almere CityAlmere City13139630-246
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1312101233-215


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