AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen: result 4-1 and analysis
EredivisieConference League Play-offs - Semi-finalsKick-off on May 22, 2025 at 04:45 PM (UTC)AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
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What was the result of AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen?
AZ Alkmaar won 4-1 on May 22, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 3′Mexx MeerdinkAZ Alkmaar
- 21′Mexx MeerdinkAZ Alkmaar
- 45′Mexx MeerdinkAZ Alkmaar
- 66′Alexandre PenetraAZ Alkmaar
- 74′I. NicolăescuHeerenveen
Official lineup for AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1- 35Mexx Meerdink
- 7Ruben van Bommel
- 10S. Mijnans
- 21E. Poku
- 26K. Smit
- 6P. Koopmeiners
- 18D. Møller Wolfe
- 5Alexandre Penetra
- 3W. Goes
- 16S. Maikuma
- 1R. Owusu-Oduro
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1- 24M. Luković
- 50E. Gürbüz
- 14L. Smans
- 20J. Trenskow
- 8L. Brouwers
- 16M. Linday
- 11M. Köhlert
- 28H. Petrov
- 17N. Hopland
- 45O. Braude
- 13M. van der Hart
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AZ Alkmaar have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Heerenveen have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | Almere City FC(home) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| May 14, 2025 | Twente(away) | 3-2 | Eredivisie |
| May 11, 2025 | Groningen(home) | 3-0 | Eredivisie |
| May 4, 2025 | GO Ahead Eagles(away) | 3-0 | Eredivisie |
| Apr 24, 2025 | NAC Breda(home) | 1-1 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | Feyenoord(home) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| May 14, 2025 | GO Ahead Eagles(away) | 0-1 | Eredivisie |
| May 10, 2025 | Waalwijk(away) | 1-3 | Eredivisie |
| Apr 27, 2025 | NEC Nijmegen(home) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Almere City FC(home) | 2-1 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 AZ Alkmaar wins, 2 draws, 1 Heerenveen win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2025 | Heerenveen 3-1 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| Sep 14, 2024 | AZ Alkmaar 9-1 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Heerenveen 2-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| Oct 21, 2023 | AZ Alkmaar 3-0 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| Apr 1, 2023 | AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Heerenveen 0-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
Last archived meeting: Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar on Mar 2, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
AZ Alkmaar score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Heerenveen score 1.4 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Heerenveen | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
AZ Alkmaar sit 5th in Eredivisie (23 points from 12 matches) and Heerenveen sit 6th (21 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 23 |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 21 |
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