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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 EindhovenPSV1110013792830
2Ajax108112391425
3FC UtrechtUtrecht108111911825
4Feyenoord1164124121222
5FC Twente116322291321
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1152422121017
7Fortuna SittardSittard115241213-117
8Go Ahead Eagles114341519-415
9NAC BredaNAC Breda115061218-615
10NECNijmegen114161610613
11Willem II113351111012
12Heracles113351222-1012
13Sparta RotterdamSparta112541217-511
14Heerenveen113261223-1111
15Groningen112361119-89
16PEC Zwolle112361121-109
17Almere CityAlmere City11137523-186
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk111191028-184


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