AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen: result 3-1 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 13Kick-off on November 21, 2015 at 05:30 PM (UTC)AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
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What was the result of AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen?
AZ Alkmaar won 3-1 on November 21, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 6′M. te VredeHeerenveen
- 15′V. JanssenAZ Alkmaar
- 40′M. El HamdaouiAZ Alkmaar
- 69′V. JanssenAZ Alkmaar
Official lineup for AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AZ Alkmaar
- 9A. Jahanbakhsh
- 15M. El Hamdaoui
- 18V. Janssen
- 6C. Ortiz
- 8J. van Overeem
- 10M. Henriksen
- 2M. Johansson
- 3J. Gouweleeuw
- 5R. Brežančić
- 23D. Luckassen
- 16Gino Coutinho
Heerenveen
- 7L. Slagveer
- 9M. te Vrede
- 11S. Larsson
- 8M. Thorsby
- 2P. van Anholt
- 3K. Otigba
- 5L. Bijker
- 16J. St. Juste
- 22C. Cavlan
- 23J. Buijs
- 1E. Mulder
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AZ Alkmaar have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Heerenveen have 3, 7 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2015 | Vitesse(away) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 5, 2015 | FC Augsburg(away) | 1-4 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 1, 2015 | NEC Nijmegen(home) | 2-4 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Feyenoord(away) | 1-3 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 22, 2015 | FC Augsburg(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2015 | Twente(away) | 4-1 | Eredivisie |
| Nov 1, 2015 | Cambuur(home) | 2-0 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Willem II(away) | 2-2 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 18, 2015 | Feyenoord(home) | 2-5 | Eredivisie |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Heracles(away) | 0-2 | Eredivisie |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 AZ Alkmaar win, 0 draws, 5 Heerenveen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2015 | Heerenveen 5-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| Sep 13, 2014 | AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| May 10, 2014 | Heerenveen 1-0 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
| May 7, 2014 | AZ Alkmaar 3-0 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| Dec 21, 2013 | AZ Alkmaar 1-5 Heerenveen | Eredivisie |
| Aug 3, 2013 | Heerenveen 4-2 AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie |
Last archived meeting: Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar on Apr 11, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
AZ Alkmaar score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Heerenveen score 1.5 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Heerenveen | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
AZ Alkmaar sit 5th in Eredivisie (20 points from 11 matches) and Heerenveen sit 7th (18 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 20 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 |
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